Asm. Dana Levenberg

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all correctional facilities to install video cameras at every entrance and exit of their medical wards and clinics, and to post clear signage informing patients, visitors, and staff about the surveillance. It mandates continuous recording of footage with secure storage for at least 90 days, restricting access to authorized personnel only and requiring periodic audits by the attorney general. The policy directly affects correctional facility medical operations, impacting patient privacy, staff protocols, and visitor interactions within these medical areas. The law takes effect 180 days after enactment.

Prohibits the establishment of new charter schools, or the revision of any charter in, or within a five mile radius of, the Hempstead union free school district, the Uniondale union free school district, or the Roosevelt union free school district.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 4886) creates a $2,000 refundable tax credit for New York taxpayers who experience the stillbirth of a child. It directly affects eligible parents who would have claimed the child as a dependent under federal tax law and have a stillbirth certificate issued under public health law. The credit is refundable (meaning it can result in a payment even if no tax is owed) and applies to taxable years beginning January 1, 2025. The bill requires a certificate of stillbirth from the public health law to qualify, but does not change dependency rules.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a nine-member commission to choose a new name for Robert Moses State Park on Long Island, requiring the name to clearly reflect Long Island's history. The commission members are appointed by state park officials, legislative leaders, Suffolk County, and the governor, with a six-month deadline to submit recommendations. The park commissioner must implement the chosen name once approved, and the bill expires upon the park's renaming. The process is procedural, focusing on renaming the park rather than altering park operations or funding.

Declares a climate emergency and places a ban on fossil fuel infrastructure projects but shall not apply to repair or maintenance of existing infrastructure.

Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates for office who are enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election.

Moves from the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) responsibility for certifying, establishing and implementing standards for pretrial services agencies of the state.

Enacts the solar for schools act which provides grants for eligible school districts to purchase and install solar and geothermal power sources; defines terms; directs the New York state energy and research development authority to establish such grant program; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof; makes an appropriation therefor.

Relates to the regulation of municipal shooting ranges, including limiting the hours of operation and addressing noise pollution; directs the department of health to conduct a study describing the contaminants and other pollutants in the ground and water bodies adjacent to certain shooting ranges.

Relates to creating a separate tax on inheritance income, creating a separate tax on gift income, the computation of the estate tax, and creating a gift tax.