Provides for multiple-person accounts; requires a signature card; provides that absent indication to the contrary, funds remaining in such an account upon the death of the depositor shall be deemed part of the depositor's estate.
Maddy summaryS 8696 requires the State University of New York (SUNY) to install solar canopies on eligible parking facilities across its campuses. Specifically, SUNY must calculate suitable parking space within one year and set a goal for each campus to use at least 75% of that space for solar canopies by 2040. New construction projects involving parking garages, lots, or facilities (including those using state capital funds) must include solar canopies unless a campus has already met the 75% target. The bill directly affects all SUNY campuses and their future parking infrastructure projects. It mandates concrete solar energy infrastructure without specifying funding mechanisms or energy output targets.
Directs the department of corrections and community supervision to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies.
Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish a statewide public database covering every local police department, each county sheriff's office, the division of the state police and every agency that employs a peace officer in this state, which shall compile the names of any police or peace officer who has had their employment terminated due to misconduct.
Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a specialized insurance program for commuter vans operating in New York City under the city's definition (from NYC Administrative Code §19-502). It requires the state superintendent to create and manage the program, which includes licensing a dedicated insurance company, setting eligibility rules for van operators, and monitoring coverage affordability. The program directly affects van operators who transport passengers for hire, aiming to provide them with accessible insurance through this structured framework. The bill mandates implementation within 90 days of becoming law.
Enacts "Lamont Dottin's Law"; relates to reporting duties with respect to missing children and adults; establishes uniform standards for searching for missing persons; expands state databanks to approach not only the problem of missing children but missing adults as well; requires police departments to establish a trained missing person specialist.
Maddy summaryS 6293 requires New York state agencies and contractors working on public construction or demolition projects to recycle or reuse at least 50% of the construction and demolition debris generated on-site, measured by weight. This applies to projects starting one year or more after the law takes effect (January 1, 2026), with a lower 25% requirement for projects starting within the first year. Contractors must submit documented proof of compliance, including notarized affidavits from the agency, contractor, and waste hauler, to the state comptroller within 30 days of project completion. The law excludes hazardous materials like lead or asbestos-contaminated debris from the recycling mandate.
Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to conduct a study relating to airborne ultrafine particles; analyzes the impacts of certain large hub commercial airports on airborne ultrafine particles; analyzes the characteristics of such particles; identifies effectiveness of mitigation measures.
Maddy summaryS 3617 creates a New York State pilot program allowing consumers to subscribe to community wind energy projects. It requires the Public Service Commission to establish the program, letting residents pay a one-time fee (capped at $500 per subscription) to fund wind installations up to 2,000 kilowatts. Subscribers receive quarterly dividends based on energy generated, paid at retail rates, while the state owns the installations and sells excess energy to utilities. The program reserves 1% of subscriber payments to fund future installations after the initial project is paid off. This directly affects New York residents who participate as subscribers and the state as the program’s operator.
Enacts the "fair share act"; authorizes cities imposing city personal income taxes to adopt and amend local laws imposing an additional tax of two percent on the annual city taxable income of city residents, estates and trusts reporting any return in excess of one million dollars.
