Prohibits a cause of action for defamation where the subject of such action includes an allegation made to an employer regarding an unlawful discriminatory practice or act of retaliation.
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.
Relates to the creation of a department of corrections and community supervision identification form; relates to the use of such form as proof of identity for individuals applying for a non-driver identification card or certain driver's licenses.
Creates a city-wide council for district seventy-five to advise and comment on educational or instructional policies involving district seventy-five services.
Relates to unlawful dealing in real property, when a person uses material governmental information, which such person knows or has reason to know is non-public, to purchase or sell real property; makes such offense a class A misdemeanor.
Establishes the baby bucks allowance to provide income to eligible participants for the last three months of pregnancy and the first 18 months of the child's life; excludes income received from the baby bucks allowance for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.
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.
Maddy summaryThis bill, S 4371 (STAR Act), removes a fee that mass transit authorities pay when issuing bonds. It directly affects major agencies like the MTA, NYC Transit, Triborough Bridge Authority, and regional transit authorities across New York State. The key provision exempts these authorities from paying up to 1% of bond value as a fee, freeing funds that can now be used for maintaining service or funding infrastructure projects instead of paying the state. The change takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a study on powering cryptocurrency mining facilities with renewable energy.
Maddy summaryS 4994 establishes an immediate ban on family courts using reports from forensic child custody evaluators (licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, or social workers) in custody or visitation cases. The bill prohibits courts from ordering or admitting such reports into evidence, directly affecting judges, attorneys, and families involved in custody disputes. It defines "forensic custody report" broadly to include any evaluation, assessment, or recommendation used by courts in these cases. The moratorium remains in place until all 11 recommendations from the Blue-Ribbon Commission on forensic custody evaluations are implemented.
