Sen. Leroy Comrie

Maddy summaryS 2322 requires cable companies to charge identical rates for the same service to all subscribers, directly affecting cable providers and their customers. The bill amends state law to prohibit cable companies from charging different prices for identical services based on subscriber type or other factors. This policy change eliminates rate discrimination for the same service level, ensuring uniform pricing. The bill was referred to the Energy and Telecommunications committee on January 16, 2025.

Relates to regulation of PFAS as a toxic air pollutant; requires the department to ensure certain process operations use appropriate control technology for PFAS emissions; establishes a fence line monitoring program to monitor PFAS emissions in disadvantaged communities, to provide public reports, and related duties.

Directs the New York city housing authority to establish occupant protection plans for projects having lead paint and post and maintain signs in conspicuous locations at the affected projects.

Relates to the removal of an election commissioner by the governor or by affirmative vote of a majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges against them and have an opportunity to be heard in their defense.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows voters to correct mistakes on affidavit ballots (provisional ballots used when registration issues arise) before their votes are permanently rejected. If an election board finds a ballot envelope defective during canvass, it must notify the voter within one day by mail and email/phone, explaining the error and providing a correction form. Voters then have seven business days to submit a signed affirmation confirming their identity and the ballot details, after which the board must reinstate the ballot if the correction is valid. The law applies to all elections starting from its effective date, directly affecting voters whose ballots were initially rejected due to minor errors like missing signatures or incomplete information.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a legal right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water for drinking, cooking, and basic cleaning in New York State. It requires state agencies like the Department of Health, Environmental Conservation, and Public Service to consider this right when creating or updating policies, regulations, and grant programs. The law mandates that these agencies factor water access into their decisions, ensuring the right is integrated into relevant state actions. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill strengthens protections for workers who file workplace injury claims. It prohibits employers from firing, punishing, or threatening to report immigration status against employees who claim workers' compensation benefits, request claim forms, or testify in related proceedings. Key mechanisms include requiring employers to reinstate affected workers, pay lost wages, and face penalties of $500-$2,500 per violation (paid directly by the employer, not insurers). The law applies to all employees covered under New York’s workers’ compensation system.

Requires notification by a prescriber or pharmacist of the substitution of one generic drug product for another generic drug product; requires both oral and written notification.

Requires gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or at a high risk of leaking; requires the public service commission to establish a standard definition and methodology for calculating and reporting unaccounted-for gas.

Provides lifetime, premium-free insurance through the New York state of health marketplace to a person who donates a kidney during the course of their lifetime; establishes the kidney donor insurance fund.