Sen. Leroy Comrie

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York State law to explicitly grant Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agents and FBI police officers certain peace officer powers within the state. It directly affects FBI personnel working in New York by formally recognizing their authority under state criminal procedure law. The key provision adds FBI agents to the existing list of peace officers in Section 2.15 of the criminal procedure law, allowing them to exercise specific powers like making arrests and serving warrants under state jurisdiction. The change takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Maddy summaryS 3404 requires health insurance providers (covered under the Affordable Care Act) to create and maintain a publicly accessible database. This database must list doctors, physicians, and other healthcare providers covered by their policies, including each provider's name, location, specialty, and languages spoken. The law directly affects insurance companies and their policyholders who need language assistance when accessing care. It mandates this database be available to all customers, clients, or insured individuals under the policy. The bill does not change coverage or cost but improves access to multilingual care information.

Allows an individual taxpayer to claim a credit against their income tax for excess premium paid during the applicable tax year for flood insurance providing coverage on the taxpayer's primary residence; authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.

Establishes protections for adults sixty years of age or older, or at least the age of eighteen and who, because of mental or physical impairments, are unable to manage their own resources or protect themselves from financial exploitation without assistance from others.

Relates to liability of the state for damages caused by reported defects and potholes if the report was made fourteen days or more before the damage occurred; establishes an interactive website for reporting defects and potholes on the state highway system and thruway.

Provides that the tax levy limit shall not include a tax levy necessary for expenditures resulting from a local government meeting its obligation to provide enhanced cancer disability benefits to volunteer firefighters as required under section two hundred five-cc of the general municipal law.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires courts to impose a minimum 30-day jail sentence for individuals who repeatedly violate orders of protection issued to prevent family violence. It specifically applies when a person has been found to violate such an order more than once, and those violations involved committing a "family offense" as defined by New York law (such as assault or menacing). The law amends multiple statutes to mandate this minimum sentence upon repeated violations, replacing prior judicial discretion in these cases. It directly affects individuals convicted of repeated, willful breaches of court-issued protection orders related to family violence. The bill does not change penalties for first-time violations or non-violent breaches.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires auto insurers and telematics system vendors to explain how driving data (like location or behavior) affects insurance rates, publicly disclose their scoring methods, and prove their systems don't unfairly target protected groups (such as race, gender, or disability). Insurers must file model explanations with regulators, allow consumers to access their collected data in readable formats, and prohibit using data for non-underwriting purposes. It directly affects insurers using telematics for pricing, third-party vendors, and consumers whose driving data is tracked. The law bans discriminatory algorithms and mandates testing to ensure fair outcomes in rate calculations.

Requires fire-resistant material applicators to undergo training and register with the office of fire prevention and control; imposes fines for violations.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires electric and gas utility companies in New York to provide customers with a $100 credit for each 24-hour period their power is out for 24 hours or more. It directly affects residential and commercial customers who experience extended outages. The credit is automatically applied to the customer's future bills, reducing charges until the credit amount is fully used, without requiring customers to request it or pay upfront. The credit applies only to outages exceeding one full day and cannot be paid out as cash.