Sen. Leroy Comrie

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 4116) requires New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to study whether installing sliding access doors on subway platform edges is feasible and beneficial. The study must examine three specific areas: safety improvements for riders, potential prevention of fatalities, and the financial costs of installation. The MTA must complete the study and submit a written report to state and city leaders within one year of the bill's effective date. The bill does not mandate installing the doors, only directing a study to assess their potential impact.

Relates to taxes on foreign fire insurance premiums; permits local governments to update outdated laws related to the disbursement of foreign fire insurance.

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.

Authorizes the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to impose tolls and fees for congestion pricing for motorcycles in the central business district in the amount of half of the charges for the tolls and fees of other vehicles.

Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC transit authority and upon public hearing; sets allotted individual and aggregate speaking time during such hearings.

Prohibits the recording of conveyances suspected of being fraudulent; requires the clerk or registrar to report transactions believed to be or suspected of being fraudulent to the office of the attorney general and to local law enforcement or sheriff's office.

Prohibits immigration enforcement in school settings; prohibits all public and charter schools from allowing law enforcement officials inside school property to access a student, except to address an imminent safety situation or if they have an appropriate judicial warrant or judicial order.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the MTA to stop using cleaning chemicals that may cause asthma or worsen symptoms in employees or passengers. It directly affects MTA workers and riders, particularly those in low-income neighborhoods with higher asthma rates who rely heavily on public transit. The key provision mandates the New York State Health Commissioner to create and maintain a list of prohibited chemicals, which the MTA must avoid for all facility and equipment cleaning. The law takes effect 180 days after enactment.

Requires primary care physicians to post certain information detailing how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the United States consumer product safety commission's e-mail subscription lists.

Provides for advance payment of the earned income credit by employers, the commissioner of the department of taxation and finance and the commissioner of New York City's department of finance.