Sen. Leroy Comrie

Relates to residential gas service rate discount programs for low-income and senior households; establishes the residential gas service rate discount for low-income and senior households fund; provides that an eligible household shall pay no more than six percent of such eligible household's total monthly income on gas, oil, kerosene or petroleum services and gas corporations shall offer a discount to ensure such eligible household's gas, oil, kerosene or petroleum bill or payment agreement reflect such discounted price.

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish the "rotary and roundabout use and safety awareness" component for the pre-licensing class as a prerequisite for obtaining a license to operate a motor vehicle.

Provides that where mandatory continuing education programs are offered through electronic or other remote means where the licensee must provide proof of attendance by responding to a visual or auditory prompt in the program, such program shall conform to the most recent guidelines for website content accessibility guidelines.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes mandatory protocols for New York healthcare facilities providing birthing services when a stillbirth occurs. It requires facilities to assign a primary physician to communicate sensitively with families, provide bereavement checklists, one-on-one nursing care, and support like holding the baby, naming the fetus, and creating memory boxes. The bill also mandates collecting standardized stillbirth data (including maternal health history and fetal evaluations) and creating a confidential public research database. The state will analyze this data to identify causes of stillbirths and develop prevention strategies, with a report to lawmakers within five years. These requirements apply to all licensed birthing facilities in New York.

Provides for the reimbursement of the ticket price of unused one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company if returned within one year.

Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.

Encourages the participation of minority- and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts by avoiding unnecessary and unjustified bundling of contract requirements that preclude minority- and women-owned business participation.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires for-hire vehicles carrying 9+ passengers (like larger taxis or shuttles) to have New York state-issued license plates to receive a bi-annual safety inspection in New York. It directly affects commercial ride-hailing and transportation companies operating such vehicles with out-of-state plates. The key provision prohibits state safety inspections for these vehicles unless they are registered with New York, aligning with how New York requires inspections for out-of-state vehicles. The law defines "for-hire vehicle" as any passenger vehicle with a 9+ seat capacity (excluding the driver) used for commercial rides.

Clarifies how certain non-billing information regarding the delivery of water is disclosed to residents of cooperatives, condominiums or multi-family dwellings; requires water-works corporations to notify customers of their ability to receive non-billing related information.

Relates to incarcerated individual interviews by the state board of parole; requires such parole board interviews of incarcerated individuals to be conducted in person and in the correctional facility where such incarcerated individual is housed.