Sen. John Liu

Maddy summaryS 2433 establishes protections for residents and cooperatives when ground leases for apartment buildings expire. It requires cooperatives to dissolve properly within 10 days of lease expiration and automatically grants residents tenant status under New York's rent laws, ensuring their housing remains regulated. The bill also gives the cooperative a 120-day right to purchase the underlying land if the landowner sells, with specific notice and timing requirements for both parties. These changes directly affect ground lease residential co-ops and their residents in New York, ensuring continuity of housing and rent protections upon lease termination.

Enacts the Educational Rights Transparency for New York Families Act, to establish standards for resource based educational rights of students within the state and implement a system of self-assessment and reporting by schools and school districts.

Requires the higher education services corporation to make a determination of financial eligibility of a student for financial aid, awards and loans within 60 days from the day of the receipt of the financial aid application; where the higher education services corporation fails to make a timely determination the applicant shall be deemed eligible for such aid for the semester for which the application was made; allows for a 30-day extension if notice is given to the educational institution within the initial 60-day period.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires a 75% transfer fee on the first sale or dissolution of Mitchell-Lama rental projects or mutual companies, paid by sellers after 20 years of occupancy. The fee applies to owners selling or dissolving these housing developments and funds a dedicated New York City/State housing fund. Proceeds must subsidize existing Mitchell-Lama projects, convert properties to limited-profit mutual companies with 99-year leases, fund zero-interest repair loans, and support other affordable housing developments. It directly affects owners of older Mitchell-Lama housing seeking to sell or dissolve their properties.

Prohibits certain political contributions and loans by certain organizations; provides that loans not repaid by the date of the primary or election shall be considered a contribution.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 562) prohibits hunting facilities from charging fees to shoot non-native big game mammals that are confined in areas with no escape route - such as tied, staked, or fenced enclosures. It directly affects hunting facilities that operate "canned hunting" setups where animals cannot flee, banning fee-based hunting using firearms or spears in these confined settings. Key provisions define "shooting" (firearms/bows) and "spearing" (harpoons/pikes), and clarify that "fee" includes payments for lodging, meals, or other services. The law takes effect November 1, 2025, aiming to prevent exploitation of confined animals for recreational hunting.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's civil service law to clarify who qualifies as a "public employer" and "public employee." It explicitly adds the unified court system and the state legislature to the list of public employers, meaning court staff and legislative employees would now fall under civil service rules. The bill also confirms that judges, justices, and legislators themselves remain excluded from the definition of "public employee." These changes take effect immediately upon enactment. The bill focuses solely on defining coverage under civil service law, not on creating new policies or benefits.

Authorizes the dispensing of abortion medication under certain conditions; requires insurance policies providing coverage for contraception to provide coverage for abortion medication.

Clarifies the application of the accountability standards, open meetings law and freedom of information requirements to local development corporations as defined in section two of the public authorities law.

Relates to the oversight of immigration detention facilities; prohibits municipalities from using funds or resources for the construction of any new detention facility or the expansion of any existing detention facility without approval by the legislature; establishes a committee on immigration detention oversight.