Sen. John Liu

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes local election boards to set up secure drop boxes where voters can return their completed absentee ballots in person. The law requires these boards to post the locations of the drop boxes on their websites and gives the state board the power to create rules ensuring the boxes are secure and properly managed. Additionally, the bill clarifies that ballots deposited in these boxes before the close of polls on election day are considered timely, even if they lack a postal service postmark. This change aims to provide another convenient method for voters to submit their ballots while maintaining specific security and timing standards.

Maddy summaryThis bill clarifies the rules for validating legal documents like property deeds and oaths that are signed outside of New York State but within the United States. It allows various officials, such as judges, mayors, and notaries, to perform these acknowledgments in other states or territories, and it simplifies the paperwork needed to record these documents in New York. Specifically, the law removes the requirement for a separate certificate of conformity when a notary or other designated officer from the location where the document was signed performs the act. Additionally, the bill updates procedures for oaths and affirmations taken outside the state to ensure they are treated as valid if accompanied by the proper certification.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the vehicle and traffic law to explicitly prohibit reckless driving in parking lots. It defines a parking lot as private property used for parking four or more vehicles, such as driveways near public roads, while excluding areas belonging to one- or two-family residences. The law states that driving in a manner that unreasonably endangers people or interferes with the use of these lots is a misdemeanor. This change applies to all motor vehicles and takes effect thirty days after the bill is signed into law.

Increases the number of traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices that may be installed in New York city to six hundred intersections; extends certain provisions authorizing photo-monitoring devices until December 1, 2027.

Deems Anthony Varvaro to have died as the natural and proximate result of an accident sustained in the performance of duty so as to permit accidental death benefits to be awarded to his beneficiaries.

Modifies the order in which candidates appear on the ballot; requires that offices shall be listed on the ballot in descending order based on the size of the electorate and requires certain federal offices to be listed before state, county or local offices.

Relates to raising the tax abatement rate and extending certain deadlines for purposes of the green roof tax abatement for certain properties in a city of one million or more persons.

Establishes the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) For Kids Act prohibiting the provision of addictive feeds to minors by addictive social media platforms; establishes remedies and penalties.

Establishes the New York child data protection act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed; provides exceptions in certain circumstances.

Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the department of labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program; requires employers to provide training on such programs; requires the installation of panic buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based panic buttons to be provided.