Sen. Julia Salazar

Enacts the feathered lives also count act directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows people convicted of possessing a syringe to have their criminal records cleared. It specifically targets offenses related to hypodermic instruments that occurred before a certain legal change, enabling eligible individuals to expunge these convictions. The law includes a waiting period of approximately 260 days before the changes take effect. By removing these records, the bill aims to help affected individuals avoid long-term legal consequences associated with past possession charges.

Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death on death certificates, autopsy reports, police reports or any report, policy or procedure by a public agency or contractor; defines excited delirium.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's Division of Criminal Justice Services to report specific instances of police use of force to the FBI's national data collection program. The reporting mandate covers incidents involving firearms, chokeholds, chemical agents, impact weapons, electronic control devices, or any action resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Each report must include detailed circumstances and demographic information about the officers involved and the individuals subjected to force. To ensure compliance, the bill stipulates that police departments or sheriff's offices failing to submit these reports will face a penalty of having ten percent of their state funding withheld until the data is provided.

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health, to develop a uniform electronic medical records system to be utilized by all correctional facilities in the state.

Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.

Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment for a conviction that was subsequently decriminalized; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by plea.

Enacts the "NYCHA utility accountability act"; requires the NYCHA to provide a rent reduction to tenants who experience a disruption in utility service.

Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the Fashion Environmental Accountability Act, requires large fashion sellers to conduct standardized environmental due diligence on their supply chains and establish a remediation fund. It applies to businesses selling new apparel, footwear, or fashion bags with over $100 million in annual gross receipts, while excluding used clothing retailers and most multi-brand stores. Companies must map their suppliers across four tiers, assess environmental risks, and report their findings using open data principles. Additionally, the legislation mandates that workers in the supply chain be paid a living wage and that any adverse environmental impacts be remediated through the newly created fund.

Enacts the "consumer and small business protection act"; relates to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices; expands prohibited acts to include unfair, deceptive or abusive acts.