Opts the state out of certain provisions of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, Public Law 96-221; establishes applicable interest limitations.
Enacts the "victims protection and child sex buyer accountability act" relating to increasing the age of victims of the patronizing, promoting, and compelling of prostitution.
Prohibits the use of electronic shelving labels, digital shelf display technology, and surveillance pricing in food retail establishments and drug retail establishments; provides injunctive relief and civil penalties.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's general municipal law to explicitly include "environmental pollution mitigation" as a purpose for industrial development agencies. It directs these agencies to use financial incentives for projects that reduce pollution, such as installing cleaner equipment, purchasing low-emission vehicles, or upgrading facilities to control air, water, or noise pollution. The change specifically aims to address disproportionate pollution exposure in minority communities, which face higher health risks from nearby industrial operations. The law defines "environmental pollution mitigation" broadly to cover measures protecting communities from industrial pollution sources. This policy shift allows agencies to fund pollution control as part of their core mission to advance economic and environmental health.
Maddy summaryS 3789 would amend New York's financial services law to impose civil penalties on financial service providers (such as banks, lenders, and insurers) who intentionally commit fraud or misrepresent important facts about financial products or services. The key provision clarifies that penalties apply only when providers intentionally deceive customers or make careless errors about key transaction details. This change targets specific misconduct in financial transactions to increase accountability for providers. The bill focuses on concrete policy adjustments to the existing law, without altering criminal penalties or creating new regulatory requirements.
Enacts the "fairness in cooperative homeownership act"; regulates the submission and determinations of applications for ownership of cooperative apartments.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a program to compensate New Yorkers who lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or cash assistance benefits due to fraud or theft. It requires the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to set up a multilingual application process (including top 10 non-English languages in NY) and partners with the Inspector General and Attorney General to verify fraud claims. A dedicated $1.5 million fund, kept separate from other state funds, will cover compensation payments. The bill also specifies that the fund will be financed through state appropriations and may receive additional money from civil penalties related to SNAP fraud.
Prohibits the use of restraints on and the use of force against incarcerated individuals during labor and incarcerated individuals who have experienced different pregnancy outcomes, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant and post-pregnancy persons during a custodial interrogation; provides for certain exceptions for restraints to be used and in such case limits the use to wrist restraints.
Prohibits certain financial institutions from charging a fee for periodic paper statements when such statements are required for an application for public assistance.
Provides WiFi service and internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.
