Requires the use of risk and needs assessments in parole decisions; provides a process permitting incarcerated individuals to correct verifiable factual mistakes or errors in their risk and needs assessments or other non-confidential documents given the board prior to their appearances.
Maddy summaryS 6993 exempts infant car seats from New York's sales and compensating use tax. The bill defines "infant car seat" as an initial child restraint system meeting specific safety standards under vehicle law. This change directly affects parents and caregivers who purchase these safety devices, removing a tax burden on the product. The bill was referred to the Budget and Revenue Committee on March 27, 2025.
Maddy summaryS 1439 (New York) imposes a new tax on investment income from long-term capital gains, dividends, and other low-taxed federal income types. It directly affects high-income New York residents with significant investment earnings, targeting individuals and estates with taxable income above specific thresholds. The bill adds a 7.5% tax on long-term capital gains above $400,000-$500,000 (depending on filing status), gradually increasing to 15% above $800,000-$1 million. This tax phases in over defined income ranges and is administered like existing state income tax. The bill is currently referred to the Budget and Revenue committee.
Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; provides for a statewide affordable gas transition plan and utility home energy affordable transition programs; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.
Relates to promoting equity and diversity in educational leadership and prioritize the issuance of new charters to community-based organizations run by individuals from historically underrepresented communities.
Requires the terms and conditions of any individual life insurance policy loan to be in writing, be signed by the insured and the agent and contain a signed statement that the agent has explained the terms to the policyholder.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires covered contractors and developers receiving state financial assistance for construction projects over $1 million to submit detailed workforce data quarterly starting July 1, 2026. Covered entities must report individual employee details including job title, hours, wages, gender, race/ethnicity (if voluntarily provided), and zip code, along with aggregated data on compensation and demographics. The Department of Labor will anonymize and publicly post this aggregated data online by October 31, 2027, and issue periodic reports on workforce trends. It applies to most state-funded construction projects but excludes certain social service facilities and projects under $1 million in value. The law aims to increase transparency in workforce composition for publicly funded construction.
Establishes a moratorium on the installation of synthetic turf pending a comprehensive environmental and public health study; relates to environmental impact assessments of the use of synthetic turf; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.
Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of certain toys and child care products containing phthalates; imposes a civil fine of not less than $10,000 a day for violation of such provisions.
Provides that when the division of criminal justice services conducts a search of its criminal history records and returns a report thereon, all references to undisposed cases shall be excluded.
