Prohibits election commissioners and deputy election commissioners from holding a publicly elected office or from being the respective chair of the county democratic or republican committees.
Prohibits the admissibility of evidence of a victim's sexual conduct, sexual predisposition, or manner of dress in civil actions or proceedings; provides limited exceptions.
Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.
Provides immunity from prosecution for certain individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime and who report such crime or assist in the investigation or prosecution.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires law enforcement agencies to fully disclose recordings from police body-worn cameras and vehicle-mounted cameras during legal proceedings. It mandates that prosecutors reveal all footage, including unused clips and outtakes, rather than only the segments they plan to use at trial. The law also sets specific rules for handling lengthy recordings, allowing prosecutors to summarize excess footage while still granting defendants the right to request access to the full files. Additionally, the bill clarifies how 911 call recordings must be shared with defendants and outlines procedures for protecting the identities of anonymous callers unless they are called as witnesses.
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.
Directs utilities to study the potential health risks and effects of smart meters including, but not limited to, the risks and effects of the installation of such smart meters, and recommended safe practices associated with the use of smart meters; requires utilities to report their findings to the public service commission; requires the public service commission to prepare a comprehensive report to the governor and legislature.
Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a specific legal process for citizens to challenge how the state legislature divides representation among districts. It mandates that any lawsuit questioning the fairness of an apportionment plan must be filed in the Supreme Court of Albany County. To start such a case, a citizen must submit a petition to the court and officially notify the attorney general, the Senate president, the Assembly speaker, and the governor. The legislation also ensures that existing legal deadlines for filing these challenges remain unchanged and does not remove any current ways to contest apportionment.
Relates to standards for the erection of tents or membrane structures; requires standards permitting restaurants and establishments licensed to sell alcoholic beverages at retail for consumption on the premises to erect such structures for more than 180 days provided the local municipality permits such use.
Relates to the conversion to condominium ownership for the preservation of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York; provides expanded homeownership opportunities from the conversion of certain residential rental buildings to condominium status by property owners that commit to preserve the inventory of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York.
