Sen. Kevin Parker

Maddy summaryThis bill increases the homestead exemption value - protecting home equity from civil judgments - from $150,000 to $250,000 for homeowners in New York City boroughs, Nassau, Suffolk, and surrounding counties. For other counties, it raises the exemption to $125,000 (Dutchess, Albany, etc.) and $75,000 for remaining areas. If a home’s value exceeds these limits, creditors can claim the surplus value after the exemption amount is protected. The law directly affects homeowners in New York State who face civil judgments, ensuring more home equity remains shielded from debt collection.

Enacts the "New York State Phoenix Act"; extends the statute of limitations for felony family offenses to ten years and misdemeanor family offenses to five years.

Allows a notice of dense breast tissue to be considered a determination of medical necessity for purposes of coverage of breast ultrasounds as recommended by a provider of mammography services.

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.

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.

Provides for the recovery of an economic development award in any case where a recipient relocates outside the state within five years of receiving such award; requires repayment of any such award shall be made pursuant to the timeframe specified in the award agreement.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates March 23 as "Pakistan Day" for commemoration in New York State, adding it to a list of official observances already included in state law. It does not create new policies, programs, or direct impacts on specific groups - it simply names a date for recognition alongside other established days like "Juneteenth Freedom Day" and "Holocaust Remembrance Day." The change is procedural, modifying existing law to include this designation without altering any substantive requirements or funding. As a commemorative resolution, it affects no individuals or entities beyond the state's official calendar of observances.

Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan; makes related provisions.

Designates all agents employed by the city of New York police department in the titles of traffic enforcement agent I and traffic enforcement agent II as peace officers.

Enacts the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"; requires community school boards in the city of New York to authorize, where reasonable, the use of school grounds in the summer months for use by any steel pan music organization to practice for the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival).