Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

Relates to service retirement benefits for certain members of the New York city employees' retirement system; provides that for New York city uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan members of the New York city employees' retirement system, the service retirement benefit shall not be reduced by the primary social security retirement benefit commencing at age sixty-two.

Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.

Maddy summaryS 685 creates an exception to existing prohibitions on fossil fuel use in new buildings. This bill allows new building projects to continue using fossil fuels if their site plan or subdivision plat received approval from a local planning board before December 31, 2025. The measure ensures that projects with initial approvals in place before this deadline are not subject to the upcoming fossil fuel ban.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates an exception for licensed midwives who receive traffic tickets while responding to emergency medical situations. It establishes a rebuttable presumption that midwives are not liable for certain traffic violations (like running red lights or speeding) if they provide a signed affidavit confirming they were in an emergency response at the time. The provision applies specifically to midwives operating motor vehicles during urgent medical calls, not to general traffic violations. This change directly affects midwives by offering legal protection from ticket penalties when performing emergency medical duties.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits credit agencies and lenders from using late payments on cashless toll systems (like E-ZPass) when determining a person's credit score. It amends New York's General Business Law and Banking Law to explicitly ban this practice, requiring lenders to stop collecting or reporting such toll payment history. The law directly affects consumers who have experienced late toll payments but are not penalized for them in credit decisions. It takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 5212) requires nail salons in New York to meet new licensing standards focused on health, safety, and worker rights. It directly affects nail salon owners, operators, and employees by mandating: (1) providing gloves and masks for workers; (2) distributing bilingual safety materials covering chemical hazards and wage laws; (3) completing mandatory two-hour training for owners within 30 days of licensing (and biennially for staff); and (4) covering all training costs without deducting from employee pay. The training must address health risks from chemicals, wage laws, and reporting violations, with oversight from a state-appointed committee. These requirements become part of the license application and renewal process.

Relates to streamlining and simplifying the discovery process in order to enhance efficiency in the criminal justice system, speed up the pretrial discovery and trial process, and promote the fair and efficient administration of justice.

Repeals the municipal police training council; creates the police training council to establish a statewide mandatory training curriculum for all law enforcement agencies established with police officer or peace officer status throughout the state.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York residents who have received the Bronze Star or Silver Star military decoration (or their spouses) to obtain special license plates displaying "Bronze star recipient" or "Silver star recipient." Applicants must provide proof of the award to the state commissioner and pay a $10 one-time fee in addition to regular registration costs. The plates cannot be issued to both the recipient and their spouse, and the state will allocate $5,000 after one year to cover production expenses. This is a non-partisan administrative change affecting military service members and their families.

Provides for the revocation of licenses to sell cigarettes, tobacco products, alcohol and lottery tickets for the possession or sale of illicit cannabis in violation of the cannabis law.