Establishes the crime of larceny of a controlled substance making it an A-II felony to steal more than 25 dosage units of a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance from a pharmacy.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits New York City public school buildings and grounds from being used to house migrants, either permanently or temporarily. It requires school districts to establish a formal policy banning such use under New York State education law. The law directly affects NYC public schools and their operations, preventing the repurposing of school facilities for migrant housing. The policy takes effect immediately but is set to expire when the relevant education law section reverts, per the bill's language.
Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance; defines employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.
Provides for confidentiality of records in proceedings to vacate convictions for offenses resulting from sex trafficking, labor trafficking and compelling prostitution.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires state agencies to maintain and make payroll records accessible. It amends existing law to mandate that agencies preserve these records and provide access to them. The provision applies directly to all state agencies covered under the Public Officers Law. The bill does not specify who can access the records or how they will be made available, only that agencies must maintain and provide them.
Relates to creating an appeals process for the district attorney in the county where the crime was committed where family members of a victim or persons residing in a county where an offender committed a crime can appeal the board's decision to release the offender if the offender committed certain criminal offenses.
Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer, peace officer, or state officer when a person knowingly makes restricted personal information about a police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; or with the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; requires the posting of bail.
Establishes the offenses of phishing in the third degree, phishing in the second degree and phishing in the first degree; relates to the time in which prosecution of such offenses must be commenced.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 6560) expands the definition of "aggravated cruelty to animals" to apply to all animals, not just companion animals like pets. It removes the previous restriction that limited the law to "companion animals" in the Agriculture and Markets Law. The bill maintains the existing definition of "aggravated cruelty" as conduct intended to cause extreme pain or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner. This change means the law now covers all animals - such as livestock, wildlife, or farm animals - under the same heightened cruelty standards. The bill was referred to the Agriculture committee on March 17, 2025, and takes effect immediately.
Maddy summaryThis bill defines a "real estate team" in New York's real property law as two or more people (including at least one associate broker or salesperson) working together under the same brokerage. It directly affects real estate brokers and salespeople who operate as teams, clarifying their legal structure. The bill adds this definition to existing law but does not change business practices or create new regulations - it simply establishes a clear term for how such groups are recognized.
