Enacts the "consumer and small business protection act"; relates to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices; expands prohibited acts to include unfair, deceptive or abusive acts.
Establishes extended producer responsibility for household appliances and refrigerants; provides that no later than December 31, 2025, producers shall submit a plan to the department of environmental conservation for the establishment of a collection program for certain covered products.
Requires the display of certain labels and warnings on gas stoves sold, displayed for sale, or offered for sale at retail to a consumer in this state; authorizes the department of state to adopt regulations regarding the placement and format of such labels; provides for penalties; authorizes the attorney general to enforce such provisions.
Expands health care services provided by telehealth to include services delivered through a facility licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law that is eligible to be designated or has received a designation as a federally qualified health center, including those facilities that are also licensed under article thirty-one or article thirty-two of the mental hygiene law.
Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires election boards to inform state and county party leaders and local elected officials at least five days before changing a voter's polling place. The law mandates that these notifications be sent by mail, with an alternative method used if mailing is not possible. Additionally, election boards must notify the relevant state assembly and senate representatives within five days of receiving a request to move a polling location. These changes aim to ensure that political parties and community leaders are aware of polling place adjustments before they occur.
Maddy summaryThis bill changes the schedule for appointing election inspectors and poll clerks in New York counties, moving the selection deadline from mid-July to January 1st each year. Under the new rules, county boards of elections must complete these appointments by the start of the year, and the terms for these officials will now end on December 31st instead of mid-July. Political parties retain the ability to submit lists of recommended candidates, but they must do so by November 15th rather than May 1st. The legislation also clarifies that these officials will serve until the end of the current year, allowing them to fill vacancies that occur after their initial appointment.
Requires local boards and the division of housing and community renewal to submit certain residential housing and zoning information to the department of state annually; requires such information to be published by the department of state on its website.
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires chain restaurants with fifteen or more locations in New York to place a warning icon on menus next to standard menu items that contain high levels of sodium. The law mandates that these icons be accompanied by a factual statement explaining that the sodium content exceeds the daily recommended limit and links high intake to increased risks of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. To ensure compliance, restaurant chains must report sodium levels for their menu items to the state department every ninety days, while the department will provide guidance on the icon design and issue a review report six years after the law takes effect.
