Sen. Jose Serrano

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the expiration date for a specific boating safety requirement from 2025 to 2027. It directly affects operators of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft who were required to complete safety courses under the previous timeline. The law allows the state parks commissioner to adjust the deadline if there are not enough available training courses to meet the demand. Additionally, the bill updates the effective dates for age-based exemptions, ensuring that the rules apply to all operators regardless of birth year starting January 1, 2004.

Establishes the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) For Kids Act prohibiting the provision of addictive feeds to minors by addictive social media platforms; establishes remedies and penalties.

Establishes the New York child data protection act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed; provides exceptions in certain circumstances.

Provides that the inspector shall at least annually inspect any vessel operated on privately or publicly owned underground non-navigable waterways with no navigable inlet or outlet that carry passengers for compensation; makes technical corrections; makes related provisions.

Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the department of labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program; requires employers to provide training on such programs; requires the installation of panic buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based panic buttons to be provided.

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes to increase the maximum age for homeless youth to receive transitional independent living shelter services from twenty-one to twenty-four. Under the new provision, eligible young people who entered these programs before turning twenty-four could continue receiving support beyond the current authorized period, provided the municipality notifies the office of children and family services. The change applies immediately upon enactment and directly affects the eligibility criteria for youth accessing specific housing assistance programs.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires local social services districts to set shelter allowances for recipients at up to 100% of the fair market rent for their specific unit size. It achieves this by mandating that the allowance match the actual rent obligation, using the current federal fair market rent figures as the maximum limit. The change applies to individuals receiving assistance and ensures their housing support covers the full cost of rent within their local area. The law would take effect 30 days after being signed into legislation.

Enacts the "beauty justice act"; provides for the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics; prohibits the sale of personal care products and cosmetic products containing certain restricted products.

Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities; provides penalties for safety violations and operating without a valid license; prohibits reductions in fines in certain circumstances where a patient is endangered or harmed.

Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.