Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature newborn infants.
Creates a 30% retrofit tax credit for owners of commercial or mixed-use buildings containing medical offices that install automatic swinging door opening systems.
Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a three-dimensional printer capable of creating firearms; prohibits sale to a person who would be disqualified on the basis of criminal history from being granted a license to possess a firearm.
Relates to requiring third party oversight over the state's contracting agency's procurement procedure specific to the use of minority- and women-owned businesses.
Enacts the protect main street act to require a settlement conference prior to any further proceedings in a commercial eviction matter commenced on or after March 17, 2020 to address subjects related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maddy summarySenate Bill S 7520 prohibits transportation authorities from imposing time limits or curfews on fares provided to students. This means that students participating in a student fare program would be able to use their fares at any time, without restrictions based on the hour of the day. The bill amends the public authorities law to implement this change, ensuring student fares remain valid regardless of the time.
Maddy summaryS 6473 amends New York's real property tax law to allow senior citizens and people with disabilities living in rent-controlled or rent-regulated housing to use certain pension and benefit income for tax abatement calculations. The bill changes how income is calculated by permitting deductions for income taxes and social security taxes, and including retirement benefits, Social Security, and public assistance while excluding gifts, inheritances, and certain benefit increases. To qualify, tenants must have a pre-July 1, 2024, rent increase exemption order, and the new income calculation must result in a lower tax amount than the previous method. This directly affects eligible residents in regulated housing by potentially reducing their property tax burden based on revised income rules.
Requires that the siting, construction and establishment of methadone program facilities in cities with a population of one million or more be dispersed in the boroughs of such cities in proportion to the population of each such borough.
Requires a court to evaluate whether the prosecution has established that the certificate of compliance or supplemental certificate of compliance was filed in good faith after exercising due diligence and making reasonable inquiries to learn of the discovery.
Enacts the "shelter arrears eviction forestallment act" to provide emergency assistance for rent or mortgage arrears or other fees for the prevention of eviction.
