Sen. Robert Jackson

Prohibits automatic license plate reader users from selling, sharing, allowing access to, or transferring automatic license plate reader information to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.

Relates to creating the Neighborhood Small Business Rent Increase Exemption; provides a tax abatement for limiting rent increases on small businesses in a city of one million or more persons.

Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires food manufacturers to offer the same pricing terms for covered goods (like packaged groceries) to all retailers purchasing in similar volumes, preventing large chains from receiving preferential deals that disadvantage smaller stores. It specifically targets "dominant covered retailers" (e.g., national chains with over $18 billion in annual sales across 20+ states) and mandates that manufacturers provide anonymized pricing data to smaller retailers upon request within 14 days. The law directly affects small and independent grocery stores in New York, which often face higher prices due to the bargaining power of large retailers. Covered goods exclude gasoline, alcohol, tobacco, and prescription drugs. The bill aims to ensure fair competition and lower prices for all consumers by requiring uniform terms of sale.

Relates to obtaining military credit for members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system, the New York city police pension fund, and the New York city fire pension fund; provides that the calculation for military credit shall be equal to the product of the number of years of military service being claimed and three percent of such member's compensation earned during the twelve months of credited service.

Establishes the end predatory home flipping act; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain residential properties which are sold within two years of the prior conveyance of such property; exempts certain purchases of residential properties from mortgage recording taxes; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain properties in the city of New York which are sold for one million dollars or more.

Maddy summaryThis bill reduces the number of names county executives can submit to fill vacancies on the Long Island Rail Road Commuter's Council. Currently, county executives (for Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn) submit three names per vacancy; the bill changes this to one name per county. The council, which consists of 13 commuter representatives, will now have vacancies filled using a single name per county instead of three. This change directly affects how Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn county executives appoint members to the council.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires health care providers to confirm their network status with a patient's insurance plan within 72 hours before scheduling non-emergency appointments. Under the new rules, providers must give patients written or electronic proof of this verification and clearly state whether they are in-network or out-of-network. If a provider fails to verify their status or misleads a patient, they are prohibited from charging out-of-network fees and must accept the in-network rate as full payment. Additionally, the bill mandates that insurers, health maintenance organizations, and other corporations provide free, real-time verification systems accessible to all providers.

Establishes an employee mental health services program for all employees who work for the department of corrections and community supervision and all employees of the office of mental health who deliver services to incarcerated individuals overseen by the department of corrections and community supervision.

Requires a motion picture theater that offers more than ten motion picture showings per week to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning such that at least one quarter of all showings of a motion picture with four or more showings during a one-week time period shall have open motion picture captioning; provides exceptions and penalties for violations.