Sen. Luis Sepúlveda

Prohibits corrections employees from participating in degrading behavior towards incarcerated persons or fellow employees; establishes any individual who participates in such behavior shall be disciplined by the department and may have their employment terminated for cause.

Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's Department of Motor Vehicles to create a public star rating system (1-5 stars) for every vehicle model sold in the state, based on pedestrian/bicyclist collision data, safety features (like pedestrian detection), and other relevant safety factors. The ratings must be posted on the DMV website and displayed prominently by dealers on all vehicles for sale. It directly affects vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and consumers by making safety performance data transparent during vehicle purchases. The system must be finalized within six months of the bill's effective date.

Maddy summaryThis bill automatically registers eligible New York voters when they interact with designated state agencies (like the DMV, universities, public housing authorities, or unemployment offices) if they consent to registration. It requires these agencies to electronically share basic voter information (name, address, birthdate, citizenship) with election boards, updating or creating voter records without requiring separate forms. The law directly affects New York residents who use these participating services, making voter registration more accessible during routine government interactions. Key provisions include strict privacy safeguards for citizenship data, mandatory neutrality training for agency staff, and requirements for secure data transmission to election officials.

Creates a middle income home ownership subsidy program to assist persons with an income below the current median income for the city of New York with the purchase of a residence in an urban area.

Requires any public school located in a city with a population of one million or more to offer a remote learning option to all primary and secondary students when such public school is located in a county determined by the federal centers for disease control and prevention to have a substantial or high level of community transmission of any illness deemed by the federal centers for disease control and prevention to be an outbreak.

Provides for a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars for each offense committed, or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment for a class A misdemeanor where a stretch limousine has failed an inspection but an operator still operates such vehicle; provides for the seizure and redemption of unlawfully operated and unsafe commercial motor vehicles by an officer; requires such vehicle information to be entered into the New York statewide police information network as an impounded vehicle; makes related provisions.

Clarifies that the New York state health insurance program remains subject to certain provisions of the financial services law and coverage for usual and customary costs for out-of-network health care service.

Maddy summaryThis bill, S 7282 ("No Slavery in New York Act"), prohibits involuntary servitude and forced labor for all incarcerated individuals in New York State correctional facilities, including those convicted of crimes. It amends the Civil Rights Law to explicitly ban slavery, involuntary servitude, and forced labor in the state, and adds a new provision to the Correction Law banning any labor compelled by force, adverse actions, or threats. The law takes effect immediately and directly affects all people incarcerated in state and local correctional facilities across New York.

Enacts the "Technical Sergeant Joseph G. Lemm tuition benefit act" to allow members of the New York state organized militia to receive tuition benefits for certain post-secondary degree programs.