Sen. Luis Sepúlveda

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all sworn state police officers, local police officers, and peace officers to keep their badges visibly displayed while performing official duties. It prohibits intentionally covering badges that would obscure identification and imposes a $500 fine for each violation. Citizens can report suspected violations by calling a new phone number created and posted online by the relevant state divisions. The law applies directly to sworn law enforcement personnel during official activities and aims to increase transparency during public interactions.

Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.

Requires managed care providers and the medical assistance program shall cover prescription drugs approved by the federal food and drug administration for chronic weight management in adults with obesity with at least one weight-related condition.

Maddy summaryS 2550 allows individuals to petition courts to release certain grand jury records based on "enduring historical importance." It directly affects researchers, historians, and the public seeking access to historical records, particularly those involving dismissed cases against public officials. The bill establishes that grand jury materials 40 years or older are presumed to have historical value, requiring courts to release them if they enhance historical records, foster scholarly discussion, or improve public understanding of significant events. This replaces the previous secrecy rule for such records, with courts determining release details.

Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of income due to lost work (Part A); establishes the "Digital Ad Tax Act (DATA)" creating a tax on digital advertising services (Part B).

Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act, which requires defendants to wear global positioning systems monitoring the location of the defendant.

Requires persistently dangerous schools to file an incident reduction plan detailing the steps the school will take to reduce incidents of violence and disruption; requires notice to be given to victims of harassment, bullying, or violent offenses of their right to transfer to another public school.

Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York; provides such commission shall report on the best practices and legislative recommendations to close the achievement gap and high school graduation rates between multilingual learners and their English proficient peers from prekindergarten through twelfth grade.

Maddy summaryS 1080, the "Supportive Interventions Act," updates New York's mental health laws to improve outpatient treatment access for people with severe mental illness who may not recognize their need for care. It revises definitions of "likely to result in serious harm" to explicitly include risks like untreated psychosis, self-neglect, and psychiatric deterioration - expanding beyond current narrow interpretations. The bill requires clinicians to assess whether a person could adhere to outpatient treatment and consider long-term health impacts before recommending involuntary hospitalization. This aims to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, support community integration, and strengthen the existing Kendra's Law assisted outpatient treatment program.

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish procedures to allow an incarcerated individual in a correctional facility which has suspended visiting privileges to have private meetings with their legal counsel.