Sen. Jamaal Bailey

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a 24-hour, toll-free domestic abuse hotline specifically for teens in the state. It directly affects high school students, requiring all high schools to hold annual assemblies about domestic abuse dangers and provide the hotline number. The law mandates the Office of Children and Family Services to establish the hotline and local districts to inform teens about it. Schools must follow commissioner-set guidelines for these assemblies, which include distributing the hotline information each year. The requirements take effect immediately for the hotline, with school assemblies applying to the first full school year after enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's Commissioner of Health to create and distribute educational materials for restaurant owners and staff about food allergens. The materials must cover informing customers about allergens in menu items, explaining cross-contamination risks during food preparation, and recognizing symptoms of severe allergic reactions. Restaurants must receive this information "as soon as practicable" after the law takes effect. The bill directly affects all public eating establishments (restaurants, cafes, etc.) by mandating staff training on allergen safety.

Provides the amount of compensation an attorney shall receive from representing a client which was assigned to the attorney through the bar association; makes related provisions.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) as a public holiday for state government offices and schools. It amends the General Construction Law to add Good Friday to the official list of public holidays and modifies the Education Law to require all public schools to close on Good Friday. The bill also mandates that school calendars replace "Spring Recess" with "Good Friday" and ensures school day calculations account for this holiday without reducing instructional time. The change applies to all public school districts in the state, effective January 1 following enactment.

Relates to police officer and peace officer hiring and transfers; requires police agencies review any possible internal files of police misconduct and complaints as well as pending criminal charges before hiring or allowing for a transfer.

Relates to the distribution of the foreign and alien fire insurance premium tax; provides amount received shall be distributed to the fire companies in proportion to the number of active members within each company.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's workers' compensation law to remove the requirement for workers with permanent partial disability to prove ongoing "labor market attachment" to receive benefits. It directly affects workers who have suffered work-related injuries causing lasting wage-earning capacity loss, allowing them to receive compensation based solely on their impairment level without needing to demonstrate continued job market engagement. Key provisions specify benefit duration limits (e.g., up to 525 weeks for >95% impairment) and also eliminate the labor market attachment requirement for temporary partial disability claims. The change simplifies the process for eligible claimants while maintaining specific benefit caps based on the severity of disability.

Prohibits property/casualty insurers from discriminating based on race, color, creed, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, education background or educational level attained, employment status or occupation, income level, consumer credit information or score, ownership or interest in real property, location, type of residence, including but not limited to single-family home, multi-family home, apartment, housing subsidized by state and/or federal programs, or any other residence type, or any indication of a consumer's price elasticity of demand.

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.

Prohibits police officers from using bias-based profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for bias-based profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.