Sen. Shelley Mayer

Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and the treatment and care of birthing parents in such institutions and facilities.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 5003) formally designates the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge as the "Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge" for ceremonial purposes only. It requires the New York State Bridge Authority to update highway signage to reflect this name, while clarifying that the bridge's official legal name remains unchanged. The bill does not alter the bridge's operation, ownership, or any existing legal designation, and specifically states the change is ceremonial to avoid confusion or disruption to commerce. This is a symbolic renaming with no substantive policy impact.

Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring.

Relates to the provision of financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and other cultural institutions located in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities, or that provide educational services to students from such communities.

Provides for the enrollment of a surviving spouse, a surviving domestic partner, a dependent child or children, or any other person entitled to a death benefit in direct deposit for compensation payments.

Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands disclosure requirements for lobbyists by adding new categories of government actions they must report, including appropriations, gubernatorial or local executive orders, and tribal-state agreements. Lobbyists and their clients will need to include more specific details in their bi-monthly reports about what they lobbied on, how they voted on those issues, and the names of the government bodies they engaged with. The bill also clarifies how compensation and lobbying expenses must be reported, requiring detailed breakdowns for expenses over $75 while excluding personal travel and modest communication costs. These changes directly affect registered lobbyists, their clients, and the state ethics commission that oversees lobbying activities. The legislation aims to increase transparency by ensuring a more comprehensive record of lobbying efforts across different types of government decisions.

Requires law enforcement officers to conduct a lethality assessment as part of the standardized domestic incident report form when responding to incidents of domestic violence.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows the public to attend public service commission meetings online and submit documents electronically instead of in person. It applies to proceedings involving gas, electric, water utilities, and other commission actions, while keeping settlement negotiations restricted to authorized parties. The commission and administrative law judges must accept electronic filings, requiring physical copies only when digital submission isn't possible. The changes will take effect approximately six months after the bill becomes law, with flexibility to implement necessary rules immediately.

Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson notification act"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.