Sen. James Skoufis

Maddy summaryThis bill sets maximum fees for towing and storing vehicles outside New York City. It caps towing charges at $100 plus tolls for passenger cars (under 4,500 lbs) and establishes tiered rates for larger vehicles based on weight, ranging from $125 to $300 for the first mile. Storage fees are limited to $25 per day for the first three days and $27 daily thereafter for passenger vehicles, with higher rates for large vehicles up to $75 per day. The law prohibits unlicensed operators from charging fees and excludes existing contracts or vehicles involved in accidents from certain rate rules. It applies statewide except to New York City (population over 1 million).

Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.

Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law enforcement; requires TNCs to advise every passenger that reports an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip of their right to make a report to local law enforcement or the state police.

Maddy summaryThis bill makes permanent specific rules for two types of alcohol permits: "liquidator's permits" (allowing businesses to sell remaining alcohol inventory after closing) and "temporary retail permits" (for short-term alcohol sales events). It updates existing law to remove the temporary expiration date for these permit provisions, ensuring they remain in effect indefinitely. The only exception is one specific rule (related to section 97-a), which will still expire on October 12, 2025. This directly affects businesses seeking or holding these permit types under New York's alcoholic beverage control law.

Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities; provides penalties for safety violations and operating without a valid license; prohibits reductions in fines in certain circumstances where a patient is endangered or harmed.

Enacts the "voting integrity and verification act of New York (VIVA NY)"; provides that each voter is entitled to the use of an individual, voter verifiable paper ballot of the voter's vote and the opportunity to mark it.

Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI.

Excludes the amount of state and local taxes and fees from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged for that electronic payment transaction by a credit or debit card network; prohibits a payment card network from altering or manipulating the computation and imposition of interchange fees.

Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows wholesale beer licensees to sell cider at wholesale by requiring them to pay a one-time fee of $375. The fee is a single payment rather than an annual charge, and the cider license remains valid as long as the holder's main wholesale beer license is active. This change directly affects businesses currently licensed to sell beer that wish to expand their operations to include cider sales. The bill also clarifies that these cider licenses must follow the same rules as existing wholesale licenses.