Sen. James Skoufis

Maddy summaryS 4265 requires sellers of residential properties built before 1978 to provide lead-based paint inspection reports before closing sales. This directly affects home sellers and buyers in New York State, ensuring buyers know if lead paint hazards exist in properties they're purchasing. The bill mandates a one-time lead paint inspection prior to sale (not ongoing inspections) and requires the report to be included in the state's lead inspection registry. It complements existing laws by closing a gap where federal rules only required disclosure of known hazards, not mandatory testing.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires physicians who dispense hearing aids after conducting a required medical evaluation to sell them and related services (including repairs) at fair market value, not at inflated prices. It directly affects otolaryngologists and other licensed physicians who dispense hearing aids, mandating they provide repairs on devices they sold. Key provisions include prohibiting profit-based pricing for hearing aids and ensuring all necessary items or services are sold at fair market value. The law also requires these physicians to comply with additional existing regulations (sections 791, 798, and 803 of the business law). The bill takes immediate effect and was recently referred to the Consumer Protection committee.

Relates to allowing for students in certain postsecondary education experience or transition programs to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.

Requires property/casualty insurance policies to state the types and causes of damage that are covered by such policy; requires such information to be provided at or near the beginning of such policy.

Requires third-party verification of an application to receive the Empire State film production credit and the Empire State film post production credit by approved certified public accountants.

Maddy summaryThis bill adds broadband access as a scoring factor in New York State's low-income housing tax credit program. It requires housing projects applying for tax credits to commit to using end-to-end fiber-optic broadband infrastructure to receive preference during application evaluation. The change directly affects developers seeking low-income housing tax credits by making fiber broadband access a key consideration in project rankings. The policy update modifies how projects are scored but does not mandate broadband installation, only prioritizing applications that commit to it.

Establishes hospital-sponsored off campus emergency departments as a "hospital"; sets out specific standards for operations, staffing and capacity requirements.

Prohibits fractional pricing of any motor fuel for use in internal combustion engines in motor vehicles or motorboats; imposes civil penalties of up to twenty-five dollars per day.

Requires certain joint tax returns pertaining to residential real estate cash purchases by limited liability companies to be accompanied by a document which identifies the source or sources of funds used for the purchase, including the type of funding used, the bank account information of any funds used in the purchase and the amount used by each source of funds.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the New York State Office of Gun Violence Prevention and a Gun Violence Advisory Council. The office coordinates state, local, and federal efforts to prevent gun violence, centralizes grant programs, improves data collection on firearm incidents, and runs public education campaigns. The advisory council - comprising survivors, community leaders, healthcare providers, law enforcement, and other stakeholders - provides guidance to the office. These entities will work with state agencies like health, education, and public safety departments to develop and implement gun violence prevention strategies across New York.