Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within a twelve month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications for a period of six months.

Establishes the electric landscaping equipment rebate program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and reduce noise pollution by promoting the adoption of quieter, zero-emission landscaping equipment; provides for rebates at the point of sale for applicants purchasing or leasing certain equipment; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan.

Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment and complex rehabilitation technology fee schedule for the same service or item.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the rules for admitting business records as evidence in court by adding specific requirements for their admissibility. It directly affects judges, attorneys, and businesses by clarifying that records must be made in the regular course of business, at or near the time of the event, and based on personal knowledge or reliable information. The law also sets stricter standards for electronic records, requiring them to be presented as accurate tangible exhibits and allowing courts to consider how they were stored to verify their authenticity. Additionally, the bill mandates that hospital and medical records must be relevant to a patient's treatment or diagnosis to be accepted as evidence.

Incorporates the 2022 Uniform Law Commission recommended amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code to provide for emerging technologies; addresses emerging technologies, providing updated rules for commercial transactions involving virtual currencies, distributed ledger technologies (including blockchain), artificial intelligence, and other technological developments.

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2024; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows property owners or tenants to legally enter neighboring land to make necessary improvements or repairs when they cannot do so from their own property. It establishes a court process where a licensee can request a license to access adjoining property after a neighbor refuses permission or fails to respond to a written request. The law specifies permitted activities, such as installing monitoring devices, setting up scaffolding, or repairing foundations, and requires the entering party to provide notice, carry insurance, and compensate the neighbor for use of the land. Courts are empowered to approve these entries under specific terms, including the ability to order reimbursement for professional fees if documents are reviewed, and to award attorney fees if a party acts in bad faith.

Provides for adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE), disability rent increase exemption (DRIE), senior citizen homeowners' exemption (SCHE), and disabled homeowners' exemption (DHE) by any increase in the consumer price index (CPI).

Provides that after an alternate juror has been substituted, the jury shall deliberate anew on all issues submitted to the jury at the outset of deliberations; exempts issues for which a verdict was already rendered.