Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Enacts the feathered lives also count act directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature.

Maddy summaryThis bill makes it illegal to drive a car, motorcycle, bicycle, or similar vehicle while wearing a virtual reality headset. The law aims to prevent drivers from using immersive technology that could distract them from the road. It applies to all public highways and includes a 60-day waiting period before the rule officially takes effect.

Relates to audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings; allows the judge or justice presiding over a proceeding to exercise discretion to prohibit or limit filming or photographing of particular participants; defines terms; provides limitations on audio-visual coverage.

Provides that any claimant who has received certain unemployment benefits to which they were not entitled shall not be held liable for the amounts overpaid provided certain conditions exist; directs the department of labor to provide claimants who have previously been denied waivers with applications for individual waivers; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's Division of Criminal Justice Services to report specific instances of police use of force to the FBI's national data collection program. The reporting mandate covers incidents involving firearms, chokeholds, chemical agents, impact weapons, electronic control devices, or any action resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Each report must include detailed circumstances and demographic information about the officers involved and the individuals subjected to force. To ensure compliance, the bill stipulates that police departments or sheriff's offices failing to submit these reports will face a penalty of having ten percent of their state funding withheld until the data is provided.

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health, to develop a uniform electronic medical records system to be utilized by all correctional facilities in the state.

Criminalizes the harassment of a child when the perpetrator intentionally or knowingly harasses, annoys or alarms a child or a child's parent or guardian; establishes a private right of action for harassment of a child.

Requires a delivery network company to ensure that, during the delivery available period, if it applies, and during the delivery service period, primary automobile liability insurance is in place that recognizes that the driver is a delivery network driver or that does not exclude coverage for use of a personal vehicle to provide deliveries.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies how trustees of charitable trusts are paid by limiting their annual commissions and removing fees for distributing principal. Under the new rules, trustees can only earn up to 80 percent of the standard commission rate, and for trusts with a principal value exceeding twenty million dollars, the cap drops to 50 percent of the standard rate. The legislation also clarifies that trustees cannot charge fees for paying out the trust's principal and adjusts how commissions are calculated for accumulated income. These changes apply to all charitable trusts existing on or after the effective date, though current trustees have the option to keep using the old fee structure until the end of the year the bill takes effect.

Extends certain provisions relating to authorizing New York city marshals to exercise the same functions, powers and duties as sheriffs with respect to the execution of money judgments of the supreme and family courts of the city of New York; requires New York city marshals to post and electronically file notices of eviction.