Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates the definitions and procedures within New York's Family Court Act to provide clearer legal guidelines for surrogacy and assisted reproduction. It establishes specific terms for key roles such as intended parents, surrogates, and donors, while clarifying rules regarding compensation and embryo transfers. The legislation also sets forth requirements for filing court petitions to establish parentage, including residency conditions and necessary consent statements from all parties involved. By refining these legal frameworks, the bill aims to ensure that surrogacy arrangements and resulting parentage judgments are handled with greater consistency and clarity.
Prohibits a person convicted of rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof under 18 U.S.C. Section 2383 from holding civil office in the state.
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
Maddy summaryThis bill proposes to remove the mandatory retirement age of 70 for most judges and justices in New York State, allowing them to serve until the end of their current terms regardless of age. It directly affects judicial officers in the Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, Court of Claims, County Court, Surrogate's Court, Family Court, and the District Court, while excluding lower-level town and village justices. The law would take effect immediately upon passage, meaning any judge currently in office or newly appointed could continue serving past their 70th birthday without being forced to retire. This change aims to provide more flexibility in judicial appointments and tenure, though it does not alter the constitutional requirements for other positions.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits discrimination based on a person's height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. It expands existing protections by banning employers, landlords, and service providers from refusing services, setting discriminatory criteria in job ads, or subjecting individuals to harassment due to these physical characteristics. The legislation includes specific exceptions for situations where federal law requires certain height or weight standards or when an employer can prove there are no reasonable alternatives to allow a person to perform essential job duties.
Requires the state commission on judicial conduct to transmit its annual budget request to the governor for inclusion in the executive budget without revision; relates to complaints regarding judges and confidentiality of records; extends the jurisdiction of the state commission on judicial conduct as to judges who resign or retire while under investigation or formal charges.
Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees, or legal defense funds, for payments made on behalf of the criminal or civil defense of a state employee.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the creation of new for-profit hospices and prevents existing for-profit hospices from expanding their capacity. It directly affects healthcare providers and organizations seeking to operate or grow hospice services by requiring them to be non-profit to receive approval. The law stops any new permits for for-profit hospices and denies requests to increase the number of beds or services at current for-profit facilities. By restricting these specific business models, the legislation aims to ensure hospice care is provided by non-profit entities.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires organizations that submit records to state agencies for protection under the Freedom of Information Law to periodically renew their request for that protection. Instead of keeping records exempt from public disclosure indefinitely, entities must apply for an extension every three years, and if they fail to do so, the records become subject to public release. The law also establishes a process where agencies must review these renewal requests and provide written decisions, along with a clear timeline for appealing denials. Ultimately, the measure aims to ensure that sensitive information submitted to the government is regularly re-evaluated to justify continued exemption from public access.
