Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Maddy summaryBill J 986 is a New York Senate Resolution that memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025 as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month in the State of New York. It aims to increase public awareness of cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease affecting many New Yorkers.

Maddy summaryBill J 1059 is a Senate Resolution that commemorates the Carlos Lezama Archives and Caribbean Cultural Center's "Lunch by the Bay" event on June 29, 2025. This resolution specifically honors Paul Romeo, who will be recognized as the 2025 Father of the Year at this event.

Directs the commissioner of social services to authorize the payment of medical assistance funds for rapid whole genome sequencing for persons under twenty-one years of age under certain medical circumstances.

Maddy summaryBill S 7275 amends the cannabis law to establish new location restrictions for cannabis businesses. It prohibits new cannabis retail storefronts and adult-use on-site consumption premises from being located within 500 feet of school grounds. Additionally, these facilities cannot be within 200 feet of a house of worship. These restrictions apply to any new licenses issued on or after the act's effective date, directly impacting businesses seeking to open such facilities.

Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction; allows for more than two persons to be named parents of a child; establishes presumed parentage and provides for the challenge and adjudication thereof; repeals certain provisions of the domestic relations law and the family court act relating thereto.

Maddy summaryBill S 4579 aims to prohibit state-chartered banking institutions from providing financing or investments to landlords who have engaged in specific "bad faith" practices. These practices include, for instance, granting rent abatements due to housing code violations, repeated fraudulent acts, or tenant harassment within the past one to five years. An exception allows financing if the funds are used solely to cure or prevent immediately hazardous building or fire code violations. Landlords applying for financing must self-certify their eligibility, and false certifications can result in civil penalties. The bill directs the Superintendent to promulgate regulations and create a sample certification form to implement these requirements.

Prohibits the naming of state buildings after a public officer during the period in which that person is a public officer or after a public officer who has been convicted of a felony.

Prohibits temporary major capital improvement increases for buildings where the owner has demonstrated a pattern of violations unless the applicant shows by clear and convincing evidence that the proposed improvement will directly and substantially remedy those violations.

Relates to the duty owed by certain agencies to children in the legal custody of the agencies with respect to the placement of children; provides a statutory private right of action for compensatory damage; extends jurisdiction of the court of claims to certain claims for injuries to a child.

Requires records of elevator or vertical transportation maintenance, operation issues and repairs be made available to the municipal department having jurisdiction over such elevator or vertical transportation.