Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Maddy summarySenate Resolution No. 976 recognizes Lisa Cortes for her significant contributions to the film, television, music, and entertainment industries. The resolution acknowledges her career as a Grammy-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director and producer, highlighting her work in bringing diverse stories to the forefront.

Provides additional credits to children and siblings of New York city sanitation members who died in the performance of duty as the natural and proximate result of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001.

Maddy summarySenate Resolution No. 945 is a commemorative resolution that asks Governor Kathy Hochul to officially proclaim July 2025 as MECP2 Duplication Syndrome Awareness Month in the State of New York. The goal is to raise public awareness about this neurodevelopmental disorder and its associated health challenges.

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of incarcerated individuals by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture or improper treatment of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture and improper treatment.

Maddy summarySenate Resolution No. 904 formally recognizes the historical atrocities committed at the Thomas Indian School and the profound, enduring trauma inflicted upon the Onondowa'ga:' (Seneca people), Haudenosaunee (Six Nations), and all Indigenous communities in New York State. It reaffirms the Legislative Body's commitment to truth, reconciliation, and healing by promoting education, awareness, and accountability for this painful legacy.

Maddy summaryThis bill, S 2696, amends the Court of Claims Act to expand the eligibility requirements for individuals seeking compensation for unjust conviction and imprisonment. It broadens the specific legal grounds under which a person whose judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated can file a claim against the state. The changes include additional provisions from the criminal procedure law and cases where the statute underlying the conviction, or its application, violated the U.S. or New York State Constitution. This allows more individuals who were unjustly imprisoned to pursue a claim for damages.

Standardizes the language across the relevant court acts to allow tenants statewide to sue in the county where the real property at issue is located in matters relating to a tenancy or lease; requires the Office of Court Administration to develop necessary forms, procedures and deliver a report.

Maddy summaryBill S 7861 authorizes the city of New York to establish a residential parking permit system in specific Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Clinton Hill, Park Slope, and Downtown Brooklyn. This system would allow residents to purchase permits for street parking in designated areas, aiming to reduce traffic hazards and pollution. Key provisions include reserving at least 20% of spaces for non-residents with short-term parking options and ensuring that permit fees, after administrative costs, are directed to the New York City mass transit agency. The bill requires a public hearing before any local law is adopted and is set to expire on December 1, 2030.

Provides penalties when a landlord of a residential premises refuses to rent to a potential tenant on the basis that the potential tenant was involved in a past or pending landlord-tenant action or summary proceeding.

Maddy summaryBill J 823 is a resolution that memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 28, 2025, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of New York. This bill, if adopted, would recognize the cultural contributions and heritage of the Taiwanese community within New York State.