Prohibits local, state and federal law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties; excludes certain protective masks.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires organizations or individuals making independent election ads (like digital, radio, or print ads advocating for a candidate) to disclose major contributors. Specifically, if they received over $1,000 from any single source in the past year, they must list the top three contributors in the ad's disclaimer. The disclaimer must include the phrase "Paid for by [organization]" and "Top contributors: [Name 1] [Name 2] [Name 3]," displayed clearly for at least four seconds in audio/video or in readable text. It applies to all public communications promoting a candidate or ballot measure within 60 days of an election, excluding NYC campaign finance board candidates.
Prohibits immigration enforcement in school settings; prohibits all public and charter schools from allowing law enforcement officials inside school property to access a student, except to address an imminent safety situation or if they have an appropriate judicial warrant or judicial order.
Enacts the "building recruitment and incentives for dedicated government employees (BRIDGE) act" which provides a service credit for members who were previously employed by the federal government.
Maddy summaryBill S 7964 aims to encourage the cleanup and redevelopment of certain contaminated "Brownfield" sites by offering enhanced tax credits. It increases the maximum tangible property tax credit for projects on these sites, especially for a new category called "qualified project sites." To qualify for these higher incentives, a project must meet several criteria, including being in a city with a population under 100,000, located near public transportation, and incorporating a minimum percentage of affordable housing units. Additionally, these "qualified project sites" must have a total value exceeding $250 million, and remediation construction work on them will be subject to prevailing wage requirements, with an allowance for project labor agreements.
Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.
Increases the limited credit time allowances for certain incarcerated individuals serving indeterminate or determinate sentences imposed for specified offenses up to twenty-four months.
Establishes the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitlements act" which requires a report on delinquent funds owed to the state by the federal government as a result of the federal government's nonpayment in contravention of a court decision and the withholding and appropriation of federal funds in an amount equal to.
Prohibits public entities from contracting with airlines that transport individuals who have been detained by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement without being afforded due process rights; prohibits certain sales and use tax exemptions on fuel sold to an airline that transports individuals who have been detained by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement without being afforded due process rights.
Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.
