Sen. Rachel May

Enacts the "Customer Savings and Reliability Act" in relation to regional affordable gas transition plans to guide an orderly, affordable, and equitable right-sizing of the utility gas system in a manner that aligns with climate justice and emissions reduction provisions.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the New York State Office of Gun Violence Prevention and a Gun Violence Advisory Council. The office coordinates state, local, and federal efforts to prevent gun violence, centralizes grant programs, improves data collection on firearm incidents, and runs public education campaigns. The advisory council - comprising survivors, community leaders, healthcare providers, law enforcement, and other stakeholders - provides guidance to the office. These entities will work with state agencies like health, education, and public safety departments to develop and implement gun violence prevention strategies across New York.

Enacts the "language barrier elimination act" to provide translations to limited English proficient individuals in connection with services provided through the department of labor, department of family assistance or department of health.

Requires the department of transportation to establish a central registry of reports, audits, plans and public inspections regarding freight rail operators, rail cars and freight lines or routes and rights of way.

Prohibits the use of biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information in places of public accommodation; prohibits entering into any agreement that authorizes any third party to use any biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information; provides penalties for violations.

Reinstates a bank tax based on the highest of four bases: a tax on allocated entire net income, a tax on allocated alternative entire net income, a tax on allocated taxable assets, or a fixed dollar minimum tax; prohibits banks from segregating their income and capital into business and investment varieties.

Maddy summaryS 4383 creates a New York State tax credit for residents who pay for qualified caregiving expenses for eligible family members. It directly affects New York residents with a combined income under $150,000 (or $75,000 individually) who provide unpaid care to a family member needing assistance with daily living activities (like bathing or eating) and living in New York. The credit covers up to 50% of qualifying expenses - such as home health services, adult day care, or home modifications - capped at $3,500 annually per family. The credit is limited to $35 million total per year, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and expires after 2028.

Instructs the state board of elections to create and distribute voting guides to voters containing information about the candidates; mandates that voters receive postcards to notify them of upcoming elections and that television and radio stations also notify their audience of upcoming elections.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases the handling fee that beverage companies (deposit initiators) pay to redemption centers for processing returned containers, raising it from 3.5 cents to 4.5 cents per container. The fee compensates redemption centers for collecting, sorting, and packaging empty containers before returning them to beverage companies. It applies directly to operators of redemption centers and ensures the fee is paid separately from refund value funds. The change takes effect immediately and expires on December 31, 2027.

Increases the minimum wage outside of New York city and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; repeals certain provisions of law relating to exceptions to minimum wage increases.