Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
Maddy summaryS 1681 imposes a 0.5% tax on corporations buying back their own issued shares (stock buybacks). It directly affects corporations that repurchase shares, requiring them to pay tax equal to half a percent of the total value paid for those shares. The tax applies regardless of whether the shares are later canceled, and it replaces the existing per-share tax rates for such transactions. This is a direct tax on corporate buyback activity, not on general stock sales.
Requires any municipality which conducts lead testing to provide notices to the owner and any tenants of a residence upon a positive test and inform the owner and any tenants of lead abatement programs and other resources; requires municipalities to notify tenants of lead testing.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires used car dealers in New York to check for safety recalls on vehicles before selling them. Dealers must make a good-faith effort to identify any manufacturer or NHTSA recalls affecting a vehicle and then complete the required repairs to satisfy those recalls. It directly affects used motor vehicle dealers who sell cars at retail. Violations carry a $5,000 penalty per violation, enforceable by the state. The law aims to ensure safety repairs are completed before used cars are sold to consumers.
Maddy summaryThis bill, S 3144, expands the required service area for accessible paratransit transportation. It mandates that accessible buses be available within a service area measuring three miles from any bus line operated by a transportation authority or its subsidiaries. This provision applies to both existing requirements for a percentage of accessible buses and the mandate for 100% accessible fixed-route buses, aiming to ensure broader geographical access for transportation-disabled persons, including those in wheelchairs.
Relates to school district officers required to complete certain training to acquaint such officer with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education; relates to topics to be included in such training.
Directs the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations establishing targets for the sales of zero emissions medium and heavy duty vehicles in the state.
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.
Grants school districts the ability to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics; establishes the student mental telehealth reimbursement fund; relates to funding the student mental telehealth reimbursement fund.
Relates to the development and posting of a senior trail guide that identifies walking and hiking opportunities for active seniors within the state park system and along public non-motorized multi-use trails within the state.
