Creates penalties for likenesses altered or created by artificial intelligence being used for commercial gain; establishes a private right of action for the unlawful dissemination of still or video images generated by artificial intelligence.
Prohibits the sale or lease of agricultural and forest property and real property on or within ten miles of any military installation or critical infrastructure facility in the state to foreign countries of concern and foreign principals.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's animal cruelty laws to clarify definitions and strengthen enforcement. It updates key terms like "cruelty" (including intentional harm causing pain) and "companion animal" (distinct from farm animals), while repealing outdated sections of the law. The bill adds requirements for dog license applicants to disclose ear clipping and creates a process for courts to require security deposits from owners of seized animals to cover care costs. These changes directly affect animal welfare enforcement agencies, shelters, and pet owners involved in animal cruelty cases.
Adds assault of a highway worker, motor vehicle investigator and motor vehicle inspector to the crime of assault in the second degree; defines such terms.
Permits award of crime victim assistance funds to victims of overdoses, where such overdoses cause death and were the result of deception, surreptitious delivery, or third-party administration of a controlled substance.
Increases criminal penalties for aggravated harassment of an elected official and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence; provides that aggravated harassment of an elected official shall be a class E felony and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence shall be included in criminal trespass in the first degree and shall be a class D felony.
Provides that the commissioner of education may also withhold from any district or city its share of the public money of the state for willfully disobeying any provision of law, or for such decisions, orders or regulations as aforesaid whose willful violation constitutes an immediate threat to the health, safety, education or welfare of students, employees or visitors at such common school, educational institution, school district or public school.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's criminal procedure law to allow judges to set bail for individuals charged with certain offenses involving threats against schools, school staff, or students. It specifically adds crimes such as aggravated harassment, making a threat of mass harm, aggravated threat of mass harm, and terroristic threats - when directed at a school district, school, staff, or student - to the list of offenses for which bail can be imposed. This change grants courts the discretion to require monetary bail for these particular school-related threat offenses.
Repeals the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax; requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to review and recommend to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly any other provisions of law which require amendments or repeal thereof.
Prohibits state funding of any college if instructional staff promotes, encourages, advocates or engages in activities on campus in support of a terrorist organization as defined in federal statute.
