Enacts the "New York utility corporation securitization act"; allows electric corporations to petition the public service commission for authority to issue storm recovery bonds.
Adds a person with a disability who has their primary residence in a special needs trust, or a property owner who has a tenant with a disability whose lease provides them with a life interest in the property as long as the tenant remains in residence as eligible for a real property tax exemption pursuant to section 459-c of the real property tax law.
Requires retailers of micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered with lithium-ion batteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices or bicycles to provide customers with an operating manual.
Requires retailers to affix a notice on any bicycles with electric assist and micromobility devices which states to always yield to pedestrians and follow traffic laws that you cannot use such device on sidewalks or on highways, except where allowed by local law; authorizes the department of state to promulgate necessary rules and regulations; imposes fines for violations thereof; makes related provisions.
Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a Senate resolution that formally recognizes the 40th anniversary of The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier, a children's museum in Binghamton, New York. It honors the organization's history since its founding in 1984 and highlights its role in providing educational programs, exhibits, and community services for children. The resolution expresses the state legislature's appreciation for the museum's staff and leadership while directing a copy of the document to the organization for their records.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends the expiration date for a specific boating safety requirement from 2025 to 2027. It directly affects operators of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft who were required to complete safety courses under the previous timeline. The law allows the state parks commissioner to adjust the deadline if there are not enough available training courses to meet the demand. Additionally, the bill updates the effective dates for age-based exemptions, ensuring that the rules apply to all operators regardless of birth year starting January 1, 2004.
Establishes the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) For Kids Act prohibiting the provision of addictive feeds to minors by addictive social media platforms; establishes remedies and penalties.
Establishes the New York child data protection act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed; provides exceptions in certain circumstances.
Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the department of labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program; requires employers to provide training on such programs; requires the installation of panic buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based panic buttons to be provided.
