Sen. Lea Webb

Maddy summaryThe RAISE Act establishes safety requirements for developers of powerful artificial intelligence models, known as "frontier models." A frontier model is defined as one trained with over 10^26 computational operations (costing more than $100 million) or a distilled version costing over $5 million. Large developers must implement documented safety protocols to prevent "critical harm," defined as events causing death, serious injury to 100+ people, or $1 billion in damages from AI misuse. The bill also defines key terms like "safety incident" and outlines remedies for violations, focusing on risk mitigation rather than restricting AI development.

Requires pharmacies that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance and provide information including locations of other nearby pharmacies.

Requires police officers to receive training instruction for crimes involving sexual assaults; requires training for child protective services workers in certain instances.

Maddy summaryS 123 bans the sale of infant walkers by all sellers (manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and secondhand dealers) in New York State. It also restricts the use of infant walkers in child care facilities, requiring medical necessity approval from a professional for any exception. Child care facilities must receive plain-language notice about the ban and follow rules set by the Office of Children and Family Services. The law allows the attorney general to enforce the ban through injunctions and impose civil penalties for violations.

Adds certain properties located in a city of one million or more to the definition of a qualified historic home for the historic homeownership rehabilitation credit.

Directs contracting state agencies to develop a growth plan in order to increase participation of minority- and women-owned businesses with respect to state contracts and subcontracts which includes an analyses of the use of discretionary buying.

Maddy summaryThis bill raises the minimum daily fee for temporary court interpreters from $25 to $110. It directly affects interpreters hired for court cases involving deaf or hard of hearing individuals, as well as town and village courts that must cover costs exceeding the $110 base rate. The key provision requires county courts to pay the $110 minimum from county funds, while towns or villages must cover any additional costs above that amount. This ensures consistent compensation for temporary interpreters while clarifying payment responsibilities between county and local jurisdictions.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage, increasing premiums, or restricting policies solely because a homeowner or renter owns or harbors a specific dog breed. It directly affects renters and homeowners who might previously have faced higher costs or denial of insurance due to their dog's breed. The law requires insurers to offer standard coverage for homeowners' and renters' policies without discrimination based on dog breed. It applies to all policies issued, renewed, or modified after the law takes effect. The bill does not prevent insurers from considering other factors unrelated to dog breed.

Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract as it relates to certain remediation activities, for sites that are seeking or have received a determination that the site is eligible for the tangible property credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit, and the work is paid for in whole or in part by public funds.

Includes remedial services, homework or childcare as the transportation responsibility of the city school district located in a city having a population of one million or more.