Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment due to a change in law; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by plea; relates to the requirements of discovery.
Enacts "Shawn's law"; requires persons driving on a state expressway route, state interstate route, or state thruway route to pull over and seek assistance if their vehicle is unable to exceed thirty-five miles per hour; requires the division of state police to conduct an accident reconstruction and create a report in the case of certain accidents resulting in a fatality.
Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.
Requires state agencies and courts to take into consideration the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition and contemporary examples of antisemitism when reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a violation of any non-criminal or criminal law, rule, or policy prohibiting discriminatory acts.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 2079) exempts the City of New York from specific insurance requirements when entering public construction contracts for certain infrastructure projects. It directly affects NYC by removing insurance mandates for projects like electrical facilities, light/heavy rail transit, bridges, tunnels, and tolling facilities defined under existing transportation laws. The key mechanism amends the Insurance Law to explicitly list these exempt project types, referencing definitions from Public Authorities Law. The change applies immediately upon enactment and does not alter insurance standards for other entities or projects.
Establishes the "broadband deployment assistance act"; requires that substantially similar permits for broadband deployment be processed together at the same time and on an expedited basis; defines terms; authorizes municipalities to simultaneously process certain broadband permit applications that are substantially similar.
Establishes the commission of the deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing; requires the commission of the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing to transmit complaints in matters affecting the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing communities to the vulnerable persons' central register; repeals provisions relating to the New York state interagency coordinating council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing.
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
Enacts the "Excelsior Opportunity Accounts Act"; establishes a special fund for EO accounts within the department of financial services for certain eligible individuals born after December 31, 2027, who reside in the state, are under age 18, with household income not exceeding 700% of the poverty level; provides for contribution and investment of monies of fund.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's Vehicle and Traffic Law to explicitly include "red cross vehicle" in the definition of authorized emergency vehicles. It directly affects the American Red Cross and its chapters in New York, allowing their properly marked vehicles (owned or leased by the Red Cross) to qualify for emergency vehicle privileges. The key mechanism adds "red cross vehicle" to the list of authorized vehicles in Section 101 and creates a new Section 117-f defining these vehicles. Operators of Red Cross vehicles will not have the same emergency driving privileges as other emergency vehicles under Section 1104. The change makes Red Cross emergency response operations legally aligned with other emergency services like ambulances and police vehicles.
