Sen. April Baskin

Enacts the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act" to provide for grants from the state commissioner of education to public and not-for-profit hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools and other entities for nurse recruitment, education and retention costs and activities as described herein.

Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a "gate money program" providing eligible formerly incarcerated individuals with a monthly stipend upon release from state correctional facilities. Eligible individuals must have served at least six months and not previously received funds from the program, receiving $425 per month for up to six months (max $2,550 total), adjusted annually for inflation. Payments are made immediately upon release (in cash/check) and monthly thereafter, in addition to other funds, and do not affect eligibility for public assistance benefits. The program is funded by a $25 million appropriation from the state general fund, administered by the Department of Corrections.

Requires the disclosure of video footage related to the death of an incarcerated individual involving a correctional officer to the attorney general's office of special investigation.

Maddy summaryS 4057 extends New York's historic homeownership rehabilitation tax credit window, allowing eligible homeowners to claim the credit for tax years beginning after 2025 (previously expiring in 2025). It maintains a $50,000 annual credit limit per home (reducing to $25,000 after 2025) for qualified rehabilitation costs of certified historic properties. The bill also adds new reporting requirements: the state tax commissioner must annually report credit claims and utilization data by location and project size to state officials and the public. These reports will include details like certified project counts, credit values, and housing unit changes before/after rehabilitation. The bill directly affects homeowners rehabilitating historic properties in New York who qualify for the tax credit.

Requires institutions and local correctional facilities to adhere to certain standards regarding the surveillance of incarcerated individuals and detainees, and access to such surveillance recordings.

Maddy summaryThis bill removes sales and use taxes on telephone answering services in New York. It specifically eliminates these taxes by amending the tax code to exclude telephone answering services from taxable categories under both sales and use tax provisions. This change directly affects businesses that provide telephone answering services and their customers, reducing their tax burden on this specific service. The policy change is purely procedural, adjusting existing tax definitions without altering broader tax structures.

Maddy summaryThis bill permanently authorizes photo radar cameras to monitor speed violations in highway construction and maintenance work zones on freeways. It increases the maximum number of camera locations from 20 to 40 on controlled-access highways (including the Thruway, where it rises from 10 to 20 locations). The commissioner of transportation and Thruway Authority chair must select sites based on speed data, crash history, and road design, while avoiding exit ramps. The program requires a public hearing and board approval before implementation.

Relates to certain prostitution offenses and fines relating thereto; relates to motions to vacate judgment and motions for new sentencing; relates to investigation into acts alleged to be the unauthorized practice of massage therapy by potential victims of human trafficking; prohibits the possession of reproductive or sexual health devices from being permitted in specified criminal or civil proceedings as evidence of prostitution; relates to services for exploited individuals, services for victims of human trafficking and the interagency task force on human trafficking; establishes the victims of sexual exploitation fund; makes conforming changes; repeals provisions relating to prostitution, prostitution in a school zone, defense against patronizing a person for prostitution and a motion to dismiss information, simplified information, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint.

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.