Sen. Tim Kennedy

Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the Fashion Environmental Accountability Act, requires large fashion sellers to conduct standardized environmental due diligence on their supply chains and establish a remediation fund. It applies to businesses selling new apparel, footwear, or fashion bags with over $100 million in annual gross receipts, while excluding used clothing retailers and most multi-brand stores. Companies must map their suppliers across four tiers, assess environmental risks, and report their findings using open data principles. Additionally, the legislation mandates that workers in the supply chain be paid a living wage and that any adverse environmental impacts be remediated through the newly created fund.

Requires certain insurance policies allow patients additional screenings for breast cancer when the provider deems such screening is necessary under nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines.

Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation and department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires local public housing authorities to give domestic violence survivors the same priority on waiting lists as other vulnerable groups, such as the disabled, elderly, and homeless. To qualify for this priority, a survivor must either still be living in a home where violence continues or have left their home due to violence and not yet moved into standard permanent replacement housing. Once a survivor qualifies, the bill mandates that if multiple applicants share the same priority status, they will be selected strictly based on the date and time their applications were received. The law applies immediately to any housing authority as soon as a new person is added to their waiting list.

Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to conduct a review and analysis of security measures at rail yards and to issue related reports and recommendations.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates September 22nd as "Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day" to honor military veterans and raise awareness about suicide prevention. By amending the state's executive law, it adds this new observance to the existing list of official commemorative days recognized in New York. The legislation requires no special actions from individuals or organizations, serving primarily as a formal acknowledgment of the issue within the state calendar.

Establishes the freight rail safety task force to review the state of freight rail safety in the state and make policy and budgetary recommendations related thereto.

Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.

Amends procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children to provide additional protections and for taking juveniles and sixteen and seventeen year olds into custody.

Sets reimbursement rates for essential safety net hospitals at no less than regional average commercial rates for health care services provided by all hospitals in the same geographic region.