Rep. Jordan Wright

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 9058) requires building owners with cooling towers in New York City to submit biannual certification reports - due in January and July each year - confirming towers were inspected, tested, cleaned, and disinfected per health department rules. It mandates weekly microbial testing during operational periods, with owners required to address test results within 24 hours for minor issues or 12 hours for serious health threats. The bill increases civil penalties for violations: $2,500 for a first offense (up from $2,000) and $7,000 for repeat violations (up from $5,000), with higher fines ($12,500) if violations cause fatalities or serious injuries. Building owners must maintain inspection records for ten years and implement required maintenance plans.

Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of buildings to take actions to prevent and control waterborne pathogens including legionella from source-to-tap.

Establishes a captive insurance program for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, small school buses, and charter buses that are engaged in the business of carrying or transporting nine to twenty-four passengers for hire; pre-arranged for-hire vehicles and accessible vehicles; defines terms.

Provides WiFi service and internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.

Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors; defines terms; specifies what are considered unsafe features.

Authorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses provided that they can furnish proof of title, possession, registration and driver's license authorizing operation of the vehicle to be used to operate the mobile barber shop and proof of proper layout, adequate equipment for the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop and good moral character.

Directs the New York city taxi and limousine commission to establish a pilot program to evaluate the impact of commuter vans accepting street hails; authorizes commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street in certain locations until June thirtieth, two thousand thirty; directs the New York city taxi and limousine commission to submit a report evaluating such pilot program to the mayor, the speaker of the council, the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly, no later than February first, two thousand twenty-eight and annually thereafter until the completion of such pilot program.

Requires each board of education to adopt a written policy for reconsideration of school library materials and make such policy available on its website; requires such policies to include provisions for the creation of a reconsideration committee to review complaints regarding school library materials; requires the commissioner of education to develop one or more model policies for school districts.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the New York Dormitory Authority to provide financing to The New York Climate Exchange Inc. for the construction of facilities. It amends the Public Authorities Law to specifically include this organization as an eligible recipient for such financing. The bill directly affects The New York Climate Exchange Inc. and the Dormitory Authority by enabling this targeted project.

Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency act requiring developers of generative artificial intelligence models or services to post on the developer's website information regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence model or service, including a high-level summary of the datasets used in the development of such system or service.