Asm. Alex Bores

Sponsor stated the bill is bipartisan, passed the Senate with minority party support, and is supported by 84% of New Yorkers. Emphasized it applies only to largest companies and developers, requires them to meet safety commitments they've already made, and establishes lightweight guardrails. Noted the bill differs significantly from the California version that was vetoed, with no audits, no kill switch, no new government office, and company-level rather than model-level application.

The bill updates New York's Uniform Commercial Code to reflect advances in digital technology and digital currency, bringing the state in line with other states and maintaining New York's business-friendly environment. The bill was extensively vetted by national groups and staff.

Assemblywoman Walsh expressed support for the bill as a necessary step to address rapid technological advancement in artificial intelligence, noting that legislatures generally struggle to keep pace with technology. She acknowledged concerns about whether the Legislature can adequately regulate AI but praised the bill as a positive step forward.

Assemblywoman Walsh expressed support for the bill as a necessary step to address rapid technological advancement in artificial intelligence, noting that legislatures generally struggle to keep pace with technology. She acknowledged concerns about whether the Legislature can adequately regulate AI but praised the bill as a positive step forward.

Bores argued that exit interviews help agencies understand why employees leave and improve the workplace, leading to more engaged workers and better services. He credited a NYC Council Member for the idea and acknowledged support from labor unions PEF and CSEA.

Exit interviews will help State agencies understand why employees leave and improve workplace conditions, leading to more engaged employees and better services to New Yorkers. The bill has support from labor unions and was modeled on a successful City Council initiative.

The bill prevents campaign workers and volunteers from missing family holidays due to calendar conflicts with Passover, respecting personal celebrations while promoting democracy.

The bill addresses cost-of-living concerns by eliminating insurance company fees on virtual credit card payments to providers, which will help small providers continue offering care and reduce costs for constituents.

The bill addresses cost-of-living concerns by eliminating insurance company fees on virtual credit card payments to providers, which will help small providers continue offering care and reduce costs for constituents.

Sponsor explained the bill directs DCJS to investigate personalized handgun viability within 180 days and establish testing criteria. Emphasized the bill contains no mandate, does not restrict other firearms, and is motivated by reducing home accidents (300+ incidents of children firing guns), preventing gun trafficking (10,000 guns stolen in NY 2012-2017), and protecting law enforcement (10% of officers shot with their own weapons). Noted personalized handguns are already on the market and being purchased by law enforcement agencies in other states.

The bill is a commonsense proposal to prevent accidental charges for unwanted subscriptions. It passed unanimously through three committees and has bipartisan support from business organizations because it matches existing state regulations without adding new compliance costs.

The artificial cap prevents jurisdictions from getting adequate judges despite population growth. Removing it allows the Legislature to control judge allocation rather than OCA, and is supported by bar associations, business groups, and court reform organizations who argue justice delayed is justice denied.

The artificial cap prevents jurisdictions from getting needed judges and is outdated. Removing it gives the Legislature control over judge allocation rather than leaving it to OCA's discretion on acting judges. Nearly all bar associations, business groups, and court reform organizations support the bill.

Argued personalized handguns reduce gun trafficking (over 10,000 guns stolen in New York 2012-2017), prevent accidental home shootings, and protect law enforcement from having their weapons used against them. Noted the NRA and NSSF do not oppose government research, and that personalized handguns are already being sold in the U.S. and tested by law enforcement agencies in Kansas and Texas.

Argued personalized handguns reduce gun trafficking (10,000+ guns stolen in NY 2012-2017), prevent accidental shootings (citing recent Brooklyn incident), and protect law enforcement from having weapons used against them (10% of officers shot on duty are shot with their own gun). Noted NRA and NSSF do not oppose research, guns are already sold in U.S., and multi-user fingerprint technology exists.

The bill prevents official legal documents from being labeled by skin color for Asian Americans, Native Americans, and others. Over 1 million civil actions are filed annually in New York, and current law requires process servers to write physical descriptions including 'color of skin,' which includes offensive terminology in 2024.

The bill prevents third-party intermediaries from reselling restaurant reservations without restaurant agreements. Bores noted that ticket scalpers make reservations solely to resell them, forcing families to pay $500-$1,000 extra for tables, increasing restaurant cancellations, and reducing worker tips. The bill requires authorization from restaurants before reservations can be sold.

The bill prevents official legal documents in New York State from being labeled by color of skin for Asian Americans, Native Americans, or any other person. He thanked the New York State Professional Process Servers Association and the AAPI Task Force for their support and collaboration.

The bill prohibits third-party reservation services from reselling restaurant reservations without restaurant agreements. Bores explained that ticket scalpers are making reservations solely to resell them, forcing families to pay $500-$1,000 premiums for tables, increasing restaurant cancellations, and reducing worker tips. The bill requires middlemen to have agreements with restaurants.

The bill makes a technical correction to respect all cultures by accurately describing the shuriken's Japanese origins rather than incorrectly associating it with kung fu, which originates in China.

The bill ensures technology decisions are made strategically rather than arbitrarily, allowing agencies to choose between data centers and cloud solutions based on written policies that optimize service quality and cost.

The bill protects employees' rights to inventions made in spare time, addressing a chilling effect from standard tech contracts. California's 2011 similar law encouraged innovation; eight states have since adopted comparable protections. The bill has bipartisan support from industry and labor unions.

Assemblyman Goodell expressed support for increasing the number of judges in certain judicial districts, noting they are undoubtedly needed given the complexity of legislation passed annually. He specifically hoped the additional judges would be assigned to housing court to address substantial backlogs and assist with programs like ERAP and LRAP that benefit both landlords and tenants.

Noted that positive rent payments are not reported to credit bureaus while negative ones are, creating an imbalance. Argued the bill is balanced and that if landlords want more information, they should start reporting positive payments to build incentives.

Current law discourages out-of-state optometry students from apprenticing in New York, limiting the state's optometrist workforce. This bill fixes a loophole that has been targeted for change since 2012.

Current law prevents out-of-state optometry students from apprenticing in New York, discouraging career starts and retention. The bill fixes a loophole advocates have pursued since 2012.