Provides for requirements for the appointment of a guardian for personal needs or property management; requires financial institutions to provide all necessary bank statements for a Medicaid application to a requesting department of social services or other state or local agency administering public assistance or medical assistance within a reasonable amount of time of receipt of such request; requires a banking organization, branch in this state of an out-of-state bank or foreign banking corporation to provide such records within thirty days of receipt of such request.
Provides that any person, firm, corporation, or other entity charged with a toll violation fee may pay such tolls in full and to have any toll violation fees related to such paid tolls waived for a period of six months; limits toll violations and fees; authorizes owners, elected officials or attorneys on behalf of such owners may dispute any tolls or violation fees incurred in connection with such toll bills.
Provides an exemption for a certain parcel of land in Manhattan from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.
This bill expands Medicaid coverage to include seizure-detecting monitors for infants with epilepsy, other seizure disorders, or a family history of seizures. The legislation limits this benefit to one monitor per eligible infant to manage costs while ensuring access to necessary medical equipment. It applies to Medicaid recipients and will take effect on the first day of January following its enactment.
This bill prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage, canceling policies, increasing premiums, or limiting coverage for homeowners or renters insurance solely because a policyholder owns a specific dog breed or mix. It directly affects renters and homeowners who might have faced higher costs or denial due to their dog's breed. The law requires insurers to base decisions on factors other than breed, ensuring fair treatment for all policyholders. This change applies to all new policies and renewals issued 90 days after the law takes effect.
This bill requires the Medicaid inspector general to review and report on financial cost reports from licensed home care service agencies to the state legislature. The analysis must cover specific expenses such as wages, overhead, training, technology, and administrative costs, while also comparing these figures by region and provider type. The final report is due by December 1, 2027, and the legislation takes effect 30 days after it becomes law.
This bill requires New York State to make burial records for former patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries freely available to the public. It mandates that records include name, birth/death dates, burial location, military service details, and family relationships, with no fees charged for access. The law also requires maintaining public cemetery maps, posting informational signs at cemeteries, and permanently preserving all burial records - including those for historical institutions like Utica State Hospital and Willard Asylum. These records are explicitly separated from clinical patient files under the law.
Establishes a nonprofit news media jobs grant program within the newspaper and broadcast media jobs program to provide grants to support certain nonprofit media organizations which increase employees.
Prohibits the sale of any children's product, upholstered furniture or mattress that contains textile fiberglass; prohibits any custom upholsterer from repairing, reupholstering, recovering, restoring or renewing upholstered furniture or reupholstered furniture using a replacement component that contains textile fiberglass, fibrous glass or glass wool.
Permits the suspension of a license or driving privilege for failure to answer a summons for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; prohibits the reduction or waiving of fines or mandatory surcharges imposed for a violation of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
This bill expands New York State's lobbyist disclosure requirements to include lobbying on gubernatorial or local executive orders, tribal-state agreements, and specific items within appropriation bills. Lobbyists must now report detailed information about each item lobbied on (such as whether they supported or opposed it) and provide itemized expense reports for costs exceeding $75. The law also requires clients who hire lobbyists to submit similar detailed disclosures about the lobbying activities they fund. These changes increase transparency by mandating more comprehensive reporting of lobbying efforts and expenditures.
Establishes participation in assigned risk plans for voluntary foster care agencies (Part A); requires the office of children and family services to establish standards of payment for liability insurance costs beginning July 1, 2028 for the 2027-2028 rate year that ensures the maximum state aid rate accurately reflect the year over year increased costs for voluntary foster care agencies; directs such office to establish an application process (Part B); establishes the voluntary foster care agency insurance bridge fund; establishes a process for the distribution of moneys in such fund; sets eligibility requirements; requires certain supporting documentation (Part C).
