Expands disability benefits for firefighters who suffered any condition or impairment of health caused by endocrine/thyroid cancer resulting in total or partial disability.
Authorizes an application to be made in family court for the name change of a child under eighteen as part of a pending, related proceeding; makes related provisions.
Relates to the waiver of costs, fees, and expenses for persons of insufficient means; removes the phrase "poor persons" from article 11 of the civil practice law and rules and the criminal procedure law.
Relates to parametric insurance; requires insurers providing parametric insurance include certain disclosures in the application for the policy; makes related provisions.
This bill extends the expiration date for rules governing joint bidding on public work contracts from December 31, 2024, to December 31, 2025. It directly affects government agencies and construction companies that participate in these bidding processes by allowing the current legal framework to remain in place for one additional year. The primary mechanism is a simple amendment to an existing law that updates the end date without changing the specific requirements for how projects are bid on jointly. Once signed into law, this change ensures continuity for ongoing public infrastructure projects until the new deadline.
Provides for an exemption from taxation for capital improvements to residential buildings to reduce carbon emissions where the governing board of the applicable county, city, town or village adopts a local law and a school district, other than a school district subject to article fifty-two of the education law, adopts a resolution to grant the exemption.
Relates to assessments for certain real property tax exemptions to include years where there is sufficient data to determine an applicant's eligibility for exemptions.
Authorizes beneficiaries to choose pension benefits or a death benefit in certain circumstances; provides for the benefit if multiple beneficiaries cannot agree.
This law requires correctional facilities to offer free breast cancer screenings every two years to inmates held in state or local prisons and detention centers. It also mandates that these facilities provide educational programs teaching incarcerated individuals how to perform breast self-examinations. The changes apply to all sentenced individuals in general confinement facilities and are set to begin ninety days after the law is enacted.
This bill updates the rules for licensing banks and storage facilities in New York by requiring the Department of Health to consider five new factors during the application review process. Specifically, regulators will now evaluate an applicant's ability to maintain temperature control and alarms, establish a chain of custody for specimens, protect patient records, and ensure the competence of the company's leadership. Additionally, the law mandates that for new facilities, the department must assess whether other similar banks or storage facilities already exist in the proposed service area. The legislation also authorizes the state health commissioner to create specific regulations to enforce these new requirements.
This bill allows school districts to hold their annual elections in any building they own or lease, expanding the locations beyond just traditional schoolhouses. It requires that if a district uses a non-school building for voting, it must still meet state accessibility standards for voters with disabilities. The change applies to all school districts and gives local boards more flexibility in choosing convenient venues for their elections.
This bill requires health insurance policies in the state that cover cancer chemotherapy to also cover scalp cooling systems, which are devices used to reduce hair loss during treatment. The law defines these systems as reusable medical devices designed specifically to cool the scalp and applies to policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. While the devices must be covered, the bill allows insurance companies to apply standard annual deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments consistent with other benefits in the same policy. This change directly affects patients undergoing chemotherapy who use these devices and the insurers that provide their coverage.
