Asm. John McDonald

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits "prop bets" in New York's licensed sports wagering, meaning operators cannot offer wagers on specific in-game events like player performance, referee decisions, or timing. It directly affects licensed sports betting platforms, casinos, and mobile wagering apps operating in New York. The key provision bans all proposition bets - defined as wagers on outcomes other than the final score or winner - and restricts betting to only the final result, score, or winner of a sporting event. Violations could result in fines up to $100,000 per incident, license suspension, or voided wagers.

Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.

Enacts the "choice in responsible gaming act"; requires mobile sports wagering operators to establish default betting limits on their platform and to notify authorized sports bettors of their ability to opt-out of the default betting limits.

Allows the removal of criminal actions to a mental health court in an adjoining county and provides for the reversion to the original court of record where the defendant fails to comply with or complete the mental health court program.

Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered; requires the superintendent of financial services and the commissioner of health to develop a uniform form for consent for payment.

Authorizes members or officers of the state police who were previously firefighters receive credit for such previous firefighter service for the purposes of retirement.

Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license; creates the crime of vehicular homicide.

Establishes the empire state sports and entertainment fund to create competitive financial incentives to attract sports and entertainment events in the state with an emphasis on economic development in upstate New York.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes paramedics to administer buprenorphine - a medication used to treat opioid overdoses - after receiving naloxone, following specific protocols. It requires the health commissioner to develop a training program for paramedics, which must include physician authorization and patient consent before administration. Paramedics who complete the training will be permitted to carry and administer buprenorphine during suspected overdose emergencies. The law directly affects emergency medical service paramedics in New York, creating a structured pathway for expanded overdose response.

Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.