Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care.
Relates to rechargeable battery recycling; adds a battery used as the principal electric power source for an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist to the definition of "rechargeable battery"; provides that a battery manufacturer may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute rechargeable batteries in the state unless the battery manufacturer is implementing or participating under an approved plan; allows a city with a population of one million or more to enforce through its own agencies.
Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires consumer debt collectors to obtain a state license before collecting debts from individuals in New York. It establishes specific rules for obtaining a license, including the need to pay fees, post a surety bond, and maintain proper records. The legislation also sets out prohibited actions for collectors and outlines penalties for those who violate the new standards. Certain entities, such as banks, attorneys, and non-profit credit counseling agencies, are exempt from these licensing requirements.
Requires pharmacies that are discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance and provide information including locations of other nearby pharmacies.
Maddy summaryThis bill expands the state's lobbying disclosure laws to cover efforts aimed at confirming individuals to state offices. It requires lobbyists to register and publicly report specific details about their activities related to these confirmations, including the names of the offices and the nominees they are trying to influence. By adding this category to existing requirements, the legislation ensures that attempts to shape judicial or executive appointments are made transparent alongside lobbying on legislation and regulations. The changes apply to any person or organization hired to influence the Senate's confirmation process for state positions.
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the influence of any drug, intoxicant, or other substance to a degree which rendered the victim temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling such person's conduct and such condition was known or reasonably should have been known to a person in the actor's situation.
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
Establishes through the department of health, in conjunction with the office of addiction services and supports, a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds.
Requires all agencies to submit to the committee on open government a log of all freedom of information law requests for each year in which they received or have pending a request for records; requires the committee on open government to publish, on one webpage, all freedom of information law request logs it receives.
