Asm. Phil Steck

Maddy summaryThis bill requires state commissioners managing the opioid settlement fund to submit quarterly reports detailing the fund's status and transactions. The reports must include the total funds held, amounts paid out (awarded) to recipients, and the names/addresses/amounts received by all recipients for each quarter. These reports must be shared with the opioid settlement board, state legislative leaders, and relevant committees, with all data compiled across previous reports. The law aims to increase transparency around how settlement funds are distributed and managed.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a maximum caseload of twelve families per full-time preventative case planning services caseworker per month for local social services districts in New York. It directly affects districts providing preventative services to eligible children and families, requiring them to maintain caseloads at or below this limit while continuing to fund such services at prior-year levels. The law modifies state reimbursement rules, ensuring districts receive 100% state funding for preventative services if they meet the new caseload standard and maintain spending. These changes aim to standardize caseload management for preventative child welfare services under the Office of Children and Family Services.

Prohibits licensees from relying on artificial intelligence for tracking and advertisement purposes and using such artificial intelligence to create personalized advertisements.

Maddy summaryThis bill exempts New York state income tax on income earned by resident poll workers on election days, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026. It directly affects individuals working as election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators during state, local, or federal elections (including primaries). The key provision removes the requirement for these workers to pay state income tax on their election-day earnings, regardless of federal tax status. The exemption applies only to income earned specifically on election days, not other work.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows courts to award reasonable legal fees and costs to people who win discrimination lawsuits under New York's human rights law. It directly affects individuals who successfully sue for unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, or other areas covered by the law. The key provision requires courts to grant these fees to winning plaintiffs (except when the Division of Human Rights is the winning party), making it easier for people to pursue discrimination claims without bearing full legal costs. The bill does not change what constitutes discrimination but ensures that successful plaintiffs can recover their legal expenses.

Allows certain non-ambulatory persons who are permanently disabled and require the use of a wheelchair to have free use of any of the public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation in this state.

Authorizes physicians and pharmacists to enter into collaborative practice medication adherence protocols for their patients; makes permanent certain provisions relating to authorizing pharmacists to perform with physicians in certain settings.

Maddy summaryThis bill makes possessing a flamethrower a class E felony under New York law. It defines a "flamethrower" as any device projecting burning fuel at least three feet, excluding inoperable displays. The law specifically excludes historical flamethrowers (built before 1966 with at least five significant pre-1966 components), those used for agriculture/construction, and flamethrowers owned before the law takes effect. It does not ban manufacturing or restoring components, only possession of active devices meeting the definition. The law takes effect 120 days after enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a legal framework for safe injection sites in New York, creating a program approved by the Department of Health to provide overdose prevention services. It directly affects people who use drugs (participants), community health organizations operating the sites, and local communities through designated locations. Key provisions require sites to offer sterile equipment, overdose monitoring, naloxone access, referrals to treatment, and language-accessible education, while mandating annual reporting on participant numbers and services. The bill also provides legal immunity from arrest or penalties for participants, staff, and property owners who follow approved protocols, ensuring these sites operate without criminal or civil liability.

Establishes the "garden protection act", protecting the rights of individuals to cultivate home vegetable gardens, native plant gardens, and/or pollinator gardens.