Asm. Scott Gray

Provides that contributions made by any person, firm, association or corporation to a member of the state legislature which are intended to be used by such member or on behalf of such member for the payment of legal services and other charges in connection with the legal defense of such member in any past or pending civil or criminal action shall be subject to similar monetary limitations and disclosure requirements set forth in the election law pertaining to campaign contributions.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes hospitals, home care agencies, physicians, and emergency medical services (EMS) to form collaborative programs focused on community paramedicine. It allows these partnerships to provide preventive care in community settings - such as managing chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension) and reducing avoidable emergency room visits and hospital admissions - instead of relying solely on emergency transport. The law enables state funding (like grants or rate adjustments) and regulatory flexibility to support these initiatives, while requiring collaboration among the specified partners. It directly affects healthcare providers and at-risk patients, aiming to improve care coordination and reduce costs through proactive community-based services.

Permits award of crime victim assistance funds to victims of overdoses, where such overdoses cause death and were the result of deception, surreptitious delivery, or third-party administration of a controlled substance.

Prohibits the acquisition of real property by foreign countries and entities of particular concern as well as citizens, companies, entities, and members of such countries and entities.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires licensed alcohol premises (like bars or restaurants) that receive three or more law enforcement responses in a single calendar month to close by midnight daily for at least six months. A "law enforcement response" includes calls about incidents like fights, noise complaints, public intoxication, or other disturbances. The state liquor authority will create rules for tracking these responses and handling appeals from affected businesses. The law aims to reduce neighborhood disruptions linked to repeated incidents at these venues.

Establishes the organized militia as public employees working group to examine the potential costs and benefits of designating members of the New York state organized militia as public employees.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all state correctional facilities housing 100 or more inmates to include trained canines in their contraband screening plans specifically for detecting illegal drugs. Facilities must use leashed and controlled canines during screenings, as mandated by an amendment to the correction law. The policy applies immediately to all qualifying facilities, replacing previous screening methods with this canine-based requirement. It directly affects larger correctional facilities by adding a concrete, drug-focused screening mechanism to their security protocols.

Provides for temporary exemptions to educational institutions from certain requirements related to the use of multi-occupancy bathrooms and locker rooms; authorizes the use of state building aid for related facility improvements.

Directs the commissioner of transportation to conduct a study on the implementation of traffic control devices at intersections with a high volume of visual and hearing impaired pedestrians.

Requires residents of the state, who are foreign refugees, to register with the office of temporary and disability assistance; directs such office to provide registration information to the office of children and family services, the department of health, the office for new Americans, the department of law, the division of state police, the NYC police department, county sheriff's offices, municipal police departments, and the division of homeland security and emergency services; directs the office for new Americans to conduct background screenings of all refugees who register; requires refugee resettlement agencies to submit quarterly reports to the bureau of refugee and immigrant assistance on the refugees to whom it provides assistance, and to monitor the activities of such refugees for a certain period of time; directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop and implement a plan to ensure compliance by refugee resettlement agencies.