Asm. Keith Brown

Maddy summaryThis bill allows licensed pharmacists in New York to order and administer specific diagnostic tests, directly affecting pharmacists and patients seeking convenient testing. It authorizes pharmacists to perform FDA-authorized tests for conditions like COVID-19, flu, RSV, strep throat, HbA1c, hepatitis C, and HIV. The law expands pharmacists' scope of practice to include these tests under federal "waiver" requirements, without requiring additional physician oversight. The provision expires on July 1, 2028, as noted in the bill's text.

Requires the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly to provide each member of their respective chamber with any reports issued to them.

Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district.

Establishes the marine electric propulsion health and environmental impact program to provide education, advocacy and increased awareness of the environmental and health impacts of marine electric propulsion systems.

Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances with the exception of use in cattle or other nonhuman species if approved by the federal food and drug administration.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits state and local government entities - including agencies, courts, universities, municipalities, and public authorities - from contracting out any function they could perform themselves, unless explicitly allowed by law. It defines "outsourcing" as hiring outside entities to handle work a government body could do internally. Existing outsourced contracts without prior legal approval must be terminated by January 1 after the law takes effect, requiring the return or destruction of all materials shared with contractors. The law applies broadly to all government functions, with no exceptions beyond specific legislative authorization.

Requires the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to contract with a certified independent public accounting firm for the provision of an independent, comprehensive, forensic audit of the authority to examine redundancies, inefficiencies, and the authority's governance system.

Requires online products targeted towards children provide features to protect child users including providing screen time controls, prohibiting the promotion of harmful or illegal activities, and removing features which inappropriately amplify the level of engagement a child user has with the online product.

Enacts the "dismantling student antisemitism act", or "DSA act"; requires mandatory sensitivity training that includes the topic of antisemitism; includes reporting requirements regarding antisemitism complaints and disciplinary processes.

Requires the office of children and family services implement a regional cost factor analysis for child care subsidies; requires social services districts implement such findings.