Asm. Keith Brown

Maddy summaryThis is a procedural resolution (not a bill) asking Governor Hochul to declare August 31, 2025, as Overdose Awareness Day in New York State. It commemorates International Overdose Awareness Day, aiming to raise public awareness about the opioid crisis and reduce stigma around overdose deaths. The resolution cites New York's opioid-related death rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017 as context for the commemoration. It does not create new laws or directly affect residents, but serves as a ceremonial recognition to support community discussions on overdose prevention.

Maddy summaryThis resolution designates June 23-29, 2025, as "Amateur Radio Week" in New York State to honor the state's over 25,000 licensed amateur radio operators. It recognizes their role in providing free emergency communications during disasters and their community service, including participation in the American Radio Relay League's Field Day. The resolution is purely symbolic, with no new laws or funding, and aims to raise public awareness of amateur radio operators' contributions to emergency preparedness. It was introduced and adopted on June 6, 2025, with no further legislative action required.

Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder during certain emergency medical treatment, for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment, or to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.

Enacts the "rate hike notice act" which requires utilities in the state of New York to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email and via such customer's monthly billing statement.

Permits the state board of elections to join certain multistate voter list maintenance organizations and provide such organizations with certain voter information; requires the state to join a multistate voter list maintenance organization on or before July 31, 2026.

Requires the superintendent of financial services to audit certain reports to ensure such insurers are in full compliance with federal and state mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements.

Directs the state comptroller to conduct an audit of the department of financial services to ensure the agency is meeting its responsibility to evaluate and assess insurer compliance with federal and state mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements.

Directs the state comptroller to conduct an audit of the department of health and other agencies to ensure that the agency meets its responsibilities to review and assess Medicaid managed care organizations for compliance with federal and state requirements to maintain adequate health care providers within network, and to meet mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements.

Maddy summaryAssembly Resolution 303 requests Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025 as Co-Occurring Disorders Awareness Month in New York. The resolution highlights that co-occurring disorders - defined as the simultaneous presence of a mental health condition and substance use disorder - affect millions and can complicate diagnosis and treatment. It aims to increase public awareness and promote integrated care approaches for better health outcomes, citing statistics from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. This procedural resolution does not create new laws but encourages statewide recognition of the issue.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York State parks to actively promote farmers markets within state parks that sell locally grown food products, without harming park environments. It mandates parks officials to post market locations/times on their website, identify new park locations for markets, and coordinate with agencies like Empire State Development and Agriculture. The policy directly affects state parks management and farmers markets operating in park settings. It creates concrete requirements for information sharing and collaboration but does not fund or mandate new markets.