Asm. Joe Angelino

Authorizes the establishment of New York health care savings accounts to allow residents of the state to save money for the payment of qualified health care related expenses; relates to the use, maintenance, and tax liability of such accounts.

Relates to enacting the Come Home to Hunt Act, which provides for the purchase of a two-day hunting license for non-residents to hunt domestic game bird, migratory game bird, big game, and small game.

Includes falsely reporting incidents in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of police officers to a particular address or location as a felony offense under the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new class E felony offense for intentionally interfering with police officers during their duties. It specifically prohibits actions like spitting on officers, throwing objects, or physically pushing, shoving, or blocking them while they are performing official tasks. The law defines obstruction as a criminal act punishable by up to four years in prison, applying directly to individuals who disrupt officer safety or operations. The bill does not include exceptions or additional context beyond these specific prohibited behaviors.

Establishes the crimes of assault on a pregnant person in the second degree as a class D felony and assault on a pregnant person in the first degree as a class C felony.

Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.

Requires the state board of parole to include at least one member who is or was a member of law enforcement and at least one member who is a crime victim or crime victim's representative.

Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act"; prohibits certain food additives and food color additives; provides that in an action to enforce compliance, the recognition by the federal food and drug administration of any of these substances as safe may not be alleged as a defense; establishes requirements for the reporting of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) substances.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a dentist loan repayment program and a practice support program to encourage dentists to work in underserved areas of New York. The loan repayment program provides up to $50,000 per year for three years (totaling $150,000) to help repay student loans for dentists who commit to practicing in underserved areas for three years. The practice support program offers up to $70,000 per year for three years (totaling $210,000) to assist dentists in establishing practices or hospitals in recruiting dentists for underserved communities. Both programs are funded at $1.2 million annually for loan repayment and $3 million annually for practice support (2025-2028), with at least 50% of funds reserved for dentists trained in teaching hospitals and 1/3 allocated to New York City.

Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes; includes the definition of emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.