Asm. Donna Lupardo

Maddy summaryThis bill requires insurance companies to cover at least 90 days of rehabilitation services at a facility when a doctor prescribes it. It directly affects insured individuals needing post-illness or injury rehabilitation, ensuring they receive extended coverage without arbitrary limits. The key provision mandates that new or renewed insurance policies include this 90-day coverage, contingent on a doctor's referral. The law takes effect 90 days after enactment and applies to policies issued after that date.

Provides for payments for home and community based long term care services; provides that funds appropriated to compensate for minimum wage requirements, shall not be subject to managed care risk adjustment on insurers.

Requires the office of children and family services to utilize a cost estimation model when determining the actual cost providers incur when providing child care; requires the office to prepare a report detailing such.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends New York's historic homeownership rehabilitation tax credit window through 2025, allowing homeowners to claim up to $50,000 in credits for rehabbing qualified historic homes during tax years before 2025, and $25,000 for years starting in 2025. It directly affects homeowners who rehabilitate historic properties, requiring them to meet specific criteria like exterior rehabilitation costs and excluding pre-2007 work. The bill adds mandatory annual reporting requirements, mandating the state commissioner to publicly share detailed data on credit usage - including project locations, housing units before/after rehab, and credit values - by November 1 each year. These reports must be submitted to state leadership and made available online. The changes take effect for tax years beginning January 1, 2025.

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to issue special airport air strike hazard permits when the department finds that wildlife has become a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare.

Designates rescue cats as the official state cat; establishes that a rescue cat is a cat of any breed or mixture of breeds rescued and adopted from an animal shelter or rescue group located in the state.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes New York's first state-level regulations for kratom products. It bans the sale of kratom products containing synthesized or semi-synthetic compounds (like 7-hydroxymitragynine above 2% per serving), dangerous additives, or child-attractive packaging. Kratom processors and retailers must register with the state, provide third-party safety test results (including solvent and heavy metal levels), and comply with FDA food safety guidelines. The law directly affects businesses selling kratom, requiring new documentation and safety checks before sale.

Relates to allowing for students in certain postsecondary education experience or transition programs to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires local governments (counties, cities, towns, villages) and their public bodies (like boards and commissions) to use web-based videoconferencing for meetings under specific conditions. Key provisions mandate that meetings must include closed captioning, maintain physical locations for public attendance, require written procedures for remote participation, and ensure recordings are posted online with transcripts upon request. It also requires public notice detailing videoconferencing options, accessibility features (like ASL interpretation), and locations where the public can attend. The bill establishes a "municipal hybrid meeting trust fund" to support implementation and expires July 1, 2026.

Establishes the healthy and safe students act; requires comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K-12 which includes a model curricula for comprehensive sexuality education and at a minimum conforms to the content and scope of national sexuality education standards.