Provides that certain utilization review determinations shall be made consistent with medical and scientific evidence; includes services for mental health and substance use disorders as part of emergency services.
Maddy summaryThis bill provides a $500 tax credit for individuals who permanently relocate to the state to access reproductive care or gender-affirming care, or for healthcare providers who relocate to offer such care. It applies to people moving from states with stricter abortion laws or more restrictive gender-affirming care access laws. The credit is available on individual income tax returns for the tax year of relocation, with excess credits refundable if they exceed tax liability. The policy takes effect for taxable years beginning January 1, 2025.
Designates services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services program as essential medical care services.
Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant; defines disabled tenant.
Requires pharmacies to provide prescription drug readers or other means of access to individuals who disclose they have difficulty seeing or reading standard print labels on prescription drug containers; defines "prescription drug reader" to mean a device which is capable of audibly conveying information contained on the label of a prescription drug; makes exceptions.
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.
Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; provides employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
Enacts the "fairness in cooperative homeownership act"; regulates the submission and determinations of applications for ownership of cooperative apartments.
Maddy summaryThis bill imposes a new 0.5% tax on corporations when they repurchase their own issued shares (stock buybacks). It directly affects corporations that buy back shares, taxing the full value paid for those shares. The key provision replaces previous per-share tax rates with this flat 0.5% rate on the transaction value, effective immediately upon enactment. The tax applies to all buybacks made after June 1905 (as stated in the bill text), with no exemption for shares canceled within one year.
