Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, they must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.
Creates a wholesale prescription drug importation program which complies with federal standards and regulations for the purpose of generating substantial savings for consumers.
Includes offenses involving the possession, display or discharge of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine-gun, or disguised gun as qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on bail.
Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.
Designates August thirty-first of each year as a day of commemoration to be known as "Overdose Awareness Day"; requires the flag to be flown at half-staff on such date.
Directs the office of children and family services to develop and post a list of eligible substitute day care staff who can be used by a child day care provider in a time of need.
Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 4213) bans the discharge of bilge water into New York's waters. Bilge water is defined as a mixture of water, oils, lubricants, grease, and cleaning fluids that accumulates in the lowest part of a vessel from engine and machinery operations. The law prohibits all vessels, watercraft, marinas, and moorings from releasing this water into any New York state waterways or adjacent waters under state jurisdiction. It directly affects boat operators, marinas, and any entity using watercraft in New York's waters. The prohibition is enforceable immediately upon the bill's enactment.
Maddy summaryBill A 160 prohibits registered sex offenders from entering, being within 500 feet of, or being located in any state park or municipal-owned park. This law directly affects individuals required to register under the state’s sex offender registry by restricting their access to public park spaces. The key provision creates a 500-foot buffer zone around all state and locally owned parks, preventing registered sex offenders from being present within that radius. The bill was referred to the Correction committee on January 8, 2025, and is pending further legislative action.
Maddy summaryThis bill clarifies that transfers involving cooperative housing corporations during voluntary dissolution under the private housing finance law are exempt from certain taxes, provided there is no change in beneficial ownership. It specifically adds these voluntary dissolution transfers to an existing tax exemption that covers mere changes in a corporation's identity or form of ownership. The change directly affects cooperative housing corporations and their shareholders when dissolving voluntarily without altering who ultimately controls the property. This amendment ensures these specific transactions remain tax-exempt, aligning with existing policy for similar ownership changes.
