Authorizes the department of transportation to establish and implement a state memorial sign program to memorialize persons who died due to injuries sustained in a fatal motor vehicle crash on state highways.
Establishes a fiscal cliff task force to conduct a study on fiscal cliffs in the state's public assistance programs and to make recommendations related thereto.
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.
Requires that health insurance policies shall provide coverage for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer; provides that no patient cost sharing shall be imposed for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer.
Reforms the education requirements for persons who want to become certified public accountants; provides alternative pathways to being certified as certified public accountants.
Maddy summaryThis bill removes a New York state law that previously prohibited transplant patients from being listed on waiting lists at multiple organ procurement organizations. It directly affects patients awaiting organ transplants who may now be eligible for placement on waiting lists at different facilities within New York. The key change eliminates the specific ban (previously in Public Health Law §4363) that prevented patients from having multiple listings simultaneously. This amendment updates organ allocation rules to allow patients to potentially access multiple transplant programs without violating state policy. The law took effect immediately upon signing on October 16, 2025.
Provides that every insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery in New York which provides major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage shall provide space on any enrollment, renewal or initial online portal process forms so that the insured or applicant for insurance shall register or decline registration in the donate life registry.
Establishes the New York road salt reduction council and the New York road salt reduction advisory committee to provide a mechanism for interagency cooperation and coordination to implement the recommendations of the report of the Adirondack road salt reduction task force.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends Erie County's authority to collect two specific additional sales and use tax rates through November 30, 2027. It maintains a 1% additional tax rate (previously set to expire in 2025) and continues a 0.75% additional tax rate (which began in 2011) for the same extended period. All revenue from the 0.75% rate must be used solely by Erie County for its own purposes and cannot be shared with other entities. The bill directly affects Erie County residents and businesses by continuing these specific tax rates beyond their original expiration dates.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends existing rules allowing Erie County to sell certain bonds (called "municipal obligations") without being restricted by standard private sale limits. It specifically applies to bonds issued by Erie County on or before June 30, 2026, and requires state comptroller approval for the sale terms. The amendment modifies Section 54.50 of New York's local finance law to permit this flexibility, directly affecting Erie County's ability to manage its debt. The change is procedural, focusing on clarifying bond sale procedures rather than creating new policy.
