Asm. Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Maddy summaryThis bill designates East Harlem, also known as "El Barrio," as a cultural district by amending the state's arts and cultural affairs law. The legislation defines the district's boundaries as the area between East 96th and 125th Streets, bounded by Fifth Avenue and the East River. Once designated, the Council on the Arts is authorized to provide grants, technical assistance, and other support to cultural institutions within this specific region to promote its cultural significance. The law also allows the council to designate additional cultural districts in the future, provided they are compact, contiguous areas with a shared cultural heritage.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires government websites that publish records about incarcerated individuals to allow users to search for people by their current name, former legal name, or any known alias. It applies to sites maintained by the state department that display conviction information for individuals who are not currently serving sentences for specific offenses like sex crimes or those ineligible for early release. The law mandates that these search functions be programmed to successfully retrieve records when any of these name variations are entered. This change directly affects how the public can locate information about former inmates online, ensuring that searches remain effective even if a person's name has changed.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates November 26th of every year as Sojourner Truth Day in New York State. It achieves this by adding the new commemoration to the official list of state days of recognition found in the executive law. The change allows schools and other organizations to observe the day in honor of the abolitionist and women's rights activist.

Requires a study of the utilization of state government payments as an opportunity to transition unbanked and underbanked state residents into the banking system; requires a report shall be compiled and provided on the findings no later than eighteen months after the effective date of this act.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the requirement for general hospitals to offer flu shots to admitted patients who are 50 years of age or older, raising the age limit from the previous 65. It mandates that hospital administrators provide these vaccinations annually between September and April, while also maintaining separate requirements for pneumococcal vaccines for patients aged 65 and above. To ensure compliance, the law requires hospitals to create specific policies for identifying eligible patients, informing them of vaccine risks and benefits, and documenting all administrations or refusals. The legislation also allows the state health commissioner to temporarily waive these requirements if there is a shortage of vaccines.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the scope of practice for dental assistants and licensed practical nurses to include the application of topical fluoride varnish. It achieves this by amending state education laws to explicitly list this task as a permissible supportive service for dental assistants under a dentist's direct supervision and as a standard responsibility for licensed practical nurses under the direction of a nurse or physician. The legislation clarifies that these professionals must continue to perform these duties under the oversight of a licensed dentist or other authorized healthcare provider, while explicitly excluding them from performing surgical or irreversible procedures.

Maddy summaryThis bill removes the ability for certain properties to receive tax exemptions if they are being used in violation of local zoning laws. It directly affects owners of real estate who might have previously claimed tax breaks while operating their properties against zoning regulations. The key mechanism is a specific amendment to the Real Property Tax Law that explicitly lists zoning violations as a condition that disqualifies a property from exemption status. By taking effect immediately upon enactment, the change ensures that non-compliant properties must pay full taxes rather than benefiting from special exemptions.

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2024; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

Establishes the climate change adaptation cost recovery program to require companies that have contributed significantly to the buildup of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to bear a share of the costs of needed infrastructure investments to adapt to climate change; mandates that projects funded by the program require compliance with prevailing wage requirements; requires that contracts for funded projects contain a provision that the structural iron and structural steel used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territories or possessions; makes additional provisions; establishes the climate change adaptation fund.

Authorizes the cannabis control board to issue a cannabis showcase event permit to certain licensees authorized to conduct retail sales of adult-use cannabis, cannabis products and cannabis merchandise.