Asm. Angelo Morinello

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 2393) doubles the annual funding cap for the child care tax credit program from $25 million to $50 million per year for businesses providing child care services in New York. It directly affects eligible businesses that qualify under existing rules by increasing the total pool of funds available for their tax credits. The key mechanism requires the state Office to allocate the $50 million pro-rata (based on proportion) to all qualifying business entities that demonstrate eligibility. This change applies to the 2023-2024 fiscal period and takes effect immediately.

Authorizes physicians and pharmacists to enter into collaborative practice medication adherence protocols for their patients; makes permanent certain provisions relating to authorizing pharmacists to perform with physicians in certain settings.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires child day care centers caring for children under age three to install video recording equipment and visually monitor all areas occupied by those children. It mandates continuous recording in child areas (like classrooms) when children are present, while exempting bathrooms, diaper-changing zones, and incidental coverage during routine activities. Centers must retain recordings for 90 days or until abuse/neglect investigations or inspections are resolved, and share footage with authorities when investigating suspected child abuse or during licensing inspections.

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.

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.

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.

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 replaces the term "rape" with "sexual battery" throughout New York's penal law definitions for specific offenses, including third, second, and first-degree sexual battery. It directly affects all legal proceedings and records involving these criminal charges, as the terminology change applies to every instance where "rape" currently appears in the penal code. The key mechanism is a straightforward textual update to multiple sections of the law, maintaining identical legal definitions and penalties while changing the terminology. This is a purely definitional adjustment with no changes to sentencing, legal standards, or protections. The bill does not alter the meaning or scope of the offenses; it only updates the language used to describe them.

Establishes a fire prevention and emergency task force to develop a plan for training requirements and standards for fire prevention and emergency response services in rural areas and to examine the necessity of having uniform standards across the state.