Asm. Judy Griffin

Authorizes the Department of Veterans' Services to consult and collaborate with relevant offices in the federal department of veterans affairs, the department of health, the state office for the aging and other HCBS experts to develop educational materials for veterans and their families about the accessibility to home and community-based services.

Requires the office for the aging to develop and provide elder abuse prevention training to train senior service centers and entities that contract with the office for the aging and the office of children and family services to provide services to elderly persons in the detection and reporting of elder abuse in consultation with the office of children and family services.

Relates to special provisions for the operation of bicycles when approaching stop signs and traffic-control signals including steady circular red signals and red arrow signals.

Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one or are sold in packaging that is made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one.

Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing, shelters and residences to receive services they could otherwise receive if they resided in a private residence.

Establishes an elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign to educate older adults and persons providing care to older adults on the prevention and detection of financial exploitation.

Requires that the state university of New York's board of trustees and the city university of New York's board of trustees shall each adopt a policy requiring all state university of New York, city university of New York, college, and community college campuses that offer membership programs to the general public for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities, to permit disabled veterans to obtain a membership for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the general public, but without payment of any fees or other charges, or at a discounted rate; defines "disabled veteran".

Maddy summaryThis bill designates May 25, 2026, as Memorial Day in New York State. It directs the legislative body to pause its work on that date to honor military personnel who died while serving the nation. The measure does not create a new holiday or change existing laws, but rather establishes a symbolic observance for residents to remember fallen service members.

Designates an individual found to have been convicted of certain crimes where the complainant or victim is an amateur or professional athlete, coach, official or other participant in a sports event, or a jockey, driver, trainer, owner, official or other participant in a horse race, or to have been convicted of certain offenses involving sports contests, horse races, or wagering thereon, as a prohibited sports bettor; requires the commission to notify the individual; allows for the individual to contest such designation; requires account wagering licensees to prohibit any individual designated as a prohibited sports bettor from establishing or maintaining a wagering account.

Establishes the adult care facility voucher demonstration program for persons with dementia, Alzheimer's diagnosis, or other cognitive impairments to provide a sliding-scale subsidy for adult care facility residents who are at risk of losing nursing home care due to depleted resources and to individuals who are not eligible for Medicaid or supplemental security income, but in need of adult day care services.