Asm. Judy Griffin

Relates to permitting certain not-for-profit corporations engaged in engineering for certain conservation efforts to do business or provide professional engineering, land surveying, or professional geology services in the state.

Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's Commissioner of Health to establish regional minimum hourly reimbursement rates for home care providers serving Medicaid patients. It directly affects home care agencies and providers who employ home care aides, mandating rates that cover all necessary costs - including base wages, benefits, payroll taxes, operational expenses, and compliance costs. The rates must be set regionally based on actual service costs, adjusted annually to reflect labor law changes, and published publicly. Providers must justify any contract rates below these minimums, and the comptroller can audit contracts to ensure adequacy. The goal is to ensure reimbursement rates support fair wages and operational needs for home care workers under Medicaid.

Prohibits cannabis retail and on-site consumption licensees from operating such premises within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds; prohibits the advertising and marketing of cannabis content within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds, playgrounds, child day care providers, public parks, and libraries.

Enacts the overdose prevention and recovery act; directs that at least twenty percent of funds from the opioid stewardship fund shall be invested in recovery services and supports; requires an annual report to the legislature regarding funds distributed from the opioid stewardship fund; makes the opioid stewardship fund permanent.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits individuals convicted of specific felonies from holding any civil office (such as elected or appointed government positions) for up to 10 years after conviction. It specifically bars office-holding for felonies listed in New York Penal Law articles 200, 496, or 195.20, or for felonies committed "through the use of" their office (e.g., under Penal Law article 215 or U.S. Code sections). For certain misdemeanors, it imposes a 5-year ban (extendable to 10 years under plea agreements involving felony charges). A certificate of relief from disabilities (e.g., a pardon) does not override this prohibition.

Provides that gas, electric, or combination gas and electric corporations shall not be permitted to retain revenues derived from their actual return on equity in excess of authorized rates of return on equity.

Maddy summaryThis bill removes the requirement that business owners operating under an assumed name or as a partnership must have their certificate of business name notarized (acknowledged). Previously, certificates needed both a signature and notarization, but now only a signature is required. This simplifies the filing process for sole proprietors and partnerships when registering their business name with county clerks across New York. The change applies immediately to all such filings without altering the certificate's content or other registration requirements.

Establishes domestic violence crimes when an individual commits or intends to commit a specified offense against a member of the same family or household; defines specified offenses; defines members of the same family; sets forth criteria for the authorized disposition of individuals convicted of a domestic violence crime.

Establishes a person is guilty of assault in the second degree when such person intends to cause physical injury to an employee of New York state or any of its political subdivisions or of a public authority or a public benefit corporation while such employee is performing such employee's duties.