Asm. Michaelle Solages

Maddy summaryThis bill requires health insurers to allow patients to directly assign their payments to healthcare providers (like doctors or clinics) for covered services, regardless of whether the provider is in the insurer’s network. It applies to all medical, hospital, and surgical insurance policies issued in the state, ensuring patients can pay out-of-network providers directly if services are covered. Insurers must also send written notices to policyholders when paying providers directly, detailing the payment amount, services covered, and calculation method. The law takes effect 90 days after enactment for new or renewed policies.

Authorizes the imposition of penalties on subcontractors for failure to adhere to the standards for prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments for health care services.

Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows current New York City police officers who previously worked as traffic enforcement agents to count that prior service toward their retirement and pension benefits. Specifically, officers who transferred from traffic enforcement to the police department (before July 2009) can include that time in their service calculation, provided they pay the equivalent contributions they would have made during that period. It directly affects NYC police officers with prior traffic enforcement experience who are now serving in the uniformed police force. The policy change ensures their earlier work is recognized in retirement eligibility without altering existing civil service transfer rules.

Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" which establishes a law enforcement peer support program to provide confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling; defines terms; provides exceptions for when a peer support communication may be disclosed.

Maddy summaryBill A 1550 amends state law concerning class action lawsuits. It prohibits a court from denying a lawsuit class action status solely because the case involves the operations of a government entity. This means that when evaluating whether a group can sue as a class, courts must consider other established criteria and cannot use governmental involvement as the only reason for denial. The bill affects individuals and groups seeking to bring class action lawsuits against government entities, as well as the courts that certify such actions.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires most health insurance plans in New York to cover one rescue inhaler and one maintenance inhaler for asthma treatment at no cost to the patient. It applies to all medical, major medical, and comprehensive health insurance policies that cover prescription drugs, directly affecting asthma patients who rely on these medications. Insurers must provide this coverage without deductibles, copayments, or other cost-sharing, with a narrow exception only for high-deductible plans that would otherwise disqualify patients from health savings accounts. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, for all new or renewed policies.

Permits certain licensed athletic trainers who are licensed to practice in another state, territory or country to provide athletic training services to athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or performance in this state.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the residential parking permit system in Elmont, Hempstead, to include all of Sussex Road north of 109th Avenue. It amends the vehicle and traffic law to add Sussex Road as a designated area requiring permits for residents. The change directly affects homeowners and residents living on Sussex Road within the specified zone. The bill was signed into law on October 3, 2025 (Chapter 429).

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.