Asm. Stacey Pheffer Amato

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York pharmacists to administer FDA-approved progestin-only contraceptive injections for birth control, expanding access to contraception. Pharmacists must complete a patient risk assessment, provide educational materials, and notify a patient's primary care provider (with opt-out allowed) before administering the injection. They must also complete required training and may refuse service if safety concerns exist. The law directly affects patients seeking contraception - particularly those without regular doctors - and pharmacists who provide this service.

Provides for cost-of-living adjustments; provides that the base benefit amount shall be increased annually by reference to the consumer price index for each applicable calendar year beginning on September 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis bill makes it a felony to intentionally stage a construction site accident to file a fraudulent insurance claim. It directly affects individuals or groups who enter construction sites to fake injuries or damage with the specific intent of submitting a false insurance claim. The law criminalizes both personally staging such accidents and directing others to do so, treating it as a class E felony punishable by prison time. The key provision creates a new criminal offense specifically targeting insurance fraud at construction sites.

Maddy summaryThis bill exempts New York City sheriffs, undersheriffs, and deputy sheriffs from paying the central business district toll when using their official vehicles during work duties. It directly affects NYC law enforcement personnel who operate vehicles within Manhattan's toll zone while performing official responsibilities. The law amendment (Section 1704-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law) explicitly states that such vehicles shall not be charged the toll upon entry or while in the central business district. The change takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Establishes a program for specific individuals to become complex care assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees.

Repeals the provision of law that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who receive a real property tax exemption for service may not receive the income tax credit for such service.

Establishes alternative twenty and twenty-five year plans for every non-seasonally appointed sworn member or officer of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation, a forest ranger in the service of the department of environmental conservation, which shall mean a person who serves on a full-time basis in the title of forest ranger I, forest ranger II, forest ranger III, assistant superintendent of forest fire control, or any successor titles or new titles in the forest ranger title series in the department of environmental conservation, a police officer in the department of environmental conservation, the regional state park police, and university of police officers whose date of membership is prior to January first, two thousand ten.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates September 11th as an official public holiday called "September 11th Memorial and Remembrance Day." It adds this date to the state's list of public holidays, which affects state government offices, public schools, and other institutions that observe designated holidays. The change would take effect immediately upon enactment, requiring state operations to close on September 11th each year.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates an exception for licensed midwives who receive traffic tickets while responding to emergency medical situations. It establishes a legal presumption that midwives aren't liable for certain traffic violations (like running red lights via photo enforcement, speeding, or violating bus lanes) if they provide an affidavit confirming they were in an emergency at the time. The bill requires midwives to submit this affidavit or equivalent proof at a traffic hearing to avoid penalties. It directly affects licensed midwives operating vehicles during urgent medical responses, modifying how traffic violations are adjudicated for this specific profession.

Relates to first responders, including correction officers, coming into contact with saliva by spitting, throwing, tossing, or expelling from or by an individual.