Prohibits the sale of dry ice to individuals under eighteen years of age; provides a violation shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires life insurance applicants to provide medical history at application through a physician's statement or medical records. If insurers accept the application based on this disclosure, they cannot later cancel the policy or reject the application due to the disclosed medical conditions. It directly protects applicants with pre-existing health conditions who voluntarily share their medical history upfront. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
Excepts crimes related to sex offenses, crimes against elderly or disabled persons and crimes related to sexual performance by a child from the three-year time limit to bring charges for such crimes against school educators employed by schools which are located in cities with 125,000 or more people.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) from using cleaning chemicals that can cause asthma or worsen asthma symptoms in workers or riders. It requires the New York State Health Commissioner to create and maintain a list of banned chemicals, which the MTA must then stop using in all facility and equipment cleaning. The law directly affects MTA employees and passengers who use subway stations, trains, and buses, particularly in areas with higher asthma rates. The MTA must switch to safer alternatives within 180 days of the bill taking effect.
Maddy summaryThis bill raises the price threshold for food and drink sold in vending machines to remain tax-exempt. It increases the current limit from $1.50 (for coin-only machines) and $2.00 (for other payment methods) to $3.00 and $3.50, respectively. Vending machine operators selling items below these new prices will continue to avoid certain taxes. The change applies to all food, drink, and bottled water sold through vending machines, directly affecting businesses that operate them. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Establishes Davina's driver accountability law which requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a uniform curriculum for accident prevention courses for use by all sponsoring agencies, delivery agencies and instructors in this state; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Establishes graduate tuition assistance program awards; sets amounts of such awards; provides for restrictions on such awards; makes related provisions.
Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities; provides penalties for safety violations and operating without a valid license; prohibits reductions in fines in certain circumstances where a patient is endangered or harmed.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 1795) creates the New York State Dental Faculty Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program to help dental schools recruit faculty. It provides eligible licensed dentists working as faculty or clinical instructors at New York dental schools with up to $40,000 annually in student loan forgiveness (capped at $160,000 total), based on teaching 12+ academic credit hours per year. To qualify, applicants must have dental degree debt, completed qualifying faculty coursework, and work at a New York dental school. The program also requires the development of a standardized academic dentistry curriculum by an association representing New York dental centers, bypassing standard competitive bidding for that contract.
Relates to the placement of school crossing guards; requires school crossing guards to be placed on each of the corners of streets adjacent to public and private schools in New York City serving students in grades K-8 and on each side of streets with more than four lanes.
