Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Provides for the creation and maintenance of digital records for each incarcerated individual which includes all medical records, including but not limited to mental health records and results of drug or alcohol tests, work records and evaluations, conduct records and programming records.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates five "centers for excellence" and ten outpatient treatment centers across New York State specifically for sickle cell disease care. Centers for excellence (located north of Putnam and Orange counties) receive $500,000 annually for specialized research and treatment, while outpatient centers receive $250,000 annually to manage patient care. It also modifies opioid prescribing rules to exempt sickle cell disease patients from a 3-month prescription limit, ensuring access to necessary pain management. The law directly affects sickle cell patients by expanding access to specialized care centers and clarifying treatment protocols.

Relates to contingency planning by state agencies for extended federal government shutdowns; requires the secretary to oversee development of shutdown contingency plans.

Requires town and village justices be admitted to practice law in New York state for at least five years as of the date they commence the duties of office.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 7116) requires New York State's comptroller to create and maintain an interactive online report tracking spending on contracts with minority and women-owned businesses. It mandates annual public reporting showing how much state agencies spend broken down by business ownership categories (Asian American, Black American, Hispanic American, and women-owned), including prime and subcontractor data. The report must be accessible on the comptroller’s website with historical data dating back to 2017, allowing users to search and compare spending across years. This policy change increases transparency in state contracting without altering existing business development rules.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires certain public water systems (serving at least 15 year-round residents or 25 regularly) to identify lead service lines connecting water mains to properties. It defines "lead service line" broadly, including galvanized pipes downstream of lead lines or where lead connectors are used. Water systems must obtain property owner or occupant consent for free inspections, with a 30-day response window; if consent isn't received, occupants may provide consent. Inspections must occur within 60 days of consent, focusing solely on identification, not removal, of lead service lines.

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on independent neighborhoods and homes in cities constructing micro-grids to study the feasibility, efficiency, and energy saving costs if such micro-grids were constructed.

Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.

Includes permissible payment methods, advance consent for direct payments, and annually providing the updated rate schedule as required terms for certain insurance contracts.

Maddy summaryBill A 8175, known as the "Puerto Rico Healthcare Professional Reciprocity Act," allows nurses and doctors licensed and in good standing in Puerto Rico to practice in New York State. The bill amends existing education law to deem these professionals as having met New York's educational and examination requirements. This means nurses and physicians from Puerto Rico would not need to retake national licensing examinations. However, they would still need to meet other New York requirements, such as character, fitness, and a residency program for physicians, and register their license with the state.