Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Requires contracting agencies to contact minority and women-owned business enterprises when such enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a contract is awarded; mandates that the contractor use such enterprise identified on the utilization plan, unless such enterprise cannot perform or is no longer state certified.

Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes New York City's Council on the Arts to officially designate "Little Panama" as a cultural district. It specifically defines the district's boundaries as bounded by President Street to the south, Franklin Avenue to the east, Bergen Street to the north, and Classon Avenue to the west. The designation allows the Council to provide grants, technical assistance, or other support to cultural institutions within this neighborhood. This is a procedural bill creating a new cultural district designation, not altering existing laws or funding mechanisms.

Relates to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises where there is privity of contract between a small business enterprise and a subcontractor or contractor working on an authority public works contract.

Requires the division of criminal justice services to promulgate a written protocol for the regulation of the use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.

Establishes maximum contaminant levels in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); sets such levels at no higher than 4 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and no higher than 10 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA).

Establishes the cesarean births review board; provides such board shall be comprised of multidisciplinary experts to review the rate of cesarean births at hospitals in the state; provides reporting requirements.

Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.

Allows a bank, in the discretion of the comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance, to arrange for the redeposit of moneys, in whole or in part, through a deposit placement program.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 3508) directs New York's health department to study how doulas - support staff for pregnant people - can be better integrated into hospitals and birthing centers. The study will examine current practices, identify successful programs in New York and other states, and recommend specific criteria for facilities to become "doula friendly" (e.g., visitor status, inclusion in birth rooms, data collection). It does not change existing laws but will produce a final report by December 2027 with recommendations for the state and healthcare facilities. The goal is to improve access to doula care within the maternal health system.