Asm. William Colton

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a 3-year pilot program to help incarcerated individuals in Wende and New York City correctional facilities find employment within six months of release. It requires holding at least three job fairs annually at these facilities, offering resume help, interview coaching, and connections to potential employers. Incarcerated people at Albion, Taconic, and Bedford facilities are excluded from the pilot but will receive alternative job search support. The program mandates annual evaluations tracking job placements, attendee numbers, and recidivism rates, with public reports to the legislature.

Creates a ten year live kidney donor follow-up study which includes a one thousand dollars per year stipend for participants; provides two thousand dollars for all kidney donors for health-related expenses.

Maddy summaryThis bill, the "Veterans' Memorials Preservation Act," requires public entities like cities, towns, and school districts to preserve existing veterans' memorials - such as parks, monuments, plaques, or structures - without altering, moving, or destroying them, except when changes are "reasonably necessary." It mandates that these memorials remain publicly accessible and properly maintained by the groups that own or manage them. The law directly affects local and state government bodies responsible for veterans' memorials across the state. It takes effect immediately upon passage.

Requires at least a ratio of one clinical, non-student mental health staff member per one thousand students on all SUNY and CUNY campuses and for state colleges and universities to update such ratio every five years.

Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to create a staffing plan for workforce emergencies when experiencing staffing shortages.

Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 1568) prohibits landlords and housing providers from refusing to rent or sell housing to tenants solely because they were involved in past, current, or ongoing landlord-tenant court cases (summary proceedings under Article 7 of the Real Property Law). It adds this specific history to New York’s anti-discrimination law, making such refusal an unlawful practice - except when a tenant failed to comply with a court order. The law applies to all housing providers, including those managing publicly-assisted housing and new developments, and covers both direct refusals and misleading statements about neighborhood changes tied to these cases.

Maddy summaryThis New York bill sets a $200 standard deductible for auto insurance covering physical damage (like collision or theft), while allowing policyholders to choose lower deductibles of at least $50 for comprehensive/theft coverage and $100 for collision coverage (window glass coverage may have no deductible). Insurers may also offer zero or decreasing deductibles over time but must clearly explain how these affect policy costs, coverage, and potential changes. The bill prohibits insurers from raising both the premium and deductible for the same claim incident. It directly affects New York auto insurance policyholders and insurers operating under state insurance law.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows licensed pharmacists in New York to order and administer specific diagnostic tests, directly affecting pharmacists and patients seeking convenient testing. It authorizes pharmacists to perform FDA-authorized tests for conditions like COVID-19, flu, RSV, strep throat, HbA1c, hepatitis C, and HIV. The law expands pharmacists' scope of practice to include these tests under federal "waiver" requirements, without requiring additional physician oversight. The provision expires on July 1, 2028, as noted in the bill's text.

Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district.