Asm. Nikki Lucas

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 the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such incarcerated birth parents; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated birth parents.

Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals; authorizes polling places to be available at correctional facilities and local facilities; requires such facilities to provide persons detained or confined in such facilities access to register to vote or apply for an absentee ballot; requires voting information to be included in the inmate handbook.

Establishes the "SNAP for students act" requiring the office of temporary and disability assistance to create informational materials to provide information regarding student eligibility for SNAP benefits and to provide digital versions of such materials to institutions of higher education in the state; requires institutions of higher education to notify students of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits.

Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.

Enacts the "cannabis supply chain integrity and anti-inversion act"; prohibits any act or omission involving illicit cannabis; provides penalties for such cannabis inversion.

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.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires large group health insurance plans in New York to cover acupuncture services when prescribed by qualified healthcare providers (as defined under Education Law §8211). It applies to plans covering physician office services or comprehensive medical coverage, mandating coverage for acupuncture treatments but allowing reasonable cost-sharing like deductibles or co-pays. The law does not require full coverage without cost-sharing, only that plans include acupuncture as a covered service under specified conditions. It affects insurers offering large group plans and patients relying on such coverage for acupuncture treatments. The bill takes effect 90 days after enactment for new or renewed policies.

Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules and regulations to establish fee transparency standards for electric vehicle charging stations.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the existing law governing fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings until December 31, 2028, changing the previous end date of 2026. It directly affects individuals and employers involved in unemployment insurance claims, as these fees apply during claim disputes. The key mechanism is amending a 1981 law to update the expiration date for specific fee provisions. The change takes effect immediately upon enactment, ensuring current fee rules remain in place for claimants and employers through 2028.