Asm. Linda Rosenthal

Requires that non-pharmaceutical alternative treatment options including but not limited to treatment provided by a licensed acupuncturist, licensed massage therapist, licensed chiropractor, and yoga instructor be covered by the medical assistance program and by private health insurers.

Requires minors under 18 years to attend school on a full-time basis, unless such minor is seventeen or older and enrolled in a vocational or occupational education program, with the consent of the school district and the person in parental relation with the minor; requires such minor must enroll in GED course until age of 19 years, if the person leaves school.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits manufacturers, distributors, and retailers from offering gifts, rewards, or incentives for purchasing oral nicotine pouches. It directly affects businesses selling these products by banning any promotional items tied to sales. The key provision (Section 2) explicitly bans such incentives for oral nicotine pouches, defined as smokeless, pre-portioned pouches containing nicotine (tobacco-derived or synthetic) and other ingredients like flavorings. The law takes immediate effect upon passage. It does not apply to e-cigarettes, which are mentioned separately in the prohibition language.

Enacts the "refuting false knowledge act" relating to establishing a medical misinformation task force within the department of health to combat medical misinformation provided by the federal government.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a legal right to counsel for eligible immigrants in New York during immigration proceedings. It applies to income-eligible non-citizens or those with significant New York ties (like residents or cases tied to NY courts) facing removal or detention under federal immigration law. The New York State Office for New Americans will administer the program, providing initial consultations and ongoing legal representation starting when a case begins (e.g., upon receiving a "Notice to Appear") and continuing until the case concludes. Legal services must be offered regardless of the proceeding's location, including federal immigration courts outside New York.

Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York State authorities (like public hospitals or transportation agencies) to get the state comptroller's prior approval for contracts exceeding $1 million. It mandates that such contracts cannot become valid until the comptroller reviews and approves them, as determined by the comptroller's supervision authority. The comptroller must notify authorities about which contracts need review, the submission process, and timeframes, and will establish rules for this oversight. This changes the process for large contracts by adding a mandatory pre-approval step, directly affecting how state authorities manage significant spending.

Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal services infrastructure needed to provide such representation.

Requires certain eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists for emergency treatment of a person appearing to experience an opioid-related overdose.

Restricts the use of total release fogging pesticides unless the purchaser is licensed as a certified commercial pesticide applicator, certified residential pesticide applicator, or certified commercial pesticide technician in the state of New York or the purchaser is licensed in an equivalent manner in a jurisdiction with reciprocity with the state of New York, as determined by the department; restricts the use of total release fogging pesticides in multi-unit dwellings.