Asm. Rebecca Seawright

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York state agencies that collect demographic data to create separate categories for White, Middle Eastern, and North African populations. It mandates that these groups be listed individually, including specific nationalities like Egyptian, Iranian, and Palestinian, while also allowing respondents to select multiple categories. Agencies must publish this updated data online by December 2025, with certain departments given an additional year to comply. The law applies to all relevant state entities except for labor, criminal justice, mental health, and disability assistance offices, which are exempt until two years after the bill becomes effective.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires owners of Class C limited-use motorcycles to register their vehicles and display official license plates when operating them on public roads. It mandates that these motorcycles carry liability insurance unless the owner is a government agency or corporation that can prove financial ability to pay for damages through a self-insurance certificate. The legislation also exempts Class B and Class C limited-use motorcycles from standard vehicle safety inspections and clarifies that their operators are not subject to certain equipment rules applicable to other limited-use vehicles. Additionally, the bill updates insurance laws to ensure that policies covering these motorcycles include specific first-party benefits for injured people outside the vehicle.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the sale of infant walkers in New York State and restricts their use in child care facilities unless a medical professional determines they are medically necessary for a specific child. It defines infant walkers as fully enclosed, wheeled units that allow children to move while seated or standing and applies these rules to manufacturers, retailers, and secondhand dealers. The law empowers the Office of Children and Family Services to notify child care providers and create regulations to enforce the ban, while also allowing the Attorney General to seek court injunctions and impose civil penalties of up to $500 for each violation.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all general hospitals to create violence prevention programs that align with federal and accrediting organization standards. Larger hospitals in cities or counties with over one million people must have an off-duty law enforcement officer or trained security staff present in the emergency department at all times. Smaller hospitals must also maintain security presence near the emergency department, though critical access, sole community, and rural emergency hospitals are exempt unless they report increased violence, in which case they must eventually comply. The law will take effect approximately 280 days after it is passed.

Allocates the Amistad commission to work alongside the department of education and on behalf of students in the state; repeals certain provisions relating to the Amistad commission; requires schools in the state to provide curriculum relating to Black history, slavery, and race.

Provides for medicaid reimbursement for ambulance services when treatment in place is administered and/or when transportation is provided to alternative health care settings instead of a general hospital.

Requires a utilization review agent to follow certain rules when establishing a step therapy protocol; requires that the protocol accepts any attestation submitted by the insured's health care professional stating that a required drug has failed as prima facie evidence that the required drug has failed.

Provides for the protection of health information; establishes requirements for communications to individuals about their health information; requires either written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the processing of an individual's health information.

Maddy summaryThis bill restricts the presence of specific chemicals in menstrual products sold or distributed within the state. It defines "restricted substances" to include items like lead, mercury, formaldehyde, and various phthalates, prohibiting their use as intentionally added ingredients starting on the effective date. The law also establishes a timeline for setting lower safety thresholds for these chemicals, requiring the Department of Health to propose regulations within a year and review them every five years. Manufacturers of tampons, pads, cups, and other menstrual hygiene products must comply with these limits to sell their goods in the state.

Requires new construction that includes dedicated off-street parking to provide electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces.