Prohibits the keeping of inventory, storage, warehouse, processing, packaging, shipping or distributing of flavored vapor products near where vapor or tobacco products are sold at retail or wholesale.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new funding formula to help high-need school districts in specific counties address capacity shortages (like overcrowded classrooms). It directly affects districts with populations between 940,000-1 million residents (per 2010 census) that have voter-approved building projects since July 2021. The key mechanism replaces standard funding calculations with a special "high-need secondary supplemental building aid ratio," which boosts aid based on existing rates but caps it at a calculated maximum. This ensures districts with at least 10% capacity shortages receive enhanced funding for construction or repairs.
Establishes the nail salon minimum standards council act; establishes the nail salon minimum standards council which shall investigate wages and standards within the nail salon industry and submit recommendations on minimum wages, regulations and standards for nail salon workers.
Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy, to study health literacy and develop recommendations for improving health literacy in this state.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits declawing (removing claws) and descenting (surgically removing anal glands) ferrets in New York State, except when necessary for a ferret's medical health and performed by a licensed veterinarian. It directly affects ferret owners, breeders, and veterinarians by banning these procedures for cosmetic or convenience reasons. The law includes a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for violations and defines "therapeutic purpose" to exclude non-medical reasons like ease of handling. The bill takes immediate effect upon enactment.
Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement to a participant for its reasonable costs of participation in any proceeding before the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items.
Prohibits local, state and federal law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties; excludes certain protective masks.
Prohibits hospital interference with patient care where the practitioner is acting in good faith and within the scope of their practice; defines emergency medical conditions; requires appropriate medical screening and stabilizing treatment of persons in an emergency department, including pregnant persons, or appropriate transfer.
Maddy summaryThis bill changes how courts handle appeals of denied disability pensions. If a court finds a state pension system's denial was arbitrary or not supported by evidence, it can directly grant the pension instead of just overturning the denial. It applies to people appealing disability pension denials through Article 78 proceedings. The law ensures courts can provide the actual pension relief requested when the denial is unjust, rather than sending cases back for further review. This affects individuals seeking disability pensions who have had their claims rejected by state systems.
