Asm. Amy Paulin

Maddy summaryThis bill eliminates the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) exemption from environmental review requirements under Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law. It directly affects the MTA by requiring all new transportation projects it plans, builds, or modifies to undergo standard environmental reviews. The key change removes specific language in the Public Authorities Law that previously exempted MTA activities from these reviews. As a result, MTA projects must now comply with the same environmental impact assessment standards as other entities.

Provides for automatic voter registration and pre-registration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for persons applying for or re-enrolling in Medicaid; allows individuals to decline such automatic registration and pre-registration.

Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to communicate in their preferred manner.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates presumptive eligibility for unemployment benefits for federal employees terminated without a credible misconduct claim after January 20, 2025. It directly affects federal workers who lose their jobs under these conditions, automatically qualifying them for benefits unless the department reviews and denies their claim. The key provision requires state unemployment departments to treat such terminations as jobless due to no fault of the worker, streamlining the application process. The law expires on February 1, 2029, and applies only to terminations meeting the specified criteria.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 1966) expands New York's animal cruelty law to include wildlife animals - such as deer, birds, or other non-insect species - as protected under the law, alongside companion animals. It directly affects wildlife by adding them to the list of animals covered by cruelty provisions, meaning intentional harm to these animals could now be prosecuted under the law. The key mechanism amends the law to define "wildlife" per environmental conservation law, while explicitly maintaining exemptions for lawful hunting, trapping, fishing, pest control, and other authorized activities. This change does not alter existing legal activities like hunting or pest management but extends cruelty protections to wildlife for the first time under this specific statute.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes how parking violation notices are handled in New York. It requires hearing examiners to provide written decisions explaining the legal basis for each ticket's outcome (guilty or not guilty) and gives drivers the option to request a hearing for each individual ticket. The bill also mandates that the state surcharge must be paid unless a hearing officer dismisses the ticket based on specific merits presented by the driver. These changes aim to increase transparency and fairness for drivers contesting parking violations.

Enacts the "fair pay for home care act" relating to minimum wages applicable to home care aides; provides for a minimum wage of 150% of the applicable statewide or regional minimum wage.

Authorizes the dispensing of abortion medication under certain conditions; requires insurance policies providing coverage for contraception to provide coverage for abortion medication.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires owners of general aviation aircraft (private planes used for non-commercial civil aviation in New York) to register with the state transportation department. Owners must apply within 30 days of purchase, maintain a valid registration certificate for up to three years, and carry proof of insurance covering at least $100,000 per passenger seat for injury/death, $100,000 for non-passenger injury, and $300,000 for property damage. Registration must include aircraft details, owner information, and storage locations, with updates required for address changes, ownership transfers, or incidents like theft. The state registration operates alongside federal FAA requirements, and failure to produce the certificate during inspections may be used as evidence of non-compliance.

Maddy summaryThis bill would require New York's Medicaid program to cover ovulation-enhancing drugs and specific monitoring services for women seeking infertility treatment. It mandates coverage for the drugs themselves, office visits, hysterosalpingograms, pelvic ultrasounds, and blood tests necessary to monitor the treatment. If federal funding for these services falls below 90%, the state must use its own funds to create a grant program to maintain coverage. The bill directly affects Medicaid-eligible women undergoing infertility treatment by expanding their covered services to include these specific treatments and monitoring procedures.