Asm. Nader Sayegh

Maddy summaryThis bill bans the manufacture, sale, and distribution of candy or confectionery products designed to look like tobacco products (such as candy cigarettes or gum cigars). It directly affects candy manufacturers, sellers, and retailers who produce or market items mimicking cigarettes, pipes, or cigars. The law prohibits using tobacco-like packaging, branding, or descriptions, and violations carry civil fines of $100-$500. The policy change explicitly prevents candy resembling tobacco from being sold under existing confectionery laws.

Provides that a judge of a city court outside the city of New York may only serve until the last day of December next after such person shall be seventy-six years of age; makes exceptions for judges already elected or appointed to office.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates special "epilepsy awareness" license plates for New York residents who choose to purchase them. Owners pay a $25 annual fee on top of regular registration, with all fees deposited into a new "epilepsy awareness fund." The fund finances research and education programs about epilepsy, including scientific studies and public awareness initiatives on seizure prevention and first aid. These programs are managed by the state health department under established public health law.

Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.

Creates the presumption of intent to sell when a person is in possession of forty or more individual packages containing heroin with an aggregate weight of 4.0 grams.

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.

Enacts the "health insurance preauthorization disclosure act"; requires health insurance companies to provide participating health care providers with a list of health care treatments and services that require preauthorization from the health insurance company.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York residents who received a Bronze or Silver Star military medal (or their spouses) to obtain special license plates displaying "Bronze star recipient" or "Silver star recipient." To qualify, applicants must provide proof of the award and pay a $10 one-time fee (in addition to standard registration costs), with the state allocating $5,000 after one year to offset plate production expenses. The special plate is issued only to the recipient themselves - not to their spouse - and follows standard plate application procedures.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York State to establish a program for inspecting indoor air quality in schools and pre-kindergarten facilities. It directly affects all public, charter, private, and parochial K-12 schools and pre-K programs (defined as "covered entities"). Key provisions mandate health department inspections for issues like mold, lead, or poor ventilation; require written complaint investigations; and demand reports comparing air quality to EPA guidelines. The program also requires distributing best practice guides for schools to address hazards like asbestos, radon, and high carbon dioxide levels.

Maddy summaryThis bill widens the window during which the state can be sued for injuries caused by defective road conditions on state highways, extending the period from May 15 to November 15 to April 1 to December 1. It directly affects people injured by such defects during the new timeframe. The key provision simply adjusts these dates without changing other liability rules or requirements.