Asm. Nader Sayegh

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's social services law to ensure school-based health center services remain outside managed care programs for medical assistance recipients (e.g., Medicaid beneficiaries). It specifically prohibits these services from being provided through managed care plans, requiring them to continue being delivered directly outside such programs. The policy change directly affects students receiving medical assistance who use school health centers for care, maintaining their access to these services without managed care restrictions. The bill takes effect April 1, 2025, and amends existing law without creating new programs.

Enacts the "public renewables transparency act"; relates to the New York power authority's conferral process; requires the conferral report be posted on the authority's website; provides that the authority shall provide an option for stakeholders to submit comments remotely as well, and incorporate feedback from such sessions and written comments into the final draft of the strategic plan; makes related provisions.

Relates to authorizing and regulating the use of electronic bell jar vending machines; requires responsible placement and operation of electronic bell jar vending machines; allows for geographic considerations for such machine placement.

Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.

Maddy summaryBill A 589 amends the governance structure of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It updates commissioner appointment rules, requiring new members (starting in 2026) to have specific experience in transportation, public administration, or related fields, while maintaining residency requirements for New York and New Jersey representatives. The bill also establishes a new Port Authority Transportation Advisory Committee to provide input on transportation matters. Additionally, it strengthens whistleblower protections for employees reporting misconduct and clarifies the inspector general's role in investigating fraud and abuse.

Maddy summaryThis is a procedural resolution (K 725), not a policy bill. It requests Governor Hochul to officially recognize September 27, 2025, as "Teaching Assistants' Day" in New York State, aligning with National Teaching Assistants' Day. The resolution acknowledges teaching assistants' contributions to education but does not create new laws or alter policies affecting any group. It serves solely as a formal recognition effort by the legislature.

Requires student financial aid award letters to contain information on net costs, defined as an estimate of the costs of attendance after financial aid which does not require repayment and options for loans which do require repayment.

Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of finance.

Establishes a state frontotemporal degeneration registry; defines terms; requires every physician, nurse practitioner, nurse physician assistant and general hospital that diagnoses or is treating a patient diagnosed with an FTD disorder to give notice to the department; requires certain information to be confidential; sets forth the duties of the commissioner of health; requires the department of health to create and maintain a webpage.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes New York's first legal framework for creating valid electronic wills. It requires electronic wills to be signed by the testator (or an authorized person in their physical presence), witnessed by two individuals domiciled in a state, and filed electronically with New York courts within 30 days of execution. The law mandates a prominent caution notice about the will's requirements and validity, including the need for witnesses and filing deadlines. This directly affects New York residents creating wills, allowing digital execution while maintaining key safeguards like witness requirements and court filing.