Sen. Roxanne Persaud

Requires the fee schedule for appropriate current procedural terminology and proprietary laboratory analysis codes be established and regularly updated for all mandatory biomarker precision medical testing coverage by the department of health.

Allows members of a public body who cannot physically attend a meeting due to a disability to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely; makes provisions of law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances permanent.

Maddy summaryBill S 7969 limits the fines public authorities can impose for late payment or evasion of tolls. It directly affects drivers who use toll roads and the authorities that manage them. The bill caps any fine, fee, or administrative charge for a late toll payment at twenty-five percent of the original toll amount owed. For toll evasion violations, it establishes a maximum penalty of twenty-five percent of the evaded toll, replacing previous escalating penalties. Additionally, it outlines requirements for toll bills sent via the "tolls by mail" program and maintains existing prohibitions on periodic administrative charges for electronic payment methods like E-ZPass.

Relates to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights"; requires the department of buildings to develop a bulletin known as the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights" advising homeowners who are adjacent to a property under development or construction of their rights and available resources and post such bulletin on the department's website.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases the income threshold for a temporary public assistance benefit. It changes the rule so that individuals who recently started working can disregard all their earned income for up to six months (after job entry) if their total income is under 400% of the federal poverty level - up from the current 200% limit. This directly affects low-income working individuals receiving public assistance who are transitioning from unemployment to employment. The policy change aims to provide a longer financial buffer during early employment while maintaining eligibility for benefits.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 180) increases monthly payments for individuals and couples receiving enhanced residential care under New York's social services law. It raises the monthly amount for eligible individuals from $1,637 to $1,768 and sets the couple amount at twice that ($3,536). The change takes effect January 1, 2025, directly affecting residents in licensed residential care facilities who qualify for this support. The bill amends existing law to adjust these payment rates without creating new eligibility criteria or program requirements.

Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.

Prohibits discrimination against any individual with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking; requires training on discrimination against individuals with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking.

Requires a motion picture theater that offers more than ten motion picture showings per week to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning such that at least one quarter of all showings of a motion picture with four or more showings during a one-week time period shall have open motion picture captioning; provides exceptions and penalties for violations.

Establishes a maternal health monitoring pilot program within the department of health to offer eligible participants improved maternal health care through remote patient monitoring for maternal hypertension and maternal diabetes; requires delivery of a report.