Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

Primary S 6703

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Provides for legal assistance for military families

Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the adjutant general and the chairman of the board of trustees of the New York interest on lawyer account fund, establish a military pro bono program to provide legal assistance without charge to those in active military service of the United States and those military personnel who have been deployed for active duty other than training, and their family members domiciled or stationed in the state; makes related provisions.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 6744

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes requirements for school libraries

Requires elementary and secondary school libraries provide equitable access to physical and digital media.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 6684

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Extends a term estate and makes certain other changes relating to property known as Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds in the borough of Staten Island, city of New York

Extends a term estate; makes certain other changes relating to property known as Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds in the borough of Staten Island, city of New York until September 30, 2122.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 6819

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists

Provides for the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists encompassing the assessment, evaluation, and the therapeutic intervention and treatment of mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral disorders through the use of music.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7045

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts the "cannabis adult-use transition act"

Enacts the "cannabis adult-use transition act"; increases the number of members on the state cannabis advisory board from thirteen to seventeen voting appointed members; provides that an eligible registered organization shall be authorized as a registered organization adult-use cultivator processor distributor retail dispensary upon approval of an application to the office of cannabis management that must be available to such registered organizations no later than August first, two thousand twenty-three and remain available thereafter; provides that the office must approve or deny such application within thirty days of its submission or it shall be deemed approved; makes related provisions.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 7074

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Exempts correction officers of any penal correctional institution from training requirements for security guards

Exempts correction officers of any penal correctional institution from training requirements for security guards.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 7076

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Limits the lookback period for insurance overpayment recovery from health care providers to three months

Limits the lookback period for insurance overpayment recovery from health care providers to three months.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7214

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to dental laboratories

Relates to dental laboratories; defines terms; requires any dental laboratory operating, doing business, or intending to operate or do business in this state to register with the department of education; makes related provisions.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7173

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to wage reporting in the unemployment insurance law

Provides that to achieve cost savings to businesses and the state, improve decision timeliness, and minimize wrong-sized payments to eligible beneficiaries the department of labor shall obtain current employment and income information from a third-party provider, supplementing current state wage reporting files from the department of taxation and finance.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 7300

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to free use of state parks, recreation facilities and historic sites by veterans

Provides that veterans who are NY residents may use state parks, recreation facilities and historic sites without fees.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track