Sen. Jabari Brisport

Maddy summaryThis bill allows licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for services they provide to patients. It updates existing state laws to include creative arts therapists alongside mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists as eligible providers for Medicaid-covered care. The legislation clarifies that this change does not alter the professional scope of practice for these therapists but simply enables them to receive payment directly from the Medicaid program. The bill would take effect approximately 90 days after it is signed into law.

Provides that no incarcerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their will.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes comprehensive health and safety standards for pregnant and postpartum individuals in correctional facilities and their young children. It mandates access to full prenatal, obstetric, and postpartum medical care, including pain management during delivery and treatment for substance use disorders, while ensuring privacy and freedom from discrimination. The legislation also allows children born to incarcerated parents to remain with their mothers in the facility until the child is eighteen months old, or until the parent is paroled if that occurs before the child turns twenty-four months, with strict limits on removing children from their parents.

Establishes a universal child care pilot program to provide child care at twenty locations throughout the state which shall be open to anyone, without means testing for admission, and which shall provide pay parity for child care educators; requires the commissioner of education and the commissioner of the office of children and family services to publish an annual report on such pilot program.

Relates to criminal liability for persons living with sexually transmitted infections who engage in sexual activity; repeals provisions relating to persons knowing themselves to be infected with venereal disease.

Establishes an indirect source review for heavy distribution warehouse operations; requires the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study regarding zero-emissions zones.

Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; amends certain provisions of law relating thereto.

Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution honors Jillian Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke for winning the 2024 Sports Emmy Award in the Short Film category. The bill formally recognizes their work on the film "Still Here," which highlights the resilience of Buffalo following the 2022 mass shooting and blizzard. It directs the legislative body to pause its proceedings to acknowledge their achievement and mandates that a copy of the resolution be sent to them. The measure serves as a public commendation of their specific contribution to the NFL 360 series rather than altering any laws or policies.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies how long records of child abuse and neglect findings remain visible in the state central register. It extends the period these reports stay indicated until ten years after the youngest child involved turns eighteen, unless the case is dismissed or the finding is overturned. The legislation also clarifies that individuals found responsible for neglect can have their records legally sealed eight years after the report is made, while noting that unsealed reports can be shared with employers screening for child care roles or those applying to be foster or adoptive parents.

Establishes the green affordable pre-electrification program to assist owners and tenants in residential properties in curing structural and building code defects which render the properties ineligible for climate change adaptation and resiliency project grants.