Sen. Robert Jackson

Maddy summaryThis bill enhances enforcement for drivers with repeated license plate violations and unpaid tolls. It stipulates that multiple unpaid liabilities for obscuring license plates will be recorded on an operator's driving record and used for insurance purposes. The bill also allows for a vehicle identification number (VIN) block on vehicles with repeated license plate obscuring convictions or unpaid tolls, preventing registration or renewal until all outstanding charges are settled. Furthermore, it permits denying registration for other vehicles owned by the same individual if there's an intent to bypass these rules.

Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and the treatment and care of birthing parents in such institutions and facilities.

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work or training encompassing minority healthcare issues; provides an exemption for certain individuals; requires hospitals and facilities to request documentation of the completion of training from employees and prospective employees.

Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to eight hundred dollars; provides for a real property tax exemption under certain circumstances to an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service residing in such city, village, town, school district, special district, fire district or county.

Includes implants, replacement dental prosthetic appliances, crowns and root canals as medically necessary dental care and services for coverage under the Medicaid program if a qualified dentist authorizes the procedures.

Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring.

Maddy summaryS 2436 bans the sale, lease, or rental of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-highway motorcycles within New York City. It directly affects sellers - including businesses, dealers, and individuals - who operate within the city limits. The bill imposes civil penalties of $1,000 for first violations and $2,000 for subsequent violations within a year, with each transaction counted as a separate offense. Enforcement is authorized for city departments and police, and vehicles used in violation may be impounded until fines are paid. The law does not restrict existing owners or vehicles used outside NYC.

Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental health higher educational opportunity program to provide additional educational opportunities for students at certain universities and colleges in the state to enroll in academic programs that lead to a degree or degrees required for licensure in any of the mental health professions.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the state education commissioner to require public school districts to report on their compliance with existing art education instruction requirements for elementary and secondary grades. Districts must detail which schools lack art education, reasons for non-compliance, student participation, and if they employ certified art teachers or provide sufficient class time. Superintendents of non-compliant districts must develop and implement corrective action plans, and districts failing to report will be listed publicly. The commissioner will also provide an annual report to the governor and legislative leaders analyzing the data and suggesting steps to ensure compliance across all public schools.

Relates to the provision of financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and other cultural institutions located in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities, or that provide educational services to students from such communities.