Sen. Luis Sepúlveda

Requires certain insurance policies allow patients additional screenings for breast cancer when the provider deems such screening is necessary under nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines.

Requires the display of certain labels and warnings on gas stoves sold, displayed for sale, or offered for sale at retail to a consumer in this state; authorizes the department of state to adopt regulations regarding the placement and format of such labels; provides for penalties; authorizes the attorney general to enforce such provisions.

Expands health care services provided by telehealth to include services delivered through a facility licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law that is eligible to be designated or has received a designation as a federally qualified health center, including those facilities that are also licensed under article thirty-one or article thirty-two of the mental hygiene law.

Enacts the "fair college admissions act"; prohibits legacy admissions policies at colleges and universities in New York; declares such policies and practices to be discriminatory and inequitable.

Requires all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling; requires the state gaming commission to cooperate with the commissioner of addiction services and supports to ensure that all advertisements for gaming activity state a problem gambling hotline number.

Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.

Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires that envelopes for absentee and special presidential ballots include a printed statement affirming the voter's citizenship, registration, and eligibility to vote. The text mandates that voters sign this affirmation, which also includes a warning that making a false statement is a misdemeanor punishable by law. By adding these specific declarations and signature lines, the legislation aims to formalize the verification process for individuals who cannot vote in person at their local polling place. The changes would not take effect until one year after the bill becomes law.

Prohibits self-service facility owners from enforcing liens, by private or public sale, on personal property held in a self-storage facility during state disaster emergencies or county states of emergency.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires chain restaurants with fifteen or more locations in New York to place a warning icon on menus next to standard menu items that contain high levels of sodium. The law mandates that these icons be accompanied by a factual statement explaining that the sodium content exceeds the daily recommended limit and links high intake to increased risks of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. To ensure compliance, restaurant chains must report sodium levels for their menu items to the state department every ninety days, while the department will provide guidance on the icon design and issue a review report six years after the law takes effect.