Expands disability benefits for firefighters who suffered any condition or impairment of health caused by endocrine/thyroid cancer resulting in total or partial disability.
Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.
Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the entire duration of a procedure for which a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for such anesthesia.
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes local election boards to set up secure drop boxes where voters can return their completed absentee ballots in person. The law requires these boards to post the locations of the drop boxes on their websites and gives the state board the power to create rules ensuring the boxes are secure and properly managed. Additionally, the bill clarifies that ballots deposited in these boxes before the close of polls on election day are considered timely, even if they lack a postal service postmark. This change aims to provide another convenient method for voters to submit their ballots while maintaining specific security and timing standards.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows private schools and programs in the state that educate children with disabilities to keep a portion of the tuition money they receive. Instead of returning all excess funds to the state after accounting for costs, these approved providers can retain up to a specific percentage of their allowable expenses as a surplus. The law ensures that any interest earned or investments made with these retained funds must be used to support their services rather than replace existing state funding. This change applies to both school-age and preschool students and takes effect immediately, retroactively covering the period starting April 1, 2021.
Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft; establishes reporting requirements for wage theft convictions.
Permits prescription labels for medication abortion prescription drugs to include the name of the prescribing health care practice instead of the name of the prescriber at the prescriber's request.
Requires the municipal police training council establish standards for the destruction of controlled substances; requires such destruction of controlled substances policies be publicly available.
Directs that statewide resources and information relating to safe storage of firearms, child access prevention and firearm violence prevention and information on county and local specific laws and regulations related to child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms shall be provided to individuals at the time of issuance of a firearm license; directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires courts to report extreme risk protection orders to a statewide computerized registry and various law enforcement agencies. Under the new rules, judges must notify these entities and provide copies of both temporary and final orders within one business day of issuance. The legislation also mandates that courts promptly report any changes to these orders, such as amendments, revocations, or the restoration of firearm rights. Additionally, courts must submit specific demographic data electronically to the state division of criminal justice services when transmitting these reports.
