Sen. Rob Rolison

Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific stretch of State Route 747 in Montgomery as the "Steve Nicoli Memorial Highway" to honor an individual. The legislation requires the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs for this new name while clarifying that the change is ceremonial and will not alter the official route number. By adding a new section to the highway law, the bill ensures the memorial designation is recorded officially without disrupting commerce or causing confusion for drivers.

Establishes air quality standards for lead in ambient air, soil-lead hazard standards for lead-contaminated soil, and dust-lead hazard standards and dust-lead clearance levels for floors and windows and window troughs.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows appointed public officers in Putnam County to live anywhere in New York State instead of requiring them to reside specifically within the county. It achieves this by amending state law to exempt these county employees from local residency rules, as long as they maintain a residence within New York. The change applies immediately to anyone appointed to these roles, removing a previous barrier that restricted where they could live while holding office.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates the Syd O. Sotillo Sickle Cell Treatment Act to improve care for people with sickle cell disease by designating specific hospitals as centers of excellence and outpatient treatment centers. The centers of excellence will receive annual funding for research and must partner with medical colleges, while outpatient centers will get funding to manage equipment and care for patients without needing to be admitted to the hospital. Additionally, the law clarifies that patients with sickle cell disease not in remission are exempt from strict opioid prescription limits that apply to other long-term pain conditions. These changes aim to standardize specialized care and ensure adequate resources for treating sickle cell disease across the state.

Provides for the licensure of school psychology practitioners; authorizes the use of the title "licensed school psychology practitioner" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice of licensed school psychology practitioners; sets forth requirements for professional licensure (including educational attainment, experience, exam and fee); provides for issuance of limited permits under specified circumstances; identifies exempt persons.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows specialized stores that sell homebrewing ingredients and equipment to sell beer for customers to take home. These stores are currently restricted to selling only beer produced within New York state, and the law clarifies that they may operate on the same property as a brewery. The change expands the types of licensed locations authorized to sell off-premises beer beyond traditional grocery and drug stores. The new rules take effect thirty days after the bill becomes law.

Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" to provide a testimonial privilege for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling.

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.

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger designed to educate about the effects and risks associated with cannabis use, including that it is illegal for persons under the age of twenty-one.

Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation and department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state.