Permits the state and local municipalities to purchase from sources other than the correctional industries program of the department of corrections and community supervision.
Maddy summaryThis bill expands the definition of covered airport locations under New York State's minimum wage laws to include Stewart International Airport. By adding Stewart to the list of specific airports, the legislation ensures that workers at this facility are entitled to the same minimum wage protections as those at John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport. The change applies immediately upon passage, directly affecting employees performing airline catering work or other covered duties at Stewart.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York corporations that are already licensed to practice engineering or land surveying to also offer professional geology services. To qualify, the corporation must have at least one officer or director who holds a valid professional geologist license. The legislation also updates the rules for issuing three-year certificates of authorization to individuals and business entities providing these regulated services.
Relates to the regulation of three-dimensional printed firearms; provides that a person who intentionally sells, distributes, or disposes of a three-dimensional printed firearm is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new legal category for registered medical assistants in New York State, allowing individuals who complete an approved education program to use the protected title "M.A.-R." To become registered, applicants must be at least 18 years old, demonstrate good moral character, pay a fee, and finish an accredited training course. Once registered, these professionals can perform basic administrative duties like billing and filing, as well as advanced clinical tasks such as administering vaccines, provided they are assigned by and supervised by a licensed health care practitioner. The law also establishes a three-year registration renewal process with continuing education requirements and clarifies that this new role does not change the existing scope of practice for other medical professionals.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires utility companies to submit annual reports listing all utility poles they own in public areas, specifically identifying which ones are currently in use and which are unused. Under the new rules, companies must create a plan to remove any pole that is no longer needed and complete the removal within one year of identifying it as obsolete. To enforce these requirements, the state can impose fines of up to ten thousand dollars per pole for each year a company fails to remove an unused pole. The reports must be shared with state officials and legislative leaders by December 1st of every year.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows Medicaid accountable care organizations to purchase experience-rated health insurance for their members, offering them a way to set premiums based on their own claims history rather than standard group rates. The law permits these organizations, which consist of at least 150 member employers where Medicaid makes up at least 60% of their revenue, to form associations or trusts to buy this coverage if they have insured over 500 people. It also clarifies how insurers must classify and rate premiums for these specific groups, ensuring they are treated differently from smaller groups or those with fewer Medicaid patients. Additionally, the bill requires that any savings from lower premiums or policy dividends be passed directly to the insured individuals.
Authorizes the state of New York to enter into the interstate compact on industrialized/modular buildings which provides for uniform regulations on industrialized/modular homes.
Maddy summaryThis bill makes it a class E felony to possess a flamethrower, which is defined as a device capable of projecting burning fuel at least three feet. The law includes specific exemptions for inoperable display units, historical models made with pre-1966 parts, devices used for agriculture or construction, and any flamethrowers legally owned before the law takes effect. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that making, restoring, or altering flamethrower parts remains legal. The changes will not become active until 120 days after the bill is officially signed into law.
