Repeals certain provisions relating to use tax exemptions for certain race horses; prevents nonresident race horse owners from avoiding use tax in certain situations.
Maddy summaryThis bill imposes a tax on sugary drinks based on their sugar content per 12-ounce serving. Distributors (like manufacturers and wholesalers) pay the tax, which is added to the retail price: no tax for drinks with ≤7.5g sugar/12oz, $0.01 per ounce for 7.5-30g, and $0.02 per ounce for ≥30g. Revenue from this tax funds a "community health equity fund" as specified in the bill's abstract. The tax applies to most nonalcoholic beverages containing added sugars, excluding medical drinks, milk, natural fruit/vegetable juices, and water.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows pharmacists to compound, dispense, and sell veterinary-specific medications directly to veterinarians. It removes a previous restriction preventing pharmacists from providing these drugs to veterinary practices. The law specifically permits veterinarians to stock these medications for administration or sale under veterinary prescriptions, though dispensing opioids or controlled substances would still require separate Department of Health limitations. This change directly affects pharmacists, veterinarians, and veterinary practices by expanding how veterinary drugs can be supplied.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires health care providers to report the number of vaccine exemptions they grant for children to the state's immunization tracking system. It directly affects health care providers who issue exemptions from required childhood vaccines. The key provision mandates that this exemption data be entered into New York's statewide immunization information system and NYC's citywide registry, allowing officials to search and access exemption counts per provider. This creates a standardized way to track exemption rates across different health care settings. The policy change focuses on improving data collection for public health monitoring, not on altering exemption eligibility rules.
Requires that certain companies pay an annual tax if the chief executive receives compensation 100 to 250 times greater than the median pay of all their employees.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 4288) directs Orange County to withdraw from the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District. It requires Orange County to submit a public transportation plan and rail service agreement to maintain transit services to New York City before withdrawal can occur. The county must meet specific deadlines for submitting these plans and agreements to the transportation commissioner. The bill mandates this withdrawal take effect within one year of the law's passage, making it a direct, procedural change for Orange County's transit arrangements.
Establishes the office of flooding prevention and mitigation to manage and coordinate the work of task forces, commissions, and other bodies and programs tasked with examining issues related to flooding, to review and assess best practices and make recommendations regarding flood prevention and mitigation, and to assist municipalities in developing strategies and policies to combat flooding.
Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.
Maddy summaryS 5719 requires pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in New York to reimburse pharmacies for drugs at a rate equal to or higher than the pharmacy's actual cost of purchasing the drug. If a PBM denies a claim for a specific drug, it must provide a therapeutically equivalent alternative that the pharmacy can buy at or below the PBM's reimbursement rate; if unavailable at that cost, the PBM must adjust the reimbursement to cover the pharmacy's actual acquisition cost and allow rebilling. The bill also prohibits PBMs from reimbursing pharmacies less than they pay their own affiliated pharmacies for the same services, ensuring consistent payment rates. This directly affects pharmacies and PBMs operating in New York, aiming to prevent underpayment for drug procurement.
Maddy summarySenate Bill S 5209 proposes to change the timeframe within which health plans can seek to recover overpayments from healthcare providers. It reduces the "lookback period" for initiating overpayment recovery efforts from twenty-four months to twelve months after the original payment was made. This means health plans will have a shorter window to identify and reclaim funds from providers for incorrect payments. However, the twelve-month limit does not apply if there is a reasonable belief of fraud, intentional misconduct, or abusive billing, or if the recovery is required by a self-insured plan or government program. The bill also specifies that if a provider claims underpayment, the health plan can still defend or set off with overpayments going back as far as the claimed underpayment.
