Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan.
Directs the municipal police training council to develop, and the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to implement, certain training requirements for police officers on the operation of police vehicles, including a minimum of 40 hours of training for new police officers and 4 hours of training for police in-service training courses.
Establishes the "New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act"; establishes standards for lead-safe renovation, repair and painting of residential properties; requires documentation of compliance with such standards.
Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities and other places operated by the department of corrections and community supervision for the confinement of persons; requires the state inspector general to establish protocol and procedures for such reports and investigations.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits hospitals from restricting licensed medical professionals from sharing accurate health information or providing necessary care related to pregnancy complications, such as miscarriage management or ectopic pregnancies, when doing so is medically appropriate. It specifically bars hospitals from limiting a doctor's ability to explain diagnoses, treatment options, and risks, or from stopping care in emergency situations where delaying treatment could endanger a patient's life or cause permanent harm. The law also protects healthcare workers from being fired, disciplined, or discriminated against if they provide services consistent with these protections, while allowing hospitals to limit care only when it is required to ensure patient safety. Additionally, the state health department must create and publish online guides to help medical staff understand these new rules.
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the influence of any drug, intoxicant, or other substance to a degree which rendered the victim temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling such person's conduct and such condition was known or reasonably should have been known to a person in the actor's situation.
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
Requires all agencies to submit to the committee on open government a log of all freedom of information law requests for each year in which they received or have pending a request for records; requires the committee on open government to publish, on one webpage, all freedom of information law request logs it receives.
Authorizes the Praise Tabernacle Church of God to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status with respect to the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 assessment rolls.
Enacts the "just energy transition act"; creates the just energy transition task force; requires a study of competitive options to facilitate the phase-out, replacement and redevelopment of New York state's oldest and most-polluting fossil-fueled power generation facilities and their sites by the year 2040.
