Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 3808) authorizes licensed pharmacists to administer flu vaccines to patients aged nine years or older. It directly affects pharmacists, who gain this new authority, and patients aged nine and above seeking flu shots. The key provision adds a new section to education law allowing pharmacists to provide influenza immunizations without requiring a doctor's order for this specific vaccine. The bill takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Permits enrollment eligibility for federal, state and local court officials and their immediate families in the address confidentiality program to protect judicial officers.

Relates to providing more predictable and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations; provides that an employer shall pay an employee for at least 4 hours at the basic minimum hourly wage for each day an employee reports for work as instructed but is given less than four hours of work.

Requires that any disposition of land or buildings by the New York City Housing Authority be subject to and comply with the provisions of New York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure.

Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment and the availability of certain benefits and entitlements to exonerees; allows for sealing of records, payment of awards and payment of attorney's fees; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.

Relates to prohibiting discrimination against a person based upon weight; excepts where deviation may pose a threat to the individual, other patrons, or the general public.

Relates to requirements for certain providers of services to be authorized to administer and dispense methadone or other controlled substances, including the establishment of a community advisory board.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows parties who disagree with a court of appeals decision in civil cases to request a reconsideration if new state law later contradicts that ruling. It creates a 90-day window after a new law's enactment (or the bill's effective date, whichever is later) to file a motion asking the court to change its prior decision based on the updated law. The court must then permit full arguments specifically focused on whether the new law requires reversing the original ruling, even if the legal issue was previously considered "unpreserved" by the court. This applies to civil cases where the original court decision hasn't yet become final or is still under review.

Enacts the feathered lives also count act directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature.

Maddy summaryThis Senate Resolution (J 260) formally commends Jose Cristales, an off-duty firefighter, for receiving the New York State Senate's Liberty Medal - the Senate's highest honor. It recognizes his heroic actions on September 12, 2024, when he saved a woman trapped under a car by coordinating bystanders and a construction crew to lift the vehicle, performing CPR until emergency services arrived. The resolution has no policy impact; it is a symbolic tribute to Cristales' life-saving intervention and embodies the Senate's tradition of honoring exceptional humanitarian acts.