Sen. Rachel May

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage scup fishing regulations until December 31, 2029. It directly affects commercial and recreational fishermen by allowing the department to continue setting rules on size limits, catch limits, seasons, and gear requirements for this specific fish species. The legislation ensures these management rules remain consistent with existing state laws and federal fishery plans while taking effect immediately upon passage.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the legal authority of the state Department of Environmental Conservation to manage fluke and summer flounder fisheries until December 31, 2029. Under this extension, the department can continue to set rules such as size limits, catch quotas, fishing seasons, and gear requirements for these fish. The new regulations must remain consistent with existing state laws and federal fishery management plans. The changes take effect immediately upon passage.

Provides that each school district, charter school, and board of cooperative educational services shall adopt and implement a written policy governing the use of humanoid robots in schools and that such policy shall prohibit the use of an artificial intelligence-enabled humanoid robot in an instructional capacity; defines terms.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the rules for New York's independent redistricting commission, ensuring that state legislative and congressional districts are redrawn every ten years based on the federal census. It establishes a strict timeline for the commission to submit a redistricting plan and the necessary implementing legislation to the legislature by mid-January following each census. If the legislature or governor rejects the commission's plan, the bill outlines specific procedures for the commission to submit a second plan or for individual legislative houses to create their own plans. Additionally, the bill modifies voting thresholds in the state legislature, requiring higher approval percentages when the leaders of the Assembly and Senate belong to different political parties. These changes aim to streamline the redistricting process and maintain a structured approach to updating district boundaries.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates specific segments of state and county highways across multiple counties as the "Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway." It details a continuous route from Auburn through Geneva, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls, including portions of routes 5, 20, 38, 14, 31, 78, and others. The bill requires transportation officials to install ceremonial signage identifying the byway but explicitly states this is non-binding - official highway names remain unchanged. The dedication is purely symbolic, with no alteration to road designations or traffic operations.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires that advertisements claiming a discounted price must actually reflect a reduction from a legitimate regular price. It defines a "discounted price" as a temporary or conditional price reduction and a "bona fide regular price" as the actual price at which a product was openly available for a substantial period. Retailers and advertisers must ensure that any advertised discount, whether shown as a dollar amount or percentage, is calculated based on this established regular price, with exceptions made for clearance, liquidation, or discontinued product sales. The law aims to prevent false advertising by making it illegal to mislead consumers about price reductions in print or broadcast ads.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits new for-profit hospices from being established or incorporated and bans any capacity increases for existing for-profit hospices. It directly affects for-profit hospice care providers and future hospice developers by blocking new entries into the for-profit hospice market and preventing expansion of current for-profit facilities. The key provision, added to public health law, bans all approvals for for-profit hospice operations or capacity expansions effective immediately. This applies to all new applications and existing facilities operating under a for-profit model. The law takes effect as soon as signed, with no grace period for compliance.

Provides website and mobile application users the right to refuse non-essential cookies; prevents operators from making additional requests for the use of non-essential cookies.

Maddy summaryS 8902 amends New York's social services law to ensure that medical assistance recipients (such as Medicaid beneficiaries) cannot access school-based health center services through managed care programs until at least April 1, 2026. The bill adds a specific provision requiring these services to be provided outside of managed care arrangements during that period. This directly affects medical assistance recipients who use school-based health centers and the managed care organizations that coordinate their care. The law takes effect immediately, but the amendment expires when the underlying section of the law is repealed.

Restricts youth sports organizations and youth sports facilities from prohibiting attendees of youth sports events from recording personal media; provides exceptions related to safety or privacy, areas restricted to the general public, and uniform restrictions on all attendees unrelated to the purchase of a professional media package.