Sen. Chris Ryan

Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.

Allows individuals to apply to display a symbol on their driver's licenses or state-issued ID cards indicating that the individual has a non-apparent disability to assist law enforcement and emergency personnel in providing appropriate support during interactions.

Relates to the provision of grants to eligible school districts to cover the costs of school resource officers employed at schools in such districts; authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with local police entities to provide school resource officers.

Requires pharmacies to provide prescription drug readers or other means of access to individuals who disclose they have difficulty seeing or reading standard print labels on prescription drug containers; defines "prescription drug reader" to mean a device which is capable of audibly conveying information contained on the label of a prescription drug; makes exceptions.

Establishes the savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union municipal deposit program; defines terms; provides that a credit union accepting deposits of public money is subject to certain limitations and shall pledge assets or furnish other security satisfactory in form and amount to the depositor, for the repayment of monies held in the name of such depositor, when required to be secured by applicable law, decree, or regulation.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York's cannabis revenue fund to cover the costs of a tracking and tracing system for cannabis products. It specifically authorizes the Office of Cannabis Management and the Cannabis Control Board to use fund money for implementing, administering, and enforcing cannabis regulations, including the tracking program. The amendment to state law clarifies that these costs are eligible expenses from the fund, ensuring agencies have dedicated resources for regulatory oversight without needing separate budget approvals. This directly affects state cannabis regulators and the oversight of the legal cannabis market.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the state health commissioner to create plain-language educational pamphlets about esophageal cancer symptoms, risk factors, testing options, and treatment alternatives. Healthcare providers must give these pamphlets to patients at risk (e.g., those with family history) or diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It also mandates that most health insurance plans cover esophageal cancer screening and treatment without patient cost-sharing, applying to hospital, surgical, and medical policies. The pamphlets must be updated as needed and distributed by January 2026.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 8468) creates new criminal offenses targeting threats and violence against elected officials in New York State. It establishes "stalking an elected official" (a class D felony) and "aggravated harassment of an elected official" (a class E felony), which include threats via communication, unwanted contact, or physical actions motivated by bias, when directed at officials or their immediate family. The law specifically covers all elected officials at state, city, county, town, village, or school board levels, and applies to communications or actions related to their official duties. Penalties increase for assaults causing serious injury, raising assault on elected officials to a class C felony and aggravated assault to a class B felony.

Requires gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone and increase safety reporting relating to gas pipeline leaks; requires the public service commission to establish timelines for the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of leaking or leak prone infrastructure; requires the commission to provide a gas safety report to the legislature.

Maddy summaryThis bill grants peace officer status in New York State to specific retired law enforcement officers working in safety roles for the Syracuse City School District's public safety department. It applies to employees serving as special patrol officers, assistant director of safety and security, director of safety and security, or chief emergency officer, as appointed by the school board. The status allows these individuals to perform peace officer duties within school facilities, but it does not authorize firearm possession without a separate license under penal law. The bill makes a technical change to existing law to formally recognize these school security positions as peace officer roles.