Sen. Lea Webb

Maddy summaryThis bill requires employers in the state to give new employees information about student loan repayment options when they are hired. The law applies to people starting post-graduate internships or entry-level jobs that need an associate's degree or higher, and it also covers public service loan forgiveness programs for public sector workers. To ensure the information is accurate, the state's higher education and financial services officials must create a notice or pamphlet explaining consolidation options, income-based repayment plans, and helpful online resources. Employers must provide this material to eligible new hires on or before their start date, and the rules will take effect roughly 260 days after the bill becomes law.

Subtracts from the federal adjusted gross income any income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators earned while working in relation to a general, primary, run-off primary, or special election to the extent includable in gross income for federal tax purposes; exempts such income from being included in the calculation of the amount of benefits under public assistance programs.

Requires disclosure of information concerning non-invasive prenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities including the benefits and limitations of non-invasive prenatal testing, the difference between non-invasive prenatal testing and prenatal diagnostic testing, and current recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG).

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the role of licensed pharmacists by allowing them to order and administer specific medical tests, including those for COVID-19, influenza, RSV, strep throat, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV. Under the new provisions, pharmacists would be recognized as qualified healthcare professionals capable of directing limited-service laboratories for these FDA-authorized tests. The legislation applies to pharmacists operating within the state and requires them to adhere to existing federal waiver standards for clinical laboratory improvements. While the law takes effect immediately, certain sections related to pharmacist authority are set to expire four years after enactment.

Relates to emergency medical services; establishes a special district for the financing and operation of general ambulance services; provides for a statewide comprehensive emergency medical system plan.

Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers; requires medical expert consultants involved in investigations disclose conflicts of interest and to not be under investigation, on warning, or on probation; requires a zero-tolerance policy to be adopted and training to be provided on sexual misconduct by the board for professional misconduct; includes provisions related to the right to have a chaperone; includes sexual misconduct in the definition of professional misconduct.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the rules for how public utilities and municipalities must handle customer complaints regarding gas, steam, or electric service. It requires these companies to investigate complaints within fifteen business days for corporations or thirty for municipalities and to provide written results with supporting documentation. The law also prevents utilities from cutting off service while a complaint is being reviewed and mandates that they cannot mark disputed bill amounts as late. Additionally, the bill sets up a penalty system that charges daily fines if a utility fails to meet these response deadlines.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific bridge on State Route 34-B in Tompkins County as the "Peter Wheeler Memorial Bridge." The legislation requires the Department of Transportation to install signs for this new name while clarifying that the official legal name of the bridge will not change to prevent confusion or disrupt commerce. This is a ceremonial naming resolution that does not alter the physical structure or operational status of the bridge.

Requires insurers to provide coverage for tattooing of the nipple-areolar complex pursuant to or as part of breast reconstruction surgery if such tattooing is performed by a physician or other health care practitioner working within their scope of practice.

Authorizes one or more individuals who are under a shared contract to opt-out of such contract without a fee, penalty or charge due to status as a domestic violence victim; prohibits the company from transferring any contractual or billing responsibility of such shared contract to any other account holders on such shared contract; prevents companies from prohibiting a person who has opted-out due to domestic violence status to enter into a new contract.