Sen. Pam Helming

Maddy summaryThis bill criminalizes acting as a "runner" or hiring/soliciting others to procure clients for healthcare or legal providers, specifically when the activity relates to insurance claims or government health programs. It defines a "runner" as someone who, for money, gets clients for providers seeking insurance benefits or filing claims, excluding legitimate referrals through public media or authorized channels. Offenses range from a class A misdemeanor (third degree) for basic runner activity to class D felonies (first degree) for larger-scale or higher-value operations ($5,000+ or 10+ occasions). The law directly affects individuals and businesses engaging in this specific referral practice, with penalties escalating based on financial value or frequency.

Extends scholarship eligibility for certain scholarships to students who have a certificate of graduation from a recognized high school within New York state from the two thousand thirteen--fourteen school year or after, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, or received a passing score on a federally approved ability to benefit test that has been identified by the board of regents as satisfying the eligibility requirements and has been independently administered and evaluated as defined by the commissioner of education.

Maddy summaryBill S 7935 officially adds the game of bunco to the list of authorized "games of chance" under general municipal law. This change allows organizations permitted to conduct games of chance to legally include bunco among their offerings. The bill amends existing law to specifically list bunco alongside other regulated games like raffles and bell jars. It also provides a detailed definition of bunco, describing it as a dice-rolling game played in rounds with teams competing.

Maddy summaryS 2371, the "Red Tape Reduction Act," requires state agencies to offset any new paperwork or costs imposed on businesses by repealing or amending an existing rule when creating new regulations. This applies to all proposed rules that add administrative burdens, mandating that agencies specify which existing rule will be removed to balance the cost in their official notices. The law includes a safety clause preventing offsets that could harm public health, safety, or the state economy. It applies immediately to all new rule proposals submitted after its effective date.

Relates to establishing the born alive abortion survivors' protection to require any health care practitioner present at the time the child is born alive during an abortion or attempted abortion procedure to exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age; and follow the exercise of skill, care, and diligence and ensure that the child born alive is immediately transported and admitted to a hospital.

Prohibits the acquisition of real property by foreign countries and entities of particular concern as well as citizens, companies, entities, and members of such countries and entities.

Establishes a housing infrastructure tax credit to provide a credit of up to ten percent of costs for infrastructure projects related to the construction of new homes or multiple dwellings commenced and completed within a specific time period.

Exempts computer hardware and software equipment and school supplies from sales tax during the seven day period commencing on the Tuesday immediately preceding the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day, and ending on Labor Day.

Requires the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public using facilities under its jurisdiction, which shall include ensuring a minimum staff of three hundred eighty-five permanently appointed, full time regional state park police officers at state parks, beaches, campgrounds, historic sites and concert venues; makes related provisions.

Establishes the crime of aggravated offering of a false accusation against a police officer or peace officer for knowing the information reported to be false or baseless, such person reports, by word or action, to a law enforcement officer or agency, the wrongdoing by a police officer or peace officer in the performance of such officer's duties; requires the posting of bail.