Includes fire districts within the definition of "municipal corporation" to include employees of fire districts within the health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses.
Maddy summaryS 3135 repeals the excise tax on medical cannabis sales and eliminates the medical cannabis trust fund established under state law. This bill removes a tax obligation for medical cannabis businesses and ends the dedicated funding stream for the trust fund. The repeal takes effect immediately upon enactment, impacting both the tax structure for this industry and the state's management of related trust fund resources.
Maddy summarySenate Bill S 7954 amends the requirements for organizations providing fiscal intermediary services in the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. It expands the definition of "fiscal intermediary" to include more entities, such as certain service centers for independent living, granting them equal status to the statewide fiscal intermediary. These newly defined fiscal intermediaries can contract directly with managed care plans and must provide culturally and linguistically competent services. The bill also removes the specific procurement process for a single statewide fiscal intermediary, aiming to offer consumers more choice in these services.
Maddy summaryBill S 7550 proposes to amend the environmental conservation law to allow the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, for tracking big game. Specifically, it enables licensed individuals to use certified drones to locate big game that are dead, wounded, or injured, including bear. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) would be responsible for creating regulations to certify both the drones and the individuals authorized to use them for this purpose.
Establishes the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitlements act" which requires a report on delinquent funds owed to the state by the federal government as a result of the federal government's nonpayment in contravention of a court decision and the withholding and appropriation of federal funds in an amount equal to.
Establishes the universal child care act to provide for the establishment and funding of universal child care in the state of New York; establishes a universal child care taskforce to help implement universal child care in the state and repeals certain provisions of the social services law relating thereto; establishes the permanent child care workforce pay equity fund; establishes a universal child care public option pilot program to provide universal child care in at least twenty locations throughout the state; makes an appropriation therefor.
Maddy summaryBill S 7627 establishes new criminal offenses related to "spoofing" a police agency telephone number. It makes it a Class A misdemeanor to intentionally place a call displaying a police agency's phone number or identifying information, with the intent to defraud, harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person. The bill also creates a Class E felony for "spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first degree," which applies if the individual has a prior conviction for a similar offense within the last ten years. These provisions directly affect individuals who use caller ID manipulation to impersonate police agencies.
Maddy summaryThis New York bill requires state health programs (like Medicaid) to cover medical marijuana as a prescription drug under specific laws, but does not mandate coverage for private insurance plans. It clarifies that medical marijuana dispensed legally should not be classified as a "drug" in school policies. The law directly affects patients using medical marijuana under New York's program and impacts coverage in state-run health programs, including Medicaid and elder care benefits. Private insurers remain free to decide whether to cover medical marijuana.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 2214) expands the legal definition of "drug" in traffic law to include *any* substance or combination of substances that impairs physical or mental abilities - even at a minimal level. It directly affects drivers who may have consumed any impairing substance, including cannabis or other drugs not previously covered under the law's definition. The key provision amends Vehicle and Traffic Law § 114-a to replace the prior definition with this broader standard. This change means drivers could face charges for impairment from substances that previously did not meet the legal threshold for "drugs" under traffic laws.
Establishes the small business employees loan forgiveness incentive program for applicants who agree to engage in employment at a small business registered to do business in New York state; establishes the eligibility for such awards; establishes the amount and duration of such awards.
