Enacts the whale awareness act directing the department of environmental conservation to establish recommendations and educational materials for reduction of marine mammal interactions.
Establishes the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline system; designates the office of children and family services to oversee the hotline system; establishes the availability and scope of information to be provided by the hotline system and requirements of call centers; requires the office of children and family services to collect certain data relating to the hotline system and to make annual reports to the governor and the legislature.
Enacts the "just energy transition act"; requires a study of competitive options to facilitate the phase-out, replacement and redevelopment of New York state's oldest and most-polluting fossil fueled generation facilities and their sites by the year 2030.
Establishes the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline system; designates the office of children and family services to oversee the hotline system; establishes the availability and scope of information to be provided by the hotline system and requirements of call centers; requires the office of children and family services to collect certain data relating to the hotline system and to make annual reports to the governor and the legislature.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows businesses licensed to sell alcohol for on-site consumption to stay open later than usual during a specific summer period from June 11 to July 20, 2026. Normally, these venues must close early on Sundays and other days, but this legislation temporarily overrides those standard closing times for the entire state. The change applies to all such licensees unless a local county has previously set stricter rules, though those stricter rules are suspended for this specific timeframe. Additionally, customers are permitted to consume alcohol for one extra half-hour after the official closing time begins.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates New York State's rules for contracts between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations, clarifying definitions and procedures for renewal contracts and temporary service agreements. It establishes clearer guidelines for "written directives" that allow not-for-profits to begin work before a contract is fully signed, including requirements for payment schedules and approval conditions. The legislation creates a new advisory committee to oversee contracting practices, review the short-term loan fund for not-for-profits, and provide recommendations to improve state agency contracting procedures. Additionally, the bill sets specific timelines for contract approvals by the attorney general and state comptroller, and expands access to short-term interest-free loans for not-for-profits working on state contracts.
Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.
Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers.
Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits.
Establishes the New York state rural ambulance services task force to conduct annual studies on the availability of ambulance services in rural areas and to make recommendations upon the findings of such studies; requires the department of health to submit an annual report detailing the findings of such studies.
