Establishes certain offenses based on homicide due to criminal sale of a controlled substance; establishes the offense of criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in the first degree; expands the definition of controlled substances with respect to certain offenses; increases the felony classification of certain controlled substance offenses; includes electronic prescriptions and blank prescription forms in the definition of certain controlled substance offenses.
Alters the definition of "drug" in the vehicle and traffic law to include any substance or combination of substances that impair, to any extent, physical or mental abilities; defines impairment and intoxication; provides that refusal to submit to a breath test and/or oral/bodily fluid test shall be a traffic infraction; makes related provisions.
Commending the NYPD Asian Jade Society upon the occasion of its 45th Anniversary and recognizing its outstanding service to the City and State of New York
Authorizes members or officers of the state police who were previously firefighters receive credit for such previous firefighter service for the purposes of retirement.
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 20, 2025, as Colombian Heritage Day in the State of New York, on the 215th Anniversary of Colombian Independence
Prevents public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such public employer.
Directs the department of environmental conservation to undertake a review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest scientific information.
Authorizes Kristin Proud to receive certain service credit with the New York state and local employees' retirement system for her volunteer service beginning March 25, 2020 and ending November 8, 2020.
Requires the commissioner of health to produce a report on the utilization and activity of the statewide fiscal intermediary with regard to metrics for certain medical assistance programs for needy persons; requires such report to be published no later than sixty days after effectiveness.
Exempts certain military service credit from being included in calculations of up to three years of military service credit for a public retirement system of the state.