Honoring Investigator Michael Theetge of the Chemung County Sheriff's Office upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Order of the Blue Heart Award from Wounded Blue
Establishes performance-based service standards and oversight mechanisms for gas and electric utility customer assistance centers to ensure high-quality customer care, emergency response capacity, and consumer protection.
Congratulating Deborah Hughes upon the occasion of her retirement after many years of distinguished service as President and CEO of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in Rochester, New York
Congratulating Jolie Chichak of Shenendehowa High School upon the occasion of capturing the 2025 NYSPHSAA Girls Tennis Singles State Championship on October 29th, 2025
Enacts the "licensed funeral arranger act" under which a "licensed funeral arranger" license allows a funeral arranger to perform all acts permitted to a funeral director except embalming or any preservation of the body of a deceased person requiring embalming; creates a registration process under which registered transporters facilitate the removal and transportation of the bodies of deceased persons.
Enacts "India's law" under which an incarcerated individual's next of kin shall be notified and allowed visitation by a local correctional facility when such individual is experiencing a serious medical event or demonstrating behavior that is likely to result in serious harm to themselves or others; and within twenty-four hours from such conditions, the acting medical director shall apply for the incarcerated individual's transfer to a medical facility.
Adds parcels of land to the list of premises which are exempt from the provisions of law which generally restrict manufacturers/wholesalers and retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license.
Authorizes the issuance of a low potency cannabis beverage retail permit to licensed off-premises liquor and wine stores to allow the regulated sale of low potency cannabis single use beverages that contain no more than 5mg of THC manufactured by New York state adult-use licensees; provides for the allocation of low potency cannabis beverage tax revenue in the New York state cannabis revenue fund.
Directs the commissioner of transportation to enter into a contract with a third-party entity to conduct a comprehensive study of worker safety on highway road projects.
Clarifies the eligibility for the New York opportunity promise scholarship to prevent people from applying if they previously received a postsecondary degree within a certain timeframe.