Jo Anne Simon

Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care

Prohibits public utilities from passing along the cost of site investigation and remediation efforts on to rate payers

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming

Relates to the publication of information on public meetings

Enacts the utility shutoff protection act

Prohibits the inclusion of confidential clauses in contracts entered into for the purchase of services or commodities by the state

Prohibits unregulated pregnancy centers from requiring clients to disclose certain information as a condition of service

Relates to imposing an excise tax on firearms and ammunition

Relates to requirements for the appointment of a guardian for personal needs or property management

Sets the level of deference given by the appellate division to the jury's fact finding

Provides voice communication service to incarcerated people at no cost; repealer

Establishes pediatric palliative care centers

Relates to screening for placenta accreta spectrum screenings as part of routine prenatal care

Relates to preventing minors from participating in sports wagering

Establishes the New York State grid reliability and energy affordability transition (GREAT) act

Provides for the protection of health information

Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds

Includes positive rental payment information reporting in the New York state low income housing tax credit program; requires landlords to offer tenants the option of positive rental payment information reporting

Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through mandatory personal income tax electronic tax filings

Relates to establishing a nonprofit news media jobs grant program