ALBANY — Prisons, plastics and a controversial end-of-life bill are among the issues that are likely to dominate the homestretch of the New York State Legislature’s 2025 session, lawmakers, officials and lobbyists say.

There will be a raft of environmental proposals, as well hometown bills that address a particular community, an important casino bill and one to allow the distribution of water or snacks to voters waiting in line at the polls. A Long Island lawmaker also is trying to revive a bill related to the tragic death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva.

The laundry list is not as high-profile as items in the recently enacted $254 billion state budget, but the outcomes will be crucial to some New Yorkers. The State Senate is expected to adjourn its session on June 12; the state Assembly, June 17.

Here’s a look at four things to watch in the final weeks of the legislative session:

Perhaps the most high-profile bill is regarding what opponents call physician-assisted suicide and supporters call "medical aid in dying."

The measure had been around for several years without advancing. But it received a huge momentum boost when the deeply divided Assembly approved the bill, 81-67. Now, it sits in the Senate where there could be enough support for passage.

The bill would allow a "mentally competent, terminally ill adult with a prognosis of six months or less to live" to "request medication from their treating physician that they can decide to self-administer to hasten the patient’s death."

Assemb. Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale), who has been leading the push for the bill, said in a memo that it would allow terminally ill people to die peacefully and in less pain, maybe at home, and allow them to choose the "end of life experience they want."

She said there would be strict protocols and guardrails to prevent abuse and notes a number of other states have adopted similar laws.

Opponents, including some physician groups and the New York State Catholic Conference, say the definition of "terminally ill" is ambiguous in the proposal, the standard for determining a person’s "capacity" to make the decision isn’t well-defined, there is no requirement that the patient be a New York resident, and no psychological screening or counseling is required.

Further, they say some patients, especially in long-term care, could be susceptible to exploitation and abuse.

Activists are pushing a slew of bills, but the one officials say has the best chance at this point is aimed at reducing the use of single-use plastics in New York.

In short, it would shift the burden of the costs of recycling from municipalities to businesses that have more than $5 million in net annual revenue and distribute plastic packaging. Companies would be charged a fee to municipalities to cover recycling — thereby creating a financial incentive for companies to reduce plastic packaging, supporters say.

Businesses have said it would be burdensome and likely increase consumers’ costs.

Among other ideas, the so-called Heat Act would end a requirement that utilities hook up to buildings within 100 feet of existing gas lines. Supporters say the cost of those hookups is spread among all ratepayers and the rule expands the use of natural gas at a time when the state is moving to renewable energy. Opponents say the rule would cost jobs and that green energy is more expensive than fossil fuels.

In addition, an "Advanced Clean Truck" proposal would delay the enforcement and implementation of new rules because the state lacks sufficient charging stations and long charging times, among other things.

The fatal beating of an inmate followed by the longest prison guard strike in state history has produced hearings and calls for an array of legislation to address long-running problems, officials have said.

The state budget already included major changes, such as requiring guards to have their body cameras activated at all times and hiring more guards.

But there are more proposals on the table including revamping prisons, allowing the state corrections commissioner to initiate disciplinary actions against employees for alleged serious misconduct, and expanding the role of the Correctional Association, a watchdog group.

On the other side of the spectrum, guards and their supporters want any package of legislation to include a rollback of a recent law that strictly limits the use of solitary confinement as punishment. They maintain that the 2021 law took away their leverage and removed inmates’ incentive for good behavior.

It’s possible, given less than a month before adjournment, the legislature pushes all these off until next year.

The Democratic-dominated Assembly recently approved a bill, largely along party lines, to make clear that it is legal to distribute water and snacks to people waiting in long lines to vote. This bill died in the past, but now has a new Senate sponsor, Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn), which could give it momentum.

Sen. Monica Martinez (D-Brentwood) said she’s committed to reviving a bill that would allow grand juries or law enforcement access to all reports in a child abuse investigation — including those an agency deemed unfounded.

It ties to the case of Thomas Valva, 8, who died of hypothermia in 2020 after his father and his father’s fiancee forced him to sleep in their Center Moriches garage in subfreezing temperatures. The adults were subsequently convicted of murder.

School officials had filed multiple reports of suspected child abuse before Valva’s death, but child protective services determined the reports to be unfounded, which meant law enforcement never had access.