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S1312 SEWARD 02/23/15 SIGNED Amends §§4110 & 6613, Insurance Law. Encourages modernization of mutual and cooperative insurance companies' information systems technology. CHAPTER 2 S1319 SAVINO 02/23/15 SIGNED Amends §§218, 219-c, 198 & 663, Labor Law; repealed §97-pppp, State Finance Law; amends §13, Chapter 537 of 2014. Amends the reporting requirements for employers which violate wage payment provisions and eliminates the duty of the commissioner of labor to investigate such employers' records for the previous 6 years; repeals the wage theft prevention enforcement account. CHAPTER 3 S1516 GRIFFO 02/23/15 SIGNED Amends §§380-a & 380-u, General Business Law. Makes technical corrections to law relating to credit record freezes. CHAPTER 4 S1697 GRIFFO 02/23/15 SIGNED Amends §360-m, General Business Law. Makes technical corrections to provisions of law relating to the disposal of counterfeit products. CHAPTER 5 A858 Kavanagh 03/13/15 signed Amends §76, Correction Law. Relates to transitional services for inmates released from state correctional facilities. CHAPTER 6 A2552-A Russell 03/13/15 signed Repealed §2 sub 1 PP (o) - (s), adds Article 29-G §§2999-cc & 2999-dd, §4406-g, Public Health Law; repealed §3216 subS (i) P30, §3221 subS (k) P19, §4303 subS (oo), adds §§3217-h & 4306-g, amends §3229, Insurance Law; amends §367-u, Social Servic es Law; amends §7, Chapter 550 of 2014 . Relates to telehealth delivery of services. CHAPTER 7 A4490 Schimminger (MS) 03/13/15 signed Repealed §4601 subs 7-a - 7-c, §4606 sub 14 P a, amends Public Health Law, generally. Relates to the ability of continuing care retirement communities to offer seniors additional service options. CHAPTER 8 A4616 Morelle 03/13/15 signed Amends Article 5 §§501 - 504, Insurance Law; amends §2, Chapter 552 of 2014. Relates to the issuance of certificates of insurance and requires the issuance of a certificate of insurance as a summary or evidence of property or casualty insurance. CHAPTER 9 S1313 MARCELLINO 03/13/15 SIGNED Amends §7206-b, Education Law; amends §28, Chapter 475 of 2014 . Relates to fees for and licensing of the profession of geology. CHAPTER 10 S1318 LITTLE 03/13/15 SIGNED Amends §7805, Education Law. Relates to the profession of massage therapy and the authority of massage therapists licensed in other jurisdictions to conduct teaching demonstrations for continuing education programs. CHAPTER 11 S1693 HANNON 03/13/15 SIGNED Amends §230, Public Health L aw. Relates to the identification, charging, reporting and investigation of charges of professional misconduct by health care professionals. CHAPTER 12 S1698-A RANZENHOFER 03/13/15 SIGNED Repealed & adds Article XV-B, §1 of Chapter 154 of 1921. Repeals provisions relating to the records of the port authority; relates to the port authority of New York and New Jersey being deemed an agency. CHAPTER 13 S2486 HANNON 03/13/15 SIGNED Amends §281, Public Health Law; amends §6810, Education Law. Delays the requirement that prescribers use electronic prescriptions. CHAPTER 14 A5620-B Goldfeder 05/14/15 signed with Press Release Adds §1805-a, Real Property Tax Law. Provides for the assessment of real property in cities having a population of one million or more, which was damaged by a severe storm on October 29 - 30, 2012. CHAPTER 15 A6976 Markey 05/14/15 signed Amends §4, Chapter 704 of 1991; amends §11, Chapter151 of 2010. Extends certain provisions of law relating to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment through May 14, 2016. CHAPTER 16 S4843 FELDER 05/14/15 SIGNED Requires the fall 2015 primary be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 and the political calendar be adjusted accordingly. CHAPTER 17 A222 Buchwald (MS) Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends authorization for the city of White Plains to impose an additional one-quarter of one percent sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 18 A5138 Paulin (MS) 05/27/15 signed Amends §1202-aa, Tax Law. Extends occupancy tax in the city of White Plains. CHAPTER 19 S5997 RULES (Governor Program # 11) 06/18/15 SIGNED CHAP.19 with Press Release Amends §17, Chapter 576 of 1974; amends §1, Emergency Housing Rent Control Law; amends §2, Chapter 329 of 1963; amends §10, Chapter 555 of 1982; amends §4, Chapter 402 of 1983; amends §46, Chapter 116 of 1997; amends§421-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to rent control; extends various provisions of law relating to rent regulations until and including June 23, 2015. CHAPTER 20* S6012 FLANAGAN (Governor Program # 12) 06/26/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §17, Chapter 576 of 1974; amends §§1, 2, 2-a & 4, Emergency Housing Rent Control Law; amends §2, Chapter 329 of 1963; amends §10, Chapter 555 of 1982; amends §4, Chapter 402 of 1983; amends §46, Chapter 116 of 1997; amends §§5, 10, 5-a, 12 & 6, Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974; amends NYC Ad Code, generally; amends Part A §13, Chapter 97 of 2011; amends Real Property Tax Law, generally; amends §27, Chapter 4 of 2013; amends §§282-a & 284, Multiple Dwelling Law; amends §§1115, 606, 1210, 1262-e & 1202, Tax Law; amends Part C §2, Chapter 2 of 2005; amends General City Law, generally; amends Education Law, generally; amends §34, Chapter 91 of 2002; Amends §17, Chapter 345 of 2009; amends §11, Domestic Relations Law; amends Part K §3, Chapter 59 of 2014; amends §3-c, General Municipal Law; amends §401, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to rent control provisions; limits the rent increase after vacancy of a housing accommodation; relates to the adjustment of maximum allowable rent; extends certain provisions relating to specially eligible premises and special rebates, eligibility periods, requirements, benefit periods and applications for abatements; authorizes the division of housing and community renewal to establish a tenant protection unit; relates to interim multiple dwellings (Part A); relates to charter schools; makes an appropriation to the education department for reimbursement to non-public schools; relates to the release of standardized test questions and answers, teacher evaluations and establishing a content review committee; relates to mayoral control; determines who may solemnize a marriage (Part B); establishes a property tax relief credit (Part C); appropriates funds for certain services and expenses. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 21 A1309 PRETLOW 06/30/15 signed Amends §54.40, Local Finance Law. Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 22 A4956 PRETLOW 06/30/15 signed Amends §253-d, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the mortgage recording tax imposed by the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 23 A5057 MARKEY 06/30/15 signed Amends §208-f, General Municipal Law; amends §361-a, Retirement & Social Security Law. Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children. CHAPTER 24 A6131 STECK 06/30/15 signed Amends §§6302 & 6303, Insurance Law. Relates to extending authorization for certain exemptions from filing requirements. CHAPTER 25 A6242 RUSSELL 06/30/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 606 of 2006. Relates to creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter. CHAPTER 26 A6950 BUCHWALD (MS) 06/30/15 signed Amends §4, Chapter 668 of 1977. Relates to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries; extends the expiration of such provisions. CHAPTER 27 A6969 PERSAUD 06/30/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 20 of 1998. Extends effectiveness of provisions relating to physical therapy assistant services in public and private primary and secondary schools. CHAPTER 28 A6978 ABBATE 06/30/15 signed Amends §45, Chapter 929 of 1986. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the resolution of labor disputes. CHAPTER 29 A7193 BICHOTTE (Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance #7) 06/30/15 signed Amends §246, Chapter 81 of 1995. Relates to the enforcement of support through the suspension of driving privileges. CHAPTER 30 A7335 BRENNAN 06/30/15 signed Amend §§1209 & 1265-a, Public Authorities Law. Extends expiration of provisions authorizing certain procurements by the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority. CHAPTER 31 A7466 LINARES 06/30/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 223 of 1996. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to permissible fees in connection with open end loans. CHAPTER 32 A7620 MORELLE 06/30/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 371 of 2009. Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law pertaining to the residential care off-site facility demonstration project. CHAPTER 33 A7631 PEOPLES-STOKES (Office of General Services # 7) 06/30/15 signed Amends §27, Chapter 95 of 2000. Relates to leasing of real property, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 34 A7632 FARRELL 06/30/15 signed Amends §§54.10, 57.00, 90.00, 107.00 & 54.90, Local Finance Law; amends §2, Chapter 868 of 1975; amends §5, Chapter 142 of 2004. Extends provisions of law relating to the sale of bonds and notes in the city of New York. CHAPTER 35 A7677 RYAN (MS) 06/30/15 signed Amends §22, Chapter 352 of 2005; amends §8, Chapter 430 of 2006; amends §27, Chapter 378 of 2007. Extends the implementation of the federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004. CHAPTER 36 A8238 JOYNER 06/30/15 signed Amends §§693, 694 & 695, General Municipal Law. Relates to urban development action areas. CHAPTER 37 S3879 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §§1321 & 1340, Tax Law; amends §6, Chapter 535 of 1987. Extends the expiration date of the personal income tax surcharge imposed by the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 38 S4024 SKELOS 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 821 of 1970. Extends from June 30, 2015 to June 30, 2020, the expiration of provisions of the town law relating to payments in lieu of taxes for property acquired for park or recreational purposes by the town of Hempstead. CHAPTER 39 S4119 KLEIN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 383 of 1991. Extends from July 1, 2015 until July 1, 2020, the expiration of the authorization to the New York Zoological Society to offer a free one day admission to the zoological park. CHAPTER 40 S4128 LANZA 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 759 of 1973. Extends the time period for the conveyance of lands for the establishment of the Gateway National Recreation Area until May 1, 2017. CHAPTER 41 S4140 SKELOS 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 846 of 1970. Extends until June 30, 2020 provisions relating to payment in lieu of taxes for property acquired for park or recreational purposes. CHAPTER 42 S4259 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §§4, 5, 7 & 16, Chapter 272 of 1991. Extends provisions of law relating to the disposition of sales and compensating use tax revenue in the county of Westchester. CHAPTER 43 S4300 GALLIVAN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §54.50, Local Finance Law. Relates to the sale of municipal obligations by the county of Erie CHAPTER 44 S4384 RANZENHOFER 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §54.30, Local Finance Law. Relates to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of Buffalo CHAPTER 45 S4711 GOLDEN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §11, Chapter 104 of 2005. Relates to extending the expiration of the September 11th worker protection task force act. CHAPTER 46 S4739 HANNON 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §§6527, 6909, 6801 & 6802, Education Law; amends §8, Chapter 563 of 2008; amends §§5 & 6, Chapter 116 of 2012. Relates to the administration of certain immunizations; requires immunizing agents be administered to adults by pharmacists; authorizes a licensed pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer certain immunizing agents and meningococcal disease immunizing agents; makes provisions permanent. CHAPTER 47 S4932 GOLDEN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 695 of 1994. Relates to injunctive relief in improper practice cases, in relation to extending the effectiveness of provisions contained therein. CHAPTER 48 S5081 YOUNG 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 375 of 1999; amends §778, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. Relates to the management of buildings for which administrators have been appointed. CHAPTER 49 S5149 FLANAGAN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §11, Chapter 378 of 2010. Extends the regional transportation systems pilot program. CHAPTER 50 S2000-C BUDGET # 1 04/13/15 SIGNED 04/13/15 LINE VETO MEMO.1 04/13/15 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.51 Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Operations Budget. CHAPTER 51 S2001-A BUDGET # 2 04/13/15 SIGNED CAP.51 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Legislature and Judiciary Budget. CHAPTER 52 S2002-A BUDGET # 3 04/13/15 SIGNED Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Debt Service Budget. CHAPTER 53 A3003-C Budget # 4 04/13/15 signed 04/13/15 line veto memo.52 04/13/15 thru line veto memo.156 04/13/15 tabled line veto memo.1 04/13/15 thru line veto memo.156 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Aid To Localities Budget. CHAPTER 54 S2004-C BUDGET # 5 04/13/15 SIGNED 04/13/15 LINE VETO MEMO.157 04/13/15 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.168 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Capital Projects Budget. CHAPTER 55* A3005-B Budget # 6 04/13/15 signed chap.55 Amends Various Laws, generally. Relates to authorizing the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make the final decision on medical parole for certain eligible non-violent inmates (part A); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to criminal justice issues (part B); relates to transferring certain employees of the division of state police to the office of general services (part C); relates to eliminating certain arbitration and license fees and repeals provisions of law relating to payment of license fees (part D); amends the civil service law and correction law relating to salaries (part H); authorizes the president of the state civil service commission to establish an amnesty period to identify dependents who are ineligible for health benefits (part J); extends the effectiveness of chapter 674 of the laws of 1993 relating to value limitations on contracts; and increases the value limitation on emergency contracts (part M); and increases the threshold of small capital projects delegated by OGS to one hundred fifty thousand dollars (part N). * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 56* S2006-B BUDGET # 7 04/13/15 SIGNED Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the education, labor and family assistance budget for state fiscal year 2015 - 2016; relates to school aid (Part A); relates to creating the New York state get on your feet loan forgiveness program (Part C); relates to creating a standard financial aid award letter (Part F) ; relates to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part I); relates to certain contracts with the office of children and family services; relates to the possession of a gun on school grounds by a student; relates to persons in need of supervision or youthful offenders; relates to making provisions permanent in relating to authorizing the board of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with the commissioner of children and family services (Part J); relates to state reimbursement and subsidies for the adoption of children (Part K); relates to implementing provisions required by the federal preventing sex trafficking and strengthening families act (Part L); relates to utilizing reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part M); relates to authorized absences by healthcare professionals who volunteer to fight the Ebola virus disease oversees (Part O); relates to eliminating certain fees charged by the department of labor (Part P); relates to requiring experiential learning as a requirement for graduation (Part Q); relates to the New York state higher education matching grant program for independent colleges and the effectiveness thereof (Part R); relates to the project notification fee imposed for asbestos removal (Part S); relates to extending provisions of law relating to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part T); relates to the creation of the SUNY DSRIP escrow fund (Part U); relates to the tuition assistance program for students with disabilities (Part V); relates to the investment of contributions to a family tuition account (Part W); relates to the allocation of funds from the foster youth college success initiative (Part X); relates to the offering of associate of occupational studies degrees by community colleges (Part Y); relates to establishing the New York state achievement and investment in merit scholarship (Part Z); relates to a program to provide tax incentives for employers employing at risk youth (Part AA); relates to the eligibility for participation in the brownfield cleanup program, relates to brownfield opportunity areas; relates to brownfield redevelopment tax credits; relates to remediated brownfield credit for real property taxes for qualified sites and environmental remediation insurance credits, in relation to tax credits for certain sites; relates to hazardous waste generator fees and taxes; relates to the environmental restoration program; relates to limitations on liability; relates to certain environmental restoration projects (Part BB); relates to reporting and disclosure and per diem and travel expenses (Part CC); relates to the public integrity reform act and the joint commission on public ethics (Part DD); enacts the education transformation act of 2015 (Part EE). * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 57* A3007-B Budget # 8 04/13/15 signed Amends Various Laws, generally. Amends various provisions to achieve statutory savings; makes changes necessary to continue implementation of Medicaid redesign team recommendations; makes statutory changes necessary to align child health plus rates with Medicaid managed care rates for certain providers; extend various provisions of public health social services and mental hygiene laws, including continued authorization of previously enacted Medicaid savings initiatives; makes statutory changes necessary related to payments of indigent care pool funds for uncompensated care for three years; makes statutory changes necessary to implement value based payments within the delivery system reform incentive payment programs; makes statutory changes necessary to establish an assessment on individual small group and large group health insurers that will sustain New York state of health operations; modifies provisions regarding establishing an operating limited services clinics, standardizing urgent care centers, eliminating certain upgraded diagnostic and treatment centers and charging the public health and health planning council with reviewing sedation and anesthesia procedures in outpatient settings; modifies various provisions of law to remove barriers to obtaining HIV/AIDS treatment and to engaging in appropriate risk reduction activities to limit the spread of HIV/AIDS; provides an exemption to the nurse practice act for advanced home health aides to authorize such individuals to perform advanced tasks in home care and hospice settings with appropriate training and supervision; implements various provisions related to streamlining the certificate of need process for hospitals and diagnostic treatment centers; modifies various provisions of the public health law to expand office-based surgery requirements to include office-based anesthesia, to standardize and limit the procedures permitted in such settings and to strengthen accreditation requirements; requires local governments to notify the public and the department of health of their intent to discontinue water fluoridation and to establish a grant program to provide assistance to local governments to cover the costs of installing, replacing, repairing or upgrading water fluoridation equipment; authorizes state office for the aging to seek public input on the creation of an office of community living to address the expansion of community living integration services for older adults and disabled individuals; authorizes OMH to continue to recover Medicaid exempt income from providers of community residences; extends pilot program to restructure educational services for children and youth residing in OMH hospitals; establishes a private equity pilot program allowing up to five business corporations to make private capital investments to assist in restructuring health care delivery systems; authorizes OMH facility directors who act as representative payees to continue to use funds for care and treatment consistent with federal law and regulations; makes technical amendments required to implement the expansion of the nurse practice act exemption for direct care staff in non-certified settings funding, authorized or approved by OPWDD; relates to time limited demonstration programs; relates to rates and fees for OPWDD providers; relates to opioid overdose prevention; relates to HCRA; extends risk based capital provisions; and relates to excess medical malpractice. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 58* A3008-B Budget # 9 04/13/15 signed Amends Various Laws, generally. Relates to the effectiveness of motor vehicle transaction fees and certain costs relating to the department of motor vehicles; relates to fees for motor carriers; relates to mass transportation payments including Ontario county to the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation District; creates a transit assistance for capital investments fund; authorizes the department of transportation to defer reductions in service payments for two years; authorizes shared services agreements between the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority; relates to the issuance of commercial learner's permits and the disqualification of commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits; decreases state responsibility for certain costs incurred by the New York state thruway authority; extends certain provisions relating to the empire state economic development fund; extends provisions relating to the powers of the New York state urban development corporation to make loans; extends provisions relating to the minority- and women-owned business enterprise disparity study; relates to the effectiveness of article 15-A of the executive law; extends certain authority of the dormitory authority of the state of New York; extends provisions relating to permitting the secretary of state to provide special handling for all documents filed or issued by the division of corporations and to permit additional levels of such expedited service; eliminates certain fees charged for an apartment information vendor license; eliminates certain license fees in the agriculture and markets law; relates to license fees and surcharges for the transfer of petroleum between vessels, between facilities and vessels and between facilities, whether onshore or offshore; relates to operating permit program fees, state air quality control fees and state pollutant discharge elimination system program fees; establishes a habitat conservation and access account; establishes a ten year period of probable usefulness for municipally owned omnibus or surface transit motor vehicles; directs the city of Buffalo to adjudicate traffic infractions; relates to certain penalties and forfeited security collected by the city of Buffalo and granting a traffic violations agency certain powers; establishes the Buffalo traffic violations agency; relates to the justice court fund; relates to a trial by a judicial officer; requires the executive director of the Buffalo traffic violations agency to annually issue a report on the progress, development and operations of such agency; extends the effectiveness of the "Cleaner, Greener NY Act of 2013"; relates to a farm drain tile revolving loan fund program; relates to the eligible use of the beginning farmers NY fund; relates to the effectiveness of the New York state health insurance continuation assistance demonstration project; relates to term appointments for eligible, high-demand ITS positions without examination; relates to retrofit technology for diesel-fueled vehicles; relates to the effectiveness relating to the recovery of exempt income by the office of mental health for community residences and family-based treatment programs; authorizes contracts for the provision of special education and related services for certain patients hospitalized in hospitals operated by the office of mental health; relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the receipt of federal and state benefits received by individuals receiving care in facilities operated by an office of the department of mental hygiene; provides professional services to individuals with developmental disabilities in non-certified settings; relates to the exemption of the nurse practice act for direct care staff in non-certified settings funded, authorized or approved by the office for people with developmental disabilities; relates to services and needs assessments; clarifies the authority of the commissioners in the department of mental hygiene to design and implement time-limited demonstration programs; eliminates the duplication of regulatory efforts between the department of health and the office for people with developmental disabilities associated with rates and fees received by OPWDD providers; establishes a transportation assessment for people with developmental disabilities and other populations; relates to the office for people with developmental disabilities omnibus reporting; relates to NYSERDA reporting and Green Jobs NY. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 59* A3009-B Budget # 10 04/13/15 signed Amends Various Laws, generally. Relates to the New York city personal income tax rates; relates to recouping savings retrospectively from unlawfully claimed exemptions removed during re-registration process; authorizes homeowners who registered for the STAR exemption, but failed to file timely exemption applications with their local assessors, to receive the benefit for the 2014 exemption; makes permanent the itemized deduction limitation applicable to incomes of ten million dollars or greater; amends the personal income and MTA mobility tax statutes for technical changes; adds a reporting requirement to the commercial production tax credit; relates to the Excelsior Jobs Program and significant capital investments; creates the employee training incentive program tax credit within the excelsior tax credit program; imposes tax on wireless telecommunications businesses pursuant to sections 184 and 184-a of the tax law; incorporates the DOS biennial statement requirement into the corporate tax return; makes corrections to the corporate tax reform provisions; and repeals certain provisions of the tax law relating thereto; exempts certain items or tangible personal property furnished to customers by certain cider producers, breweries, and distilleries at tastings; relates to the imposition of the sales and compensating use tax on prepaid mobile calling services; expands the solar panel state and local sales and use tax exemptions; allows a reimbursement of the petroleum business tax for highway diesel motor fuel used in farm production; calculates the estate tax imposed under the tax rate table, clarifies the phase out date for certain gift add backs and disallows deductions relating to intangible personal property for estates of non-resident decedents; relates to warrantless income execution provisions; relates to capital awards to vendor tracks; relates to licenses for simulcast facilities, sums relating to track simulcast, simulcast of out-of-state thoroughbred races, simulcasting of races run by out-of-state harness tracks and distributions of wagers; extends certain provisions relating to simulcasting and the imposition of certain taxes; relates to video lottery gaming; relates to a franchised corporation; relates to a use tax on boats; relates to an aircraft sales tax exemption; relates to a jockey's workers compensation fund; relates to VTL vendor fee rates; and relates to the MTA payroll tax. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 60* S4610-A BUDGET 04/13/15 SIGNED Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts various provisions of law necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2015-2016 state fiscal year; relates to construction of a civic center in Albany county and repayment of an appropriation therefor (part A); relates to START-UP NY airport facilities (part B); relates to school transportation aid (part C); enacts provisions relating to taxation on business corporations in NYC (part D); establishes a commission on legislative, judicial and executive compensation (part E); permits authorized state entities to utilize the design-build method for infrastructure projects (part F); establishes the New York state water infrastructure improvement act of 2015 (part G); relates to the creation of a new dedicated infrastructure investment fund (part H); provides for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2015-16 budget (part I); establishes the health care facility transformation program in Kings and Oneida counties, the health care provider support program and the capital restructuring financing program (part J). * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 61 S4612-B BUDGET 04/13/15 SIGNED 04/13/15 LINE VETO MEMO.169 04/13/15 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.184 Amends a chapter of the laws of 2015 (S.2003C/A.3003C) making appropriations for the support of government. *** For legislative intent for Chapters 55-61 (Budget bills), call NYLS with your Chapter and Part. *** CHAPTER 62 A2008 Mayer 07/02/15 SIGNED Adds §1202-x, Tax Law. Imposes an occupancy tax in the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 63 A6613 Katz 07/02/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system, in the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, as the "Specialist David R. Fahey Jr. Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 64 A7789 Cahill 07/02/15 SIGNED Amends §§2117 & 1101, Insurance Law. Relates to permitting insurance brokers to engage in certain activities in New York; permits brokers to act as agent for an insurer or health maintenance organization which is not licensed or authorized in this state with regard to certain activities involving multi-national entities. CHAPTER 65 A8177-B DiPietro 07/02/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Captain John J. Levulis Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 66 A8259-A Morelle 07/02/15 SIGNED Amends §50, Workers Compensation Law. Relates to interim assessments on the members of a defaulted group self-insurer or members of any other terminated group self-insurer; authorizes the chair to levy an interim assessment within 120 days of default; establishes that such time limitations do not apply to the imposition of any subsequent and further deficit assessments. CHAPTER 67 A8288-A Pretlow (MS) 07/02/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210, 1224 & 1261, adds §1262-t, Tax Law. Authorizes the city of Yonkers to impose an additional one-half of one percent sales tax to be used for the support of education. CHAPTER 68 S1292-A RANZENHOFER 07/02/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Authorizes hunting of big game with rifles in the county of Genesee. Chapter 69 S2290 AMEDORE 07/02/15 SIGNED Adds §343-aaa, Highway Law. Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as "Lieutenant Colonel Todd J. Clark Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 70 S3227 GRIFFO 07/02/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route thirteen in the village of Camden as the "Sergeant Elisha R. Parker Veterans memorial highway". CHAPTER 71 S3820-A MURPHY 07/02/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system, in the town of Pound Ridge, county of Westchester, as the "Marine Captain Eric A. Jones Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 72 S4728-A NOZZOLIO 07/02/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §4, Chap 144 of 2013. Relates to hunting deer with rifles in Ontario County. CHAPTER 73 S4729 NOZZOLIO 07/02/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to permitting deer hunting the first Monday after November 15th through the first Tuesday after December 7th in Seneca county. CHAPTER 74 S5181-B NOZZOLIO 07/02/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §4, Chap 159 of 2013. Relates to authorizing hunting in the county of Wayne. CHAPTER 75 S5316-A AMEDORE 07/02/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Authorizes the use of rifles to take big game in the county of Schenectady. CHAPTER 76* S5965 LAVALLE (Governor Program #8) 07/07/15 SIGNED Adds Article 129-B §§6439 - 6449, Education Law; amends R3016, CPLR; adds §232, Executive Law. Relates to the implementation by colleges and universities of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking prevention and response policies and procedures; relates to privacy of name in certain legal challenges to college/university disciplinary findings; appropriates money therefor. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 77 A6258 Magnarelli 07/13/15 signed Amends §§21.00, 53.00, 54.90 & 107.00, Local Finance Law; amends §81, Chapter 413 of 1991. Relates to local government borrowing practices and mandate relief. CHAPTER 78 A7510 Bichotte (State Liquor Authority # 8) 07/13/15 signed Amends §4, Chapter 118 of 2012. Relates to extending the effectiveness of powers of the chairman and members of the authority. CHAPTER 79 S601 LITTLE 07/13/15 SIGNED Authorizes any person licensed as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner or podiatrist in another state or territory and appointed by the World Triathlon Corporation to practice his or her profession in this state in connection with an athletic event sanctioned by such corporation. CHAPTER 80* S5966 VENDITTO (Governor Program # 3) 07/16/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends General Business Law, generally. Relates to authorizing the secretary of state to order the cessation of unlicensed appearance enhancement activity and to register trainees in the practice of nail specialty. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 81 S4538 ADDABBO 07/17/15 SIGNED Amends §6, Chapter 100 of 2013. Extends certain prior approved work permits relating to Hurricane Sandy. CHAPTER 82 A989 Rodriguez 07/23/15 signed Authorizes the commissioner of general services to sell and convey certain lands in the borough of Manhattan, county of New York to be used for social services programs, educational programs and affordable senior housing. CHAPTER 83 A5953 Magee 07/23/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 335 of 2005. Makes permanent certain provisions of law relating to bus maintenance contracts for the Madison-Oneida board of educational services. CHAPTER 84 S1317 LANZA 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends §185, General Business Law. Relates to fees charged by employment agencies. CHAPTER 85 S4978-A YOUNG (Division of Housing & Community Renewal # 1) 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends §47, Private Housing Finance Law; amends §6, Chapter 514 of 1983; amends §7, Chapter 396 of 1984; amends §16, Chapter 915 of 1982; amends §2407, Public Authorities Law; Amends §19, Chapter 555 of 1989; amends §2, Chapter 172 of 2002; amends §4, Chapter 208 of 2010; amends §5, Chapter 246 of 2010. Relates to powers of the New York state housing finance agency and the state of New York mortgage agency; extends certain provisions. CHAPTER 86 S5913 LAVALLE 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 387 of 2013. Extends the expiration of provisions relating to including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law. CHAPTER 87 S5958 FUNKE 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends Election Law, generally. Relates to the conducting of a presidential primary; provides for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference in the year 2016 and the "presidential" and "fall" primary in such year; relates to electing delegates to a national party convention. CHAPTER 88 S6002 FUNKE 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends §2-122-a, Election Law (as proposed in S.5958). Relates to the presidential primary and providing for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference in 2016. CHAPTER 89 A136-A Paulin (MS) 07/25/15 signed Amends §§292 & 296, Executive Law. Amends the definition of place of public accommodation, resort or amusement for the purposes of the human rights law. CHAPTER 90 A4759 Kaminsky 07/25/15 signed Amends Article 32 Title 1 §§930 - 940, Title 2 §§945 - 948, §30, Labor Law; repealed §97-pppp, State Finance Law; amends §3, Chapter 551 of 2014. Relates to the licensure of mold assessment and remediation specialists. CHAPTER 91 S5630-A ORTT 07/25/15 SIGNED Directs the office for people with developmental disabilities to review and report on state laws and regulations applicable to military families with family members with developmental disabilities; requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to perform a study in consultation with division of military and naval affairs and the state education department and report to the legislature by November 11, 2016. CHAPTER 91 S5630-A ORTT 07/25/15 SIGNED with Press Release Directs the office for people with developmental disabilities to review and report on state laws and regulations applicable to military families with family members with developmental disabilities; requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to perform a study in consultation with division of military and naval affairs and the state education department and report to the legislature by November 11, 2016. CHAPTER 92 A4273 Buchwald 07/30/15 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates Peach lake as an inland waterway for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 93 A5140 Abinanti 07/30/15 signed Authorizes the transfer of certain funds from the state comptroller to the natural heritage trust. CHAPTER 94 A7670 Abbate ( State Comptroller # 27) 07/30/15 signed Amends §§23, 23-a, 323 & 323-a, Retirement & Social Security Law. Relates to the calculation of employers' contributions to the NYS&LERS and the NYS&LP&FRS. CHAPTER 95 S1392 MURPHY 07/30/15 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates Saw Mill River as an inland waterway for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 96 S1393 MURPHY 07/30/15 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates the Bronx River as an inland waterway for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 97 S3699 MURPHY 07/30/15 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates Campfire lake, Echo lake (Westchester County) and Pocantico river as inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 98 S4109-A PANEPINTO 07/30/15 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Relates to adding 18 Mile Creek located within Erie county to the definition of inland waterways. CHAPTER 99 S4669-B CARLUCCI 07/30/15 SIGNED Enacts the village of Suffern deficit financing act; authorizes the village of Suffern to issue serial bonds, subject to the provisions of section 10.10 of the local finance law, on or before March 31, 2016, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed five million dollars. CHAPTER 100 S993-A RIVERA 08/13/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§1399-o & 1399-p, Public Health Law; amends §21-120.1, NYC Administrative Code. Prohibits smoking tobacco products in and around after-school programs while such programs are in operation. CHAPTER 101 S3468-A LIBOUS 08/13/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Chenango, county of Broome as the "Trooper Christopher G. Skinner Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 102 S4836-A MARTINS 08/13/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county as the "Police Officer Arthur Lopez Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 103 S5335-A VALESKY 08/13/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route four hundred eighty-one between exit 5 and exit 6 as the "Deputy Sheriff Glenn Searles Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 104 S5956 GALLIVAN (Governor's Program Bill #5) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§624 & 626, Executive Law. Relates to counseling for grandchildren of homicide victims. CHAPTER 105 A564-A Galef (MS) 08/13/15 signed Repealed §74-a, State Law; amends §§89-ppp, 89-sss & 89-yyy, General Business Law; amends §16, repealed §169-c, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to abolishing committees, boards and panels, including the plant industry advisory committee, and the New York state collectable series panel. CHAPTER 106 A866-A Jaffee 08/13/15 signed Amends §§13.37-a & 13.38, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to transitional care. CHAPTER 107 A2150 Gottfried (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §2994-g, repealed sub 5 P(c), Public Health Law. Authorizes an attending physician to make decisions regarding hospice on behalf of an incapable adult without a surrogate. CHAPTER 108 A2158-B Crouch 08/13/15 signed Grants eligibility to Cole Samsel for permanent appointment as a police officer with the village of Oxford police department even though he is over 35. CHAPTER 109 A3341 Peoples-Stokes (MS) 08/13/15 signed Relates to signage on a portion of Interstate 90 designating the "Harriet Tubman Home". CHAPTER 110 A3468 Crouch 08/13/15 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authority of Chenango county to impose additional taxes. CHAPTER 111 A3471 Lentol 08/13/15 signed Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Relates to correcting the name of the Queens Borough Public Library. CHAPTER 112 A5284 Magee 08/13/15 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Otsego until 2017. CHAPTER 113 A5461 Lifton 08/13/15 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Cortland to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 114 A5469 Lupardo 08/13/15 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Broome to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 115 A5652 Schimminger (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §§70 & 85, adds §70-a, General Business Law. Relates to licenses for private investigators, bail enforcement agents and watch, guard or patrol agencies; separates licensing of private investigators from that of bail enforcement agents and patrol agencies; increases punishment for private investigation without a license. CHAPTER 116 A6108 Russell 08/13/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 455 of 2011. Extends effectiveness of provisions authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater. CHAPTER 117 A6313 Duprey 08/13/15 signed Adds §1202-cc, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Franklin to impose a motel and hotel tax of 5 percent. CHAPTER 118 A6333 Pretlow (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §3205, Education Law. Authorizes the Yonkers city school district to require certain minors who are five years of age to attend kindergarten. CHAPTER 119 A6440 Glick 08/13/15 signed Amends §§7005 & 7008, Education Law. Relates to limited residence and limited fellowship permits in the area of podiatric medicine. CHAPTER 120 A6901 Glick 08/13/15 signed Amends §12, Chapter 381 of 2012. Extends the licensure of private proprietary schools. CHAPTER 121 A7256 Duprey 08/13/15 signed Amends §114, Indian Law. Relates to the jurisdiction of the St. Regis Mohawk tribal police. CHAPTER 122 A7274-A Jean-Pierre 08/13/15 signed Creates a tax exemption for owner occupied residential property in municipalities affected by Superstorm Sandy; exempts such buildings from 100 per centum of the increase in assessed value attributable to reconstruction, less 12 1/2 percentum, and less an additional 12 1/2 percentum for each year for an additional 7 years. CHAPTER 123 A7511 Walker (MS) (State Liquor Authority #7) 08/13/15 signed Amends §5, Chapter 396 of 2010. Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to temporary retail permits issued by the state liquor authority. CHAPTER 124 A7619 Morelle 08/13/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 633 of 2006. Extends provisions of law pertaining to the home based primary care for the elderly demonstration project. CHAPTER 125 A7633 Englebright (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 366 of 2011. Relates to youth pheasant hunting days on Long Island. CHAPTER 126 A7640 Barron 08/13/15 signed Amends §4, Chapter 522 of 2000. Relates to extending provisions of law relating to the underground facilities safety training account. CHAPTER 127 A7691 Schimminger 08/13/15 signed Amends §83, General Business Law. Relates to exemptions for the licensure of private investigators. CHAPTER 128 A7855 Fahy (MS) (Department of Environmental Conserbation #16) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic cod. CHAPTER 129 A7856 Jaffee (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #15) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring. CHAPTER 130 A7857 Thiele (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #24) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage squid to December 31, 2017. CHAPTER 131 A7859 (Department of Environmental Conservation #21) Cymbrowitz (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0340-g, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage monkfish. CHAPTER 132 A7860 Abinanti (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #20 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0329, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage lobsters until December 31, 2018. CHAPTER 133 A7861 Zebrowski (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #14) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. CHAPTER 134 A7862 Otis (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #12) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0327, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scallops until December 31, 2018. CHAPTER 135 A7892 Brindisi 08/13/15 signed Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Oneida County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 136 A7975 Colton (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #27) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0340-c, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder. CHAPTER 137 A8000 Titone (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #23) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0338, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks. CHAPTER 138 A8045 Otis (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #17) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to management of Atlantic herring. CHAPTER 139 S69 GALLIVAN 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Relates to the qualifications for holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Wyoming. CHAPTER 140 S1172-A SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1 & 2, Chapter 324 of 2014. Relates to the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district and makes technical changes. CHAPTER 141 S1314-A MARCELLINO 08/13/15 SIGNED Repealed §292 sub 31, amends §296, Executive Law; amends §47-b, Civil Rights Law. Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs. CHAPTER 142 S1514 GRIFFO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§376 & 377, Social Services Law. Relates to foster home decertification, application for recertification, authorization for non-renewal, notice of removal of a child and other required notices. CHAPTER 143 S1515 NOZZOLIO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §8216, Education Law. Relates to the licensing of the profession of acupuncture; including the appropriate jurisdiction and regulations. CHAPTER 144 S1517 FELDER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§34-a & 410-w, repealed §34-a sub 9, Social Services Law. Relates to notification to families receiving child care assistance. CHAPTER 145 S1518 FELDER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §20, Social Services Law; amends §2, Chapter 544 of 2014. Relates to protocol for release of reports by local social services districts on the death of certain children. CHAPTER 146 S1519 GALLIVAN Amends §§13 & 14, Chapter 329 of 2009. Alters the period of effectiveness of certain provisions relating to removing special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children. CHAPTER 147 S1692 ORTT 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 332 of 2014. Relates to the adoption of the budget by the city of Lockport and actions of the state comptroller relating thereto. CHAPTER 148 S1694-A RANZENHOFER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 439 of 2008. Relates to making technical changes relating to authorizing the town of Riga to establish the Host Benefit Agreement reserve fund. CHAPTER 149 S1695 MARCHIONE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 429 of 2014. Provides for retroactive effectiveness of provisions relating to prohibiting additional fees for a veteran's distinguishing mark on a non-driver identification card or a driver's license. CHAPTER 150 S1790 SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §485-q, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to residential investment exemptions. CHAPTER 151 S1806 ORTT 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §403-a, Executive Law. Relates to requiring certain municipalities to display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag. CHAPTER 152 S1807 GALLIVAN 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §231, Executive Law. Relates to the information that must be contained on the uniform identification cards issued and distributed to retired state police officers. CHAPTER 153 S1808 GRIFFO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§451-a & 454, Bank Law. Relates to the qualifications for membership and general powers of credit unions. CHAPTER 154 S1809 VALESKY 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §31-j, Agriculture & Markets Law. Makes technical corrections to chapter 525 of the laws of 2014 relating to encouraging community-based organizations to increase opportunities for seniors to participate in community gardens; adjusts the age of those who qualify as seniors. CHAPTER 155 S1810 VALESKY 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §16, Agriculture & Markets Law. Requires the department of agriculture and markets to evaluate their support of farmers age sixty years and older. CHAPTER 156 S2548 O'MARA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Yates to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 157 S2549 O'MARA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Schuyler to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 158 S2551 O'MARA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Chemung to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 159 S3302 LATIMER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 88 of 2009. Extends the authority of the city of New Rochelle to impose an occupancy tax. CHAPTER 160 S3396 DEFRANCISCO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Onondaga to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 161 S3412 SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 443 of 2007. Extends provisions authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording tax until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 162 S3423 YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates the bridges on interstate route 86 crossing state route 275, in the town of Friendship, county of Allegany, as the "Susan Foster Myers Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 163 S3594 FARLEY 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authorization of the county of Hamilton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes to the year 2017. CHAPTER 164 S3942-A HANNON 08/13/15 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from Strong Youth, Inc. CHAPTER 165 S4105 O'MARA Amends §§1210 & 1262-h, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Steuben to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 166 S4143 SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Delaware to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 167 S4182-A YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2999-cc, Public Health Law. Provides that dentists' offices shall be originating sites for the purposes of telehealth delivery of services. CHAPTER 168 S4267-A YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Livingston as the "Springwater Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 169 S4268-A YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Livingston as the "Livonia Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 170 S4346 LITTLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1224, Tax Law. Extends Clinton county's authorization to impose an additional 1% rate of sales and compensating use tax through November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 171 S4380 RANZENHOFER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authorization granted to the county of Genesee to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 172 S4392 VALESKY 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Madison to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 173 S4408 YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for the county of Cattaraugus to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 174 S4409 YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 until November 30, 2017, the expiration of provisions authorizing the county of Allegany to impose additional 1 1/2% sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 175 S4493 MARCHIONE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 176 S4561-A FUNKE 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Ontario as the "Canadice Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 177 S4564-A FUNKE 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Rush Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 178 S4565-A FUNKE 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Mendon Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 179 S4675 LITTLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authority of the county of Franklin to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 180 S4687-A GALLIVAN 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Henrietta Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 181 S4695 AMEDORE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law; amends §3, Chapter 200 of 2002. Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 182 S4696 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the period during which the county of Orleans is authorized to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 183 S4697 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-n, Tax Law. Relates to continuing to authorize Niagara county to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 184 S4804 RANZENHOFER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-q, Tax Law. Relates to the imposition of additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes by Erie County. CHAPTER 185 S4818 GRIFFO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-g, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for Oneida county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes and for allocation and distribution of a portion of net collections from such additional rates. CHAPTER 186 S4819-A GRIFFO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Lewis to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 187 S4830 CARLUCCI (Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance #6) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends Part B §153, Chapter 436 of 1997. Extends the provisions of the Welfare Reform Act of 1997 to 2017. CHAPTER 188 S4853 CROCI (Department of Environmental Conservation #26) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0330, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department to manage whelk and conch. CHAPTER 189 S4854 CROCI (Department of Environmental Conservation #19) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-b, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage fluke-summer flounder. CHAPTER 190 S4866 CARLUCCI 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-l, Tax Law. Relates to authorizing the county of Rockland to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 191 S4873 MARCELLINO (Department of Environmental Conservation #22) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-e, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to management of scup. CHAPTER 192 S4880 LARKIN 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authority of Orange county to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 193 S4885 VENDITTO (Department of Environmental Conservation #25) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0303, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage striped bass. CHAPTER 194 S4886 VENDITTO (Department of Environmental Conservation #18) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-f, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass. CHAPTER 195 S4906 GALLIVAN (Office of Children & Family Services #7) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §8, Chapter 29 of 2011. Relates to extending the effectiveness of the interstate compact for juveniles. CHAPTER 196 S4941 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the additional one percent sales tax for Wayne county. CHAPTER 197 S4942 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Cayuga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 198 S4943 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 199 S4984 GALLIVAN 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-p, Tax Law. Extends provisions authorizing the county of Livingston to impose an additional one percent sales tax to the three percent rate. |
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S5004-A BOYLE (Department of Environmental Conservation #13) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0360, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends provisions relating to the taking of fish, shellfish, and crustacea in special management areas. CHAPTER 201 S5059 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes in Putnam county. CHAPTER 202 S5062-A SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Authorizes Angelo Gigliotti to take the competitive exam for police officer and be placed on the eligible list for such position in the city of Little Falls. CHAPTER 203 S5063-A SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Authorizes Joseph Perri to take the competitive exam for police officer and be placed on the eligible list for such position in the city of Little Falls. CHAPTER 204 S5072 LATIMER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 89 of 2009. Extends the city of Rye occupancy tax for three years. CHAPTER 205 S5075 SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §1202-cc, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Delaware to impose a tax on hotel and motel occupancy of up to two percent of the charge therefor. CHAPTER 206 S5087 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Monroe to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 207 S5095 RITCHIE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authorization of the city of Oswego to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 208 S5134 O'MARA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 84 of 2010. Relates to extending provisions relating to the management of migratory game birds. CHAPTER 209 S5135 O'MARA (Department of Environmental Conservation #9) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13, Chapter 600 of 1993; amends §§11-0903 & 11-0913, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of conservation to manage deer and bear. CHAPTER 210 S5136 O'MARA (Department of Environmental Conservation #8) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 122 of 2000. Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to authorizing sweepstakes with respect to subscriptions to "The Conservationist" from August 1, 2015 to August 1, 2018. CHAPTER 211 S5137 O'MARA (Department of Environmental Conservation #11) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to adopt regulations for hunting in the northern zone. CHAPTER 212 S5138-B MARCELLINO (Department of Environmental Conservation #28) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0328, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to issuance of commercial fishing licenses. CHAPTER 213 S5171-A RITCHIE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210 & 1224, Tax Law. Extends and increases the sales and compensating use tax authorized for the county of Jefferson through November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 214 S5172 RITCHIE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of St. Lawrence county to impose additional sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 215 S5336 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Allows Dutchess County to adopt a local law to continue to add an additional one percent of their sales tax to meet operating costs of the county government through 2017. CHAPTER 216 S5420 PERKINS 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends Chapter 192 of 2011. Extends health care professionals' authorizations to practice in this state at an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners. CHAPTER 217 S5445-B LAVALLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§4410 & 7605, Education Law. Relates to certified school psychologists and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions. CHAPTER 218 S5550 AMEDORE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to authorizing the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes in the county of Montgomery. CHAPTER 219 S5604 LANZA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 219 of 2003. Relates to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter. CHAPTER 220 S5607-A LAVALLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §§210-c & 212, Education Law; adds §97-llll, State Finance Law. Relates to authorizing the state education department to enter into interstate reciprocity agreements and/or regional compacts for post-secondary distance education programs and to charge a fee to participating in-state institutions and non-participating out-of-state institutions that offer distance education, and relates to establishing an interstate reciprocity post-secondary distance education account. CHAPTER 221 S5671 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-j, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 until November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authority of the county of Suffolk to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 222 S5688 STEWART-COUSINS 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends Vehicle & Traffic Law, generally; amends §371, General Municipal Law; amends §87, Public Officers Law. Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic-control indications in the city of White Plains, and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 223 S5782 ROBACH 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Brighton Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 224 S5786 RITCHIE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1202-h, Tax Law. Relates to the hotel or motel tax in the county of Oswego. CHAPTER 225 S5922 LAVALLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Relates to the management and conservation of horseshoe crabs. CHAPTER 226 S5929 VENDITTO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0331, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage crabs. CHAPTER 227 S5957 CROCI (Governor Program #4) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §29-h, Executive Law. Relates to improving state disaster preparedness, response and recovery capabilities. CHAPTER 228 A7001 Fahy 08/14/15 signed with Press Release Amends §61, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to authorizing farm distillery licensees to sell gift items in a tax-paid room upon the licensed premises incidental to the sale of liquor. CHAPTER 229 A7106 Cahill 08/14/15 signed Amends §1136, Tax Law. Exempts brewers who produce less than 60,000 barrels of beer a year from the requirement to file annual information returns with the department of taxation and finance. CHAPTER 230 S1421 CARLUCCI 08/14/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §460, adds §467, Public Health Law. Requires tattoo studios and body piercing studios to use single-use needles and inks, to obtain consent forms from customers and to maintain customer consent forms for a period of not less than seven years. CHAPTER 231 S1757-A GRIFFO 08/14/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§3 & 100, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any powdered or crystalline alcohol product. CHAPTER 232 S5333-A MARCELLINO 08/14/15 SIGNED Adds §§54-b & 59-a, amends §63-a, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to alcohol tastings. CHAPTER 233 S5938 LITTLE 08/14/15 SIGNED with Press Release Provides that the commissioner of education shall allocate state aid to the Saranac central school district even though such school district, through no fault of its own, shall not have been in session for the required 180 days. CHAPTER 234 S5969 GOLDEN (Governor Program #6) 08/14/15 SIGNED Repealed §215 sub 2 Pa subPP 1, 2, 3 & 4, amends §215, Executive Law; amends §§207-b & 201, State Finance Law. Relates to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police and salary schedules for members of such unit; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; establishes an appropriation; repeals provisions of the executive law relating to salary schedules. CHAPTER 235 S5970 GALLIVAN (Governor Program #7) 08/14/15 SIGNED Repealed §215 sub 2 PP 5-8, amends §215, Executive Law; repealed §207-b sub 2 Pa, amends §207-b, State Finance Law. Relates to terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective bargaining unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned state police officers; relates to salary schedules for members of such unit; establishes an employee benefit fund for members of such unit and makes an appropriation therefor. CHAPTER 236 A.2132 Pretlow 08/31/15 signed Amends §228, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization. CHAPTER 237 A8083 Weinstein (Office of Court Administration #1) 08/31/15 signed Amends §212, Judiciary Law; adds Article 21-A §§2110 - 2112, Civil Practice Laws & Rules; adds §11-b, Court of Claims Act; amends §10.40, adds §460.90, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §§214 & 1122, Family Court Act; adds §2103-a, NYC Civil Court Act; adds §107, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. Relates to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions and proceedings. CHAPTER 238 S4857-A LAVALLE 09/14/15 SIGNED Amends §6801-a, Education Law; amends §5, Chapter 21 of 201. Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management. CHAPTER 239 A7996-A Rozic 09/18/15 signed Amends §1111-c, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends Part II §14, Chapter 59 of 2010. Relates to extending, in a city with a population of one million or more, the bus rapid transit program. NYC CHAPTER 240 A1797-A Paulin (MS) 09/22/15 signed Amends §§530.12 & 530.13, Criminal Procedure Law. Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense. CHAPTER 241 A2242 Bronson 09/22/15 signed with Press Release Amends §64-a, Civil Rights Law. Limits the scope of information disclosed in a published notice of change of name. CHAPTER 242 S2957-A ORTT 09/23/15 SIGNED with press Release Adds §195.02, Penal Law. Enacts "Amanda Lynn's Law"; establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse as a class E felony. CHAPTER 243 A490 Ryan 09/25/15 signed Amends §81.21, Mental Hygiene Law. Makes technical correction relating to notice of petition for the appointment of a guardian for purposes of property management. CHAPTER 244 A928 Miller 09/25/15 signed Amends §844-b, Executive Law. Broadens the focus of the New York state committee for the coordination of police services to elderly persons; relates to the evaluation of Triad programs. CHAPTER 245 A1460 Cusick 09/25/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 306 of 2011. Extends, from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property. CHAPTER 246 A2122-A Jaffee 09/25/15 signed Relates to the transfer and conveyance of certain unused state land consisting of a portion of the Rockland Psychiatric Center to Joseph Home, Inc. CHAPTER 247 A2143 O'Donnell 09/25/15 signed Amends §33.13, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to clinical records and confidentiality. CHAPTER 248 A2369 Barrett 09/25/15 signed Amends §§324 & 324-a, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to agriculture and farmland protection programs; includes efforts to support the successful transfer of agricultural land from existing owners to new owners and operators, especially new and beginning farmers in what should be included in agricultural and farmland protection plans. CHAPTER 249 A2454 Magee 09/25/15 signed Amends §301, Agriculture & Markets Law. Includes actively managed log-grown woodland mushrooms within the meaning of the term "crops, livestock and livestock products" for purposes of provisions of law relating to agricultural districts. CHAPTER 250 A4969-B Simotas 09/25/15 signed Amends §130.52, Penal Law. Relates to the crime of forcible touching. CHAPTER 251 A5150-B Buchwald Relates to extending the date from February 2, 2015 to February 3, 2015 for the collection of property taxes. CHAPTER 252 A5155-A Magee 09/25/15 signed Amends §§203 & 204, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to the manufacturing and sale of imitation birch and walnut syrups and the branding and labeling of such syrups. CHAPTER 253 A5521 Otis 09/25/15 signed Provides a real property tax exemption for Congregation Anshe Sholom of New Rochelle; provides that if the exemption is granted, the governing body or tax department may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of applicable paid taxes, fines, penalties, interest, or tax liens remaining unpaid. CHAPTER 254 A5641 Otis 09/25/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 137 of 1877. Relates to a free association library in Port Chester. CHAPTER 255 A5926 Brook-Krasny 09/25/15 signed Amends §§1-106 & 5-210, Election Law. Provides that references in election law to "United States mail" and related terms shall include any delivery service designated by the secretary of the treasury of the United States unless the state board of elections finds that such delivery service is inadequate. CHAPTER 256 A5933 Kaminsky 09/25/15 signe Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the base proportion in approved assessing units in Nassau county. CHAPTER 257 A6212-A Murray 09/25/15 signed Relates to the village of Mastic Beach entering into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens. CHAPTER 258 A6255-B Rosenthal 09/25/15 signed Amends §216.05, Criminal Procedure Law. Prohibits removal from the judicial diversion program of defendants with opioid addictions, on the basis of participation prescribed drug treatment under the care of a physician. CHAPTER 259 A6800 Abinanti 09/25/15 signed Authorizes the village of Dobbs Ferry to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to certain police officers. CHAPTER 260 A6809 Weprin 09/25/15 signed Amends §1201-a, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authorization of any city having a population of one million or more to provide a biotechnology credit against the general corporation tax, unincorporated business tax, and banking corporation tax of such city. CHAPTER 261 A6875-B Graf 09/25/15 signed Authorizes the Suffolk Islamic Center, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status. CHAPTER 262 A6909 Woerner 09/25/15 signed Amends §1202-g, Tax Law. Relates to the tourist home, inn, hotel or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs. CHAPTER 263 A6943 Peoples-Stokes (Office of Victim Services #3) 09/25/15 signed Amends §631, Executive Law. Provides that there need not be a finding of financial difficulty for crime victim awards of less than $10,000. CHAPTER 264 A6973-A Pichardo 09/25/15 signed Amends §23, Chapter 434 of 1999. Relates to the effectiveness of licensed private schools and registered business schools. CHAPTER 265 A7219 Zebrowski Amends Part CC §8, Chapter 57 of 2014. Relates to the effectiveness of provisions relating to the "Rockland Bergen Flood Mitigation act" and the Rockland Bergen Flood Mitigation Task Force. CHAPTER 266 A7281 Ramos 09/25/15 signed Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the computation of adjusted base proportions for tax assessment rolls. CHAPTER 267 A7578 Englebright (MS) 09/25/15 signed Amends §57-0107, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to defining the "central pine barrens area" and the "core preservation area". CHAPTER 268 A7604 Lopez 09/25/15 signed Authorizes the county of Greene to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to deputy sheriff John Del Vecchio. CHAPTER 269 A7645 Weinstein (Office of Court Administration #64) 09/25/15 signed Amends §§236 & 248, Domestic Relations Law; amends §412, Family Court Act. Relates to the duration and amount of maintenance and of spousal support; establishes new formulas for the amount of maintenance and spousal support and factors the court can use to deviate from that amount. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 270 A7814 Sepulveda (Department of Corrections & Community Supervision #1) 09/25/15 signed Amends §74, Correction Law. Permits certain inmate releases on a Thursday instead of Friday to ensure next day reporting. CHAPTER 271 A7936 Farrell 09/25/15 signed Amends §489-gggggg, Real Property Tax Law; amends §11-274, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to tax abatement for certain industrial and commercial properties in a city with a population of one million or more. CHAPTER 272 A7939-A Weinstein 09/25/15 signed Amends §390, Judiciary Law. Expands provisions to enable persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to participate in court proceedings. CHAPTER 273 A8239 Persaud 09/25/15 signed Amends §488-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the rehabilitation of certain multiple dwellings used for single room occupancy. CHAPTER 274 S2322 LATIMER 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authority of the city of New Rochelle to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 275 S2543 LANZA 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §6, Chapter 395 of 1978. Extends the moratorium on the issuance of certificates of environmental safety for the siting of facilities and certification of routes for the transportation of liquefied natural or petroleum gas. CHAPTER 276 S2550 O'MARA 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Tompkins to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 277 S3108 HANNON 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Garden City, in the county of Nassau, to offer police officer Anthony Baker an optional 20 year retirement plan. CHAPTER 278 S3216 AMEDORE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authorization of the county of Greene to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 279 S3217 AMEDORE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises in the city of Kingston in the county of Ulster. CHAPTER 280 S3234 SEWARD 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Schoharie until 2017. CHAPTER 281 S3235 SEWARD 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 333 of 2006. Extends the authorization of the county of Schoharie to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property until 2017. CHAPTER 282 S3283 LIBOUS 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Tioga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 283 S3368-A HANNON 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from YWAM Cornerstone. CHAPTER 284 S3393-B HANNON 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from the World Mission Agency Winners Chapel of New York, Inc. CHAPTER 285 S3403 FARLEY 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 489 of 2004. Relates to the mortgage recording tax in the county of Fulton, to extend the effectiveness of such chapter. CHAPTER 286 S3411 SEWARD 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210, 1210-E & 1262-s, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authorization for the imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Herkimer county. CHAPTER 287 S3424 BONACIC 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 473 of 2010. Relates to extending the provisions relating to the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund until five years after the commencement of the operation of a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct racetrack. CHAPTER 288 S3462 FARLEY 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authority for the imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Schenectady county until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 289 S3522 LITTLE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 327 of 2006. Extends from December 1, 2015 to December 1, 2018, the expiration of the authorization to the county of Essex to impose an additional mortgage recording tax. CHAPTER 290 S3829 RULES 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authorization for Ontario county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes until 2017. CHAPTER 291 S3892 LATIMER 09/25/15 SIGNED Relates to authorizing Christopher Ryan to apply for retroactive membership in the NYS and local police and fire retirement system. CHAPTER 292 S3906-A PANEPINTO 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Hamburg, county of Erie to discontinue the use of certain town lands as parkland and to sell and convey such lands to James Cleary. CHAPTER 293 S3955 GALLIVAN 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the authorization to the county of Wyoming to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 294 S3994 CROCI 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the Faith Alive Ministries to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Islip. CHAPTER 295 S3997 LITTLE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends until November 30, 2017, the authority of the county of Essex to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 296 S4127 FARLEY 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 326 of 2006. Relates to authorizing the county of Hamilton to impose a county recording tax on obligations secured by mortgages on real property. CHAPTER 297 S4145 FARLEY 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending authorization for the imposition of additional sales tax in Fulton County until 2017. CHAPTER 298 S4240-A RITCHIE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §224, County Law. Relates to community and economic vitality, environment and energy, nutrition and healthy families and youth development under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell university. CHAPTER 299 S4303 VENDITTO 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property tax from the Calvary Apostolic Church, Inc. for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Oyster Bay. CHAPTER 300 S4370 MARCHIONE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §527, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Relates to extending the disposition of off-track pools state tax to Saratoga county. CHAPTER 301 S4381 RANZENHOFER 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 579 of 2004. Extends the period during which the county of Genesee is authorized to impose a county recording tax on certain mortgage obligations. CHAPTER 302 S4437 BRESLIN 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends for two years the authorization of additional sales and use tax for the county of Albany from November 30, 2015 until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 303 S4448 YOUNG 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 98 of 2009. Relates to authorizing the county of Cattaraugus to impose an additional mortgage recording tax; relates to extending the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 304 S4545 RITCHIE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §192-e, Agriculture & Markets Law. Provides for the issuance of receipts for the delivery of liquefied petroleum gas by electronic means. CHAPTER 305 S4556 MURPHY 09/25/15 SIGNED Allows Maureen Callen to file a request for Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with the state comptroller. CHAPTER 306 S4557 MURPHY 09/25/15 SIGNED Allows AnnMarie Milano to file a request for Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with the state comptroller. CHAPTER 307 S4609 MARCHIONE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Columbia county until 2017. CHAPTER 308 S4613 MARCHIONE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 556 of 2007. Extends the additional real estate transfer tax within the county of Columbia. CHAPTER 309 S4682 CARLUCCI 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Montebello to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for certain parcels of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland. CHAPTER 310 S4725-A MARTINS 09/25/15 SIGNED Permits the Gobind Marg Charitable Society, Incorporated to file an application for certain real property tax exemptions. CHAPTER 311 S4803-A RANZENHOFER 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Amherst, county of Erie to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland and to replace such parkland with other parcels of land. CHAPTER 312 S4817-B GRIFFO 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §23, Town Law; amends §3, Public Officers Law. Authorizes the town justice of the town of Lewis in Lewis County to be a nonresident of the town of Lewis. CHAPTER 313 S4859 BONACIC 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending authorization to impose certain taxes in the county of Sullivan. CHAPTER 314 S4870 LITTLE (Department of Environmental Conservation #7) 09/25/15 SIGNED Relates to the exchange of certain lands between the town of Long Lake and the state of New York. CHAPTER 315 S4874 HANNON (Department of Health #4) 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2805-m, Public Health Law. Relates to the collection of hospital sepsis data. CHAPTER 316 S4878 MARTINS 09/25/15 SIGNED Permits the World Mission Society Church of God to file an application for certain real property tax exemptions. CHAPTER 317 S4908-A SKELOS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the East Rockaway fire department to apply to the assessor of the county of Nassau for a retroactive real property tax exemption on a certain parcel of land. CHAPTER 318 S4910 SKELOS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes Temple Israel in the village of Lawrence, in the county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 319 S4915 SKELOS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes Mesivta Ateres Yaakov in the village of Lawrence, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 320 S4993 YOUNG 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 405 of 2007. Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the expiration of the 5% hotel and motel tax in the county of Chautauqua. CHAPTER 321 S5023-A GALLIVAN 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §§500-a & 500-c, Correction Law. Authorizes the Livingston county correction facility to be used for detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of Livingston. CHAPTER 322 S5031-A MARTINS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the Torah OHR Hebrew Academy to retroactively apply for real property tax exemptions for certain properties in the village of Great Neck, county of Nassau. CHAPTER 323 S5058 RULES 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1202-q, Tax Law; amends §6, Chapter 179 of 2000. Extends the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes. CHAPTER 324 S5090 RITCHIE 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending authorization for an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax in the county of Oswego. CHAPTER 325 S5120 AMEDORE 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey a parcel of land upon the Coxsackie correctional facility to the county of Greene. CHAPTER 326 S5133 O'MARA (Environmental Facilities Corporation #1) 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §17-1909, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the special powers of the New York state environmental facilities corporation. CHAPTER 327 S5178 SKELOS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes Greater Five Towns YM & YWHA, Inc., in the county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 328 S5179-C SKELOS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes Machon Basya Rochel, Inc. in the village of Lawrence, in the county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 329 S5187-A STEWART-COUSINS 09/25/15 SIGNED Adds §1640-o, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Authorizes a residential parking system in the village of Dobbs Ferry. CHAPTER 330 S5251 FARLEY 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Scotia, in the county of Schenectady, to offer firefighter Daniel Marchand an optional 20 year retirement plan. CHAPTER 331 S5284 CARLUCCI 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §253-f, Tax Law. Relates to a recording tax imposed by the county of Rockland. CHAPTER 332 S5317-B YOUNG 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210, 1224 & 1262-o, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the authorization of county of Chautauqua to impose additional 1/2% sales and use taxes until November 30, 2017; authorizes such county to increase the rate of such taxes to 1%, if county real property taxes are reduced by 3%. CHAPTER 333 S5326 YOUNG 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §349-dd, Highway Law. Expands the Western New York Southtowns scenic byway in the county of Cattaraugus. CHAPTER 334 S5379-A BONACIC 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes certain deputy sheriffs in Sullivan county to participate in the optional twenty-five year retirement plan. CHAPTER 335 S5425-A O'MARA 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Penn Yan to convey certain real property to Keuka Outlet Development, LLC. CHAPTER 336 S5436-A LATIMER 09/25/15 SIGNED Adds §1640-o, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Authorizes the village of Mamaroneck in the county of Westchester to establish a residential parking system in certain areas of the village. CHAPTER 337 S5453-A O'MARA 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes Bradley M. Fuerst to participate in the optional 20 year retirement plan for police officers. CHAPTER 338 S5454-A O'MARA 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Painted Post to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain police officers employed by such village. CHAPTER 339 S5455-A O'MARA 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes Bradley M. Fuerst to participate in the optional 20 year retirement plan for police officers covered under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law. CHAPTER 340 S5456-A O'MARA 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the county of Steuben to offer an optional twenty-five year retirement plan under section 551(e) of the retirement and social security law to deputy sheriffs Kenneth J. Bauch, Brandon L. Brown, Matthew A. Nortarfonzo, Kenneth L. O'Dell, Brooke C. Payne, Michael Z. Ramirez, Matthew L. Sorge and Alan B. Warriner. CHAPTER 341 S5538-A SERINO 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1640-h, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Expands the residential parking system in the village of Cold Spring, county of Putnam. CHAPTER 342 S5564 ORTT 09/25/15 SIGNED Relates to retirement benefits for Jason Hendel of Monroe County. CHAPTER 343 S5568-A FUNKE 09/25/15 SIGNED Relates to alienation and substitution of certain parklands in the town of Naples in the county of Ontario; allows the town to discontinue as parkland and alienate the lands known as the "James P. Long Memorial Park" so long as the proceeds from the sale are used to further develop and improve existing parks, and dedicate a portion of the Naples Community Park to James P. Long. CHAPTER 344 S5590 NOZZOLIO 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Waterloo, county of Seneca to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland. CHAPTER 345 S5626-B MARCHIONE 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the county of Saratoga and the Saratoga County Water Authority to transfer certain lands. CHAPTER 346 S5646 CARLUCCI 09/25/15 SIGNED Permits the Iqra Darul Ehsan, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 347 S5685-B BONACIC (Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance #1) 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §111-i, Social Services Law; repealed & adds Art 5-B, Family Court Act. Repeals and reenacts the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. CHAPTER 348 S5719 RULES 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §1202-o, Tax Law. Extends, until December 31, 2017, the expiration of the authority granted to the county of Suffolk to impose hotel and motel taxes. CHAPTER 349 S5735-B RITCHIE 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Clayton, county of Jefferson to transfer and convey certain parklands to Dean Hyde in exchange for certain lands owned by Dean Hyde which shall be used as parkland and as part of the village of Clayton's riverwalk project. CHAPTER 350 S5753-B LAVALLE 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the Mattituck park district, town of Southold, county of Suffolk, to discontinue use of certain lands as parklands on Pike Street and sell such lands. CHAPTER 351 S5754-B LAVALLE 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the Mattituck park district, town of Southold, county of Suffolk, to discontinue use of certain lands as parklands adjoining Love Lane and sell such lands. CHAPTER 352 S5756-A ORTT 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes Historical Society of the Tonawandas Inc. to file a retroactive application for real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 353 S5778 MARCHIONE 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Waterford, in the county of Saratoga to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan and the additional pension benefit plan for members of the optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Craig Fifield. CHAPTER 354 S5779 MARCHIONE 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Waterford, in the county of Saratoga to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan and the additional pension benefit plan for members of the optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Michael Shudt. CHAPTER 355 S5787 MARTINS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the United Methodist Church of Port Washington to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 356 S5788 MARTINS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the India Association of Long Island, Inc. to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for certain properties in the hamlet of Hicksville, county of Nassau. CHAPTER 357 S5830 SKELOS 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes Yeshiva of South Shore in the town of Hempstead, in the county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 358 S5870 RANZENHOFER 09/25/15 SIGNED Amends §§112, 304, 404, 606, 614, 711, 909, 1003 & 1304, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law; amends §216-a, Education Law; amends §§16.32 & 31.31, Mental Hygiene Law. Makes technical corrections to provisions of law relating to charitable corporations. CHAPTER 359 S5879 BRESLIN 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the city of Troy to accept from the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church an application for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law. CHAPTER 360 S5912 BRESLIN 09/25/15 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the city of Troy to accept from the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church an application for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law. CHAPTER 361 A2026 Ryan 10/05/15 signed with Press Release Amends §5-1708-a, General Obligations Law. Relates to waivers for families of victims of terrorist attacks. The intent of this bill is to provide funds to familiesof victims of terrorist attacks against the United States. Many peopleafter the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks looked for ways that theycould assist victims of the attacks and the victims' families. One suchexample involved agents who sold structured settlements to victims'families but were forbidden by law from waiving their commission and,thereby, increasing the amount of the structured settlement. Section5-1708-a of the general obligations law allowed for these types of waivers to occur. This bill would expand this ability to all victims ofterrorist attacks against the United States. CHAPTER 362* S1 SAVINO 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §§194 & 198, Labor Law. Prohibits differential pay because of sex. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 363 S2 VALESKY 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §292, Executive Law. Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices. CHAPTER 364 S3 LITTLE 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §§297 & 296-a, Executive Law. Relates to the provision of attorney's fees in cases of housing, employment or credit discrimination. CHAPTER 365 S4 LITTLE 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §296, Executive Law. Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices because of familial status. CHAPTER 366 S5 ROBACH 10/21/15 SIGNED Adds §227-d, Real Property Law; adds §744, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law. Prohibits discrimination in housing based upon domestic violence status and establishes a task force to study the impact of source of income on access to housing. CHAPTER 367 S6 YOUNG 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §153-c, Family Court Act; amends §212, Judiciary Law; amends §648, Executive Law. Establishes a pilot program for the filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection by electronic means and for issuance of such orders ex parte by audio-visual means. CHAPTER 368 S7 LANZA 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends Penal Law, generally; amends §§700.05, 380.50 & 440.10, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §§483-bb & 483-cc, Social Services Law; amends §212, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §14, Chapter 74 of 2007; amends §10.03, Mental Hygiene Law; amends §§168-a & 168-d, Correction Law; amends §509-cc, adds §510-d, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §2324-a, Public Health Law; amends §715, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law; amends §231, Real Property Law; amends §840, add S214-d, Executive Law. Enacts the trafficking victims protection and justice act. CHAPTER 369 S8 HANNON 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §§292 & 296, Executive Law. Requires the provision of reasonable accommodations for pregnant women. CHAPTER 370 A627-A Braunstein (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §3306, Public Health Law. Establishes certain substances as banned substances. N-Bomb CHAPTER 371 A1327-A Cahill 10/26/15 signed Amends §§4903 & 4904, Public Health Law; amends §§4903 & 4904, Insurance Law. Provides for the expedited utilization review of court ordered mental health and/or substance use disorder services. CHAPTER 372 A2439-B Buchwald 10/26/15 signed Amends §84, Town Law. Relates to a board of registration for special town elections; authorizes a board of registration to carry out personal registration where approved by a town board. CHAPTER 373 A2761-B Mayer (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §245.00, Penal Law. Expands the class B misdemeanor of public lewdness to include the commission of a lewd act while trespassing in a dwelling and being observed by a lawful occupant. CHAPTER 374 A3563-C Lavine (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §7605, Education Law. Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology. CHAPTER 375 A3601 Dinowitz 10/26/15 signed Amends §§5-215, 8-400 & 8-404, Election Law. Eliminates the reference to "inmate" when referring to residents of veteran's administration hospitals for purposes of absentee voting. CHAPTER 376 A4140 Gottfried 10/26/15 signed Amends §§3602 & 579, Public Health Law; amends §§902 & 903, Education Law; amends §§406, 433 & 434, General Business Law; amends §§404-a & 509-g, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to the scope of practice of nurse practitioners. CHAPTER 377 A4586 McDonald (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §11.00, Local Finance Law. Provides that the period of probable usefulness of the installation or reconstruction of a heating system is 15 years for purposes of local financing. CHAPTER 378 A6045-B Abbate 10/26/15 signed Adds §§74-a & 374-a, Retirement & Social Security Law. Provides beneficiaries with the same allocation of retirement benefits if the member has service retirement application, disability retirement applications or option election forms postmarked prior to death. CHAPTER 379 A6062 Gunther 10/26/15 signed Amends §3343-b, Public Health Law. Directs the department of health to oversee a program for the safe disposal of unused controlled substances in accordance with federal law and regulations. CHAPTER 380 A6105-A Robinson 10/26/15 signed Amends §108, Banking Law. Relates to loan products that may be offered by banks; authorizes a bank or trust company, with the approval of the superintendent, to offer a loan product that encourages personal savings by requiring a borrower to place a portion of the loan into an interest-bearing savings account. CHAPTER 381 A6223-A Thiele (MS) 10/26/15 signed 10/26/15 approval memo.1 Amends §§458-a & 458-b, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to real property tax exemptions available to veterans. CHAPTER 382 A6529 Gunther 10/26/15 signed Amends §9.60, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than eighty thousand. CHAPTER 383 A6569 Pretlow 10/26/15 signed Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva, police officers employed by such city. CHAPTER 384 A7207 Magee 10/26/15 signed Amends §§840 & 837, Executive Law; amends §16, Agricultural & Markets Law. Provides for training for police regarding animal cruelty and protection laws. CHAPTER 385 A7575 Fahy 10/26/15 signed Adds §845-a, Executive Law. Relates to the presentment of flags which were lowered to half-staff in memorial of the death of any police officer or peace officer; establishes that the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, with the office of general services, shall arrange for the procurement and presentment of flags that were flown at half-staff in memorial of the death of any police officer or peace officer to the person designated to dispose of the remains of the officer. CHAPTER 386 A7594 Titus (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 451 of 2012. Relates to permitted deductions from wages and extends the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 387 A7637 Seawright (OCA # 37RR) 10/26/15 signed Amends §413, Family Court Act; amends §240, Domestic Relations Law. Relates to spousal maintenance and child support in supreme and family court. CHAPTER 388 A7641 Brennan 10/26/15 signed Amends §132, Chapter 549 of 2013. Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to prohibiting employees of a not-for-profit corporation from serving as chair of the board. CHAPTER 389 A7754-A Brindisi 10/26/15 signed Amends §255, Education Law. Relates to the term of office of trustees of cooperative public library systems. CHAPTER 390 A7823 Peoples-Stokes 10/26/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 595 of 2007. Extends provisions relating to the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor commission in Buffalo. CHAPTER 391 S676-B HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Adds Article 29-CCCC §§2994-hh - 2994-mm, Public Health Law. Relates to the identification of caregivers; creates the CARE Act. CHAPTER 392 S1530 AMEDORE 10/26/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town board of Marbletown to hold meetings in the town of Rosendale and the town justice court of Marbletown to hold justice court in the town of Rosendale. CHAPTER 393 S1700-A GALLIVAN 10/26/15 SIGNED Relates to the town of Eagle, county of Wyoming wind project. CHAPTER 394 S1744-A CARLUCCI 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §380.50, Criminal Procedure Law. Requires the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services in consultation with the director of the office of victim services to prepare and distribute the notification form for victims of violent felony offenses allowing them to demand to be informed regarding a name change petition by the defendant. CHAPTER 395 S1848-A MARCHIONE 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §§8-308 & 17-134, repealed & adds §7-126, Election Law. Prohibits the use of pasters, stickers and labels on ballots. CHAPTER 396 S2927 LAVALLE 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 330 of 2011. Provides annual payments from the town of Southampton community preservation fund to the East Quogue union free school district. CHAPTER 397 S3018-A YOUNG 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §20, Municipal Home Rule Law. Authorizes local governments to deliver proposed local laws to members of their legislative bodies by means of e-mail. CHAPTER 398 S3542-A GRIFFO 10/26/15 SIGNED Adds §27, Public Service Law. Relates to the public availability of certain competitive requests for proposals. CHAPTER 399 S3691-A GIANARIS 10/26/15 SIGNED Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to St. Michael's Prostestant Episcopal Church. |
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S4283 MURPHY 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §§2 & 7, Benevolent Orders Law; amends §77, General Municipal Law; amends §13, General City Law; amends §§24 & 183, Military Law; amends §452, Real Property Tax Law; adds §5-b, Public Building Law. Declares the Vietnam Veterans of America to be benevolent orders and grants such organization various benefits available to specified veterans' organizations; requires the commissioner of general services to set aside space in the capitol for use as quarters of the Vietnam Veterans of America. CHAPTER 401 S4324-A HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §2164, Public Health Law. Relates to meningococcal immunizations; requires certain parents ensure the immunization of their children against meningococcal disease. CHAPTER 402* S4327-A HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Adds §1352-e, Public Health Law. Allows companion dogs at food service establishments in outdoor dining areas in certain conditions. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 402 S4327-A HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Adds §1352-e, Public Health Law. Allows companion dogs at food service establishments in outdoor dining areas in certain conditions. CHAPTER 403 S4754 BRESLIN 10/26/15 SIGNED Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Jill Alix and Chris Karwiel. CHAPTER 404 S4852 CROCI (Division of Veterans Affairs # 4) 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §243-b, Military Law. Relates to allowing all veterans who miss a civil service examination for active duty military service the opportunity for a makeup examination. CHAPTER 405 S5101-A HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §4310, Public Health Law; amends §§490 & 502, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Provides for the effect of skipping a question on a registration of consent to make an anatomical gift. CHAPTER 406 S5196-A RANZENHOFER 10/26/15 SIGNED 10/26/15 APPROVAL MEMO.2 Adds §485-r, Real Property Tax Law. Authorizes a residential redevelopment inhibited property exemption in certain cities. CHAPTER 407 S5777 VALESKY 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §§1608 & 1609, Not-For-Profit Corporations Law. Relates to the acquisition and disposition of property by land banks; provides for no filing or recording fees for land banks. CHAPTER 408 S5812-A SERINO 10/26/15 SIGNED Relates to authorizing the city of Poughkeepsie to sell certain parklands to a private entity for a public benefit and economic development. CHAPTER 409 S5864 LIBOUS 10/26/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Vestal, in the county of Broome, to alienate and convey certain parklands in the African road park to the Vestal Veterinary Hospital. CHAPTER 410 A453 Cymbrowitz 10/29/15 signed Relates to directing an examination by the superintendent of financial services concerning the treatment of concurrent causation provisions in homeowners insurance contracts for coverage of sewer backup. CHAPTER 411 A7156 Kaminsky 10/29/15 signed Adds §1805-b, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to an assessment of real property damaged by the severe storm that occurred on the twenty-ninth and thirtieth of October, two thousand twelve in a special assessing unit that is not a city. CHAPTER 412 S4541 SEWARD 11/10/15 SIGNED 11/10/15 APPROVAL MEMO.3 Relates to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming certain actions of the Oneonta fire district. CHAPTER 413 S4694-A CROCI 11/10/15 SIGNED 11/10/15 APPROVAL MEMO.4 Adds §29-k, Executive Law. Relates to quarterly claim reports for certain disaster assistance. CHAPTER 414 A7229-A DenDekker 11/11/15 signed with Press Release Amends §2632, Public Health Law. Clarifies eligibility requirements for admission to the New York state veterans' home. CHAPTER 415 S4125-A MARTINS 11/11/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds Chapter II Title 3 Article 2 §320.0, S1 of Chapter 273 of 1939. Relates to the Port Washington police district. CHAPTER 416 A7060 Gottfried (MS) 11/11/15 signed 11/12/15 approval memo.5 Amends §§3360, 3361, 3363 & 3369-b, adds §3365-a, Public Health Law. Creates an expedited access to medical marihuana in certain cases where a patient's condition is progressive and degenerative. CHAPTER 417 A8258 Gottfried 11/11/15 signed 11/12/15 approval memo.6 Amends §3360, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.5086 & A.7060 Chapter 416). Relates to special certification for use of medical marihuana; makes a technical correction. CHAPTER 418 A86 Paulin (MS) 11/21/15 signed cap.418 Amends §S207, Public Health Law. Relates to health care and wellness education and outreach programs for victims of sex offenses or victims of child pornography promotion. CHAPTER 419 A134 Paulin (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §207, Public Health Law. Relates to public education and outreach about female genital mutilation. CHAPTER 420 A382-A Rosenthal (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §207, Public Health Law; adds §§209-I & Article 22 Part 2 §630-d, Tax Law; adds §97-llll, State Finance Law. Provides for taxpayer gifts for women's cancers education and prevention; establishes the women's cancers education and prevention fund; defines women's cancer to mean and include cervical, endometrial, gestational trophoblastic tumor, ovarian, uterine sarcoma, vaginal, and vulvar. CHAPTER 421 A737 Steck 11/21/15 signed 11/21/15 approval memo.7 Amends §630, Business Corporation Law. Relates to the applicability of provisions relating to liability of shareholders for wages due to laborers, servants or employees for certain foreign corporations. CHAPTER 422 A833-A Gunther (MS) 11/21/15 signed Adds §629-a, Tax Law; adds §95-h, State Finance Law; adds §7.47, Mental Hygiene Law. Establishes a gift for eliminating the stigma relating to mental illness on personal income tax returns; establishes the mental illness anti-stigma fund into which such gifts shall be deposited; directs the monies in such fund be used by the office of mental health to provide grants to organizations dedicated to eliminating the stigma attached to mental illness and those with mental health needs. CHAPTER 423 A1034-A Gunther (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §120.05, Penal Law. Relates to assault of certain persons providing direct patient care in a health care setting; provides that such assault shall be a class D felony. CHAPTER 424 A2124-A Rosenthal 11/21/15 signed Amends §467-b, Real Property Tax Law. Requires notification to certain tenants of the senior citizen rent increase exemption program and the disability rent increase exemption program on monthly rent bills; requires DHCR to develop and distribute information on SCRIE and DRIE for landlords and tenants. CHAPTER 425 A2362 Brindisi 11/21/15 signed Designates Article 21-B §§600 - 612 to be Title 1, adds Title Head, Article 21-B Title 2 §§615 - 617, amends §§600 & 601, Executive Law. Relates to single-family dwellings of manufactured homes in residential districts. CHAPTER 426 A2469-A Paulin (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §420.35, Criminal Procedure Law. Requires exempting victims of sex trafficking from the DNA databank fee. CHAPTER 427 A3053 Fahy (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §2502, Education Law. Relates to clarifying the form and content of designating petitions for the office of board of education member for the city school district of the city of Albany. CHAPTER 428 A3208-A Peoples-Stokes 11/21/15 signed Adds §183, Executive Law. Prohibits the diversion of resources from dedicated funds derived from taxes and fees that support the Niagara frontier transportation authority and its subsidiaries. CHAPTER 429 A3262 Titus (MS) 11/21/15 signed Adds §606, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death. CHAPTER 430 A3404 Titone 11/21/15 signed Establishes a structured review of technology systems used for locating missing children with developmental disabilities; asks for recommendations. CHAPTER 431 A3838-B Aubry (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §136, Correction Law. Provides inmates the opportunity to take the test assessing secondary completion. CHAPTER 432 A4347 Davila (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §§214-b, 840 & 837, Executive Law; amends S§140.10, Criminal Procedure Law. Provides that translations and notifications regarding family offense interventions be in other than the English language. CHAPTER 433 A5517 Santabarbara 11/21/15 signed Creates the Amsterdam Firefighters' Benevolent Association. CHAPTER 434 A5619 Gunther 11/21/15 signed Amends §43, General City Law. Relates to residential qualifications for service on the examining board of plumbers in the city of Middletown. CHAPTER 435 A5651-A Russell 11/21/15 signed Amends §§706 & 1379, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the powers of the Ogdensburg bridge authority and the Ogdensburg port authority with regard to the Ogdensburg International Airport. CHAPTER 436 A5803 Fahy (MS) 11/21/15 signed 11/21/15 approval memo.8 Amends §§412 & 422, repealed §422 sub 4 P(A) sub P(q), Social Services Law. Relates to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment. CHAPTER 437 A5962-A Glick 11/21/15 signed Amends §§355 & 6206, Education Law. Provides that the trustees of SUNY and/or CUNY may authorize the establishment of a new category of tuition for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses. CHAPTER 438 A6024-A Weinstein 11/21/15 signed Amends §11-A-2.1, Estates Powers & Trust Law. Establishes the time periods for the payment of legacies to genetic children of the decedent without the accrual of interest. CHAPTER 439 A6079 Simon ( State Comptroller # 17) 11/21/15 signed Amends §8604, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Requires the department of law to file annual reports of awards pursuant to the New York state equal access to justice act. CHAPTER 440 A6222 Buchwald (OCA # 43) 11/21/15 signed Amends §65.15, Penal Law. Provides for the continuation of use of an ignition interlock device where a person upon whom such use was imposed as a condition of probation remains delinquent. CHAPTER 441 A6263 Braunstein (OCA # 55) 11/21/15 signed Amends §10-6.6, Estates Powers & Trust Law. Relates to a trustee's authority to recant the invasion of a trust and provides that within certain time frames a trustee may revoke the exercise of the power to invade a new trust. CHAPTER 442 A6527 Steck 11/21/15 signed Amends §§500-a & 500-c, Correction Law. Relates to authorizing the Schenectady county correctional facility to also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in the county of Schenectady. CHAPTER 443 A6946 Pretlow 11/21/15 signed Amends §109, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Permits racing or licensing race meetings on Palm Sunday. CHAPTER 444 A6990-B Glick 11/21/15 signed Amends §§6705 & 6712, Education Law. Enacts the "veterinary emergency response and mobility act of 2015". CHAPTER 445 A7186 Kaminsky 11/21/15 signed Amends §1803-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to allowing certain special assessing units other than cities to adjust their current base proportions. CHAPTER 446 A7202-A Gunther 11/21/15 signed Amends §2505-a, Public Health Law. Updates the breastfeeding mothers' bill of rights. CHAPTER 447 A7221 Weinstein (OCA # 31R) 11/21/15 signed Amends §237, Domestic Relations Law. Relates to counsel fees and expenses in matrimonial actions. CHAPTER 448 A7315 Thiele (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §1229-c, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Requires the use of seatbelts by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance service workers; provides exception for vehicles which do not have restraint systems provided by the manufacturer or to volunteer firefighters not seated within the confines of the vehicle or emergency medical personnel providing patient care in the rear compartment of an ambulance. CHAPTER 449 A7319 Kaminsky (OCA # 26) 11/21/15 signed Amends §§160.50 & 160.55, Criminal Procedure Law. Allows the unsealing of criminal records in any district court, city court or criminal court in the city of New York in certain instances. CHAPTER 450 A7331 Schimminger (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises. CHAPTER 451 A7375 Galef 11/21/15 signed Amends §425, Real Property Tax Law. Requires all assessing units to participate in the enhanced school tax relief exemption. CHAPTER 452 A7394 Mosley 11/21/15 signed 11/21/15 approval memo.9 Amends §18-c, Workers Compensation Law. Relates to the livery driver benefit fund. CHAPTER 453 A7419 Farrell (State Comptroller # 10) 11/21/15 signed Amends §§22, 71-b, 79, 83, 84, 89-e, 92-w, -yy, 95-e, 97-mmmm, 99-g, 99-v, State Finance Law, generally. Relates to tax check-off funds. CHAPTER 454 A7488 Gottfried (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §2999-cc, Public Health Law. Includes occupational and physical therapists within the definition of telehealth providers. CHAPTER 455 A7509 Farrell (State Comptroller # 28) 11/21/15 signed Amends §98, State Finance Law. Increases the limit on certain investments. CHAPTER 456 A7520 Perry 11/21/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 479 of 2011. Extends chapter 479 of the laws of 2011 amending the tax law, relating to establishing the taxpayer refund choice act and affirming the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper check and requiring the department of taxation and finance to fully describe any debit card or direct deposit program. CHAPTER 457 A7595 Schimminger 11/21/15 signed Amends §10, Chapter 413 of 2003. Extends provisions relating to self-employment assistance programs and other matters. CHAPTER 458 A7596 Weinstein 11/21/15 signed Amends §§83.03 & 83.39, Mental Hygiene Law. Clarifies the effect of registering an order appointing a guardian of another person or protective order from another state. CHAPTER 459 A7626-A Abinanti 11/21/15 signed Directs the department of education to develop a plan for increasing access to and lending of electronic books across state libraries. CHAPTER 460 A7683-A Rozic (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §§1209-a & 1266, Public Authorities Law. Relates to jurisdiction over violations occurring on metropolitan transportation authority omnibuses by the transit adjudication bureau of the New York city transit authority. CHAPTER 461 A7725-C Stirpe 11/21/15 signed Amends §§3240 & 4237, Insurance Law. Relates to authorizing the issuance of certain accident and health insurance policies to an institution of higher education; amends definition of student accident and health insurance not including policies or contracts meeting certain provisions of the public health service act. CHAPTER 462 A7820 Cymbrowitz 11/21/15 signed Amends §218, repealed sub 1 P(b), sub 3 P(g), Elder Law. Relates to long term care ombudsman access to assisted living facilities. CHAPTER 463 A7943 Cahill 11/21/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 440 of 2012. Extends provisions of law relating to a health savings account pilot program. CHAPTER 464 S103 HOYLMAN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§6909 & 6527, Education Law. Relates to administering tests to detect or screen for tuberculosis infections. CHAPTER 465 S299-A ESPAILLAT 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §207, Public Health Law. Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a public outreach campaign regarding spina bifida prevention and awareness. CHAPTER 466 S440-B GALLIVAN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §100, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to providing alcoholic beverages on credit to any business or corporation. CHAPTER 467 S459 MARCELLINO 11/20/15 SIGNED 11/20/15 APPROVAL MEMO.10 Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Authorizes the provision of financing by the dormitory authority to the Gold Coast public library. CHAPTER 468 S903 AVELLA 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §2, adds Article 22 §§460 - 469, Article 23 §§470 - 479, Article 24 §§480 - 489, Religious Corporation Law. Provides a means of incorporation for organized groups affiliated with the Hindu, Sikh and Islamic faiths; amends the definition of "clergyman" and "minister" to include a pandit, swami, guru, granthi, imam, moulvi, and maulana. CHAPTER 469 S1528-A KLEIN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§2599-b, 2599-c, 2500, 2505, 2505-a, 2515, 2515-a & 2522, Public Health Law. Relates to combating the incidence of adult and childhood obesity and respiratory diseases; enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of certain respiratory diseases; expands the collection and reporting of data on obesity in the state; expands ease of breastfeeding in child day care centers and at work. CHAPTER 470 S1567-A LAVALLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Adds §§7902-a & 7904-a, amends §§7903, 7905, 7906 & 7907, repealed §7906 sub 7, Education Law. Regulates occupational therapy assistants; adds one licensed occupational therapy assistant to the state board for occupational therapy; establishes license requirements and exceptions. CHAPTER 471 S2388-A LITTLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Establishes the New York state women's suffrage 100th anniversary commemoration commission and provides for its powers and duties. CHAPTER 472 S3343 LANZA 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §120.05, Penal Law. Relates to protecting public health and sanitarian enforcement workers from assault. CHAPTER 473 S3422 YOUNG 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §291-a, Real Property Tax Law. Requires the conveyance of a paper street in the town of Westfield, county of Chautauqua, to be accompanied by a resolution of the town board of such town. CHAPTER 474 S3638-A ORTT 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§4403 & 4403-f, Public Health Law. Relates to oversight of developmental disability care organizations and coordinate services. CHAPTER 475 S3738-A MARCHIONE 11/20/15 SIGNED Adds §672, County Law. Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners. CHAPTER 476 S3907 LAVALLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §384-d, Retirement & Social Security Law. Increases the mandatory retirement age from fifty-five to sixty for police officers in the town of Southampton. CHAPTER 477 S3913-A GRIFFO 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §120.05, Penal Law. Relates to assault in the second degree; relates to persons in secure treatment facilities. CHAPTER 478 S3951-B LARKIN 11/20/15 SIGNED CHAP.478 11/20/15 APPROVAL MEMO.11 Amends §89-a, Navigation Law. Creates the Hudson River pilots surcharge board; provides that the board shall determine the rate of surcharge to be applied and benefits provided to Hudson River pilots. CHAPTER 479 S4006 GOLDEN (NYS Teachers' Retirement System # 4) 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §537, Education Law amends §§517-b & 613-a, Retirement & Social Services Law. Relates to applicable interest rate for calculating certain benefits provided by the New York state teachers' retirement system. CHAPTER 480 S4299 O'MARA 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §273-a, Education Law. Relates to state aid for library construction and infrastructure services. CHAPTER 481 S4336-A SERINO 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§10-1010, 10-1012 & 10-1014, Village Law. Allows the municipal volunteer fire department of the village of Fishkill to hold its annual meeting and election of company and chief officers in December of each year. CHAPTER 482 S4343-A CARLUCCI 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §17, Social Services Law. Requires the commissioner of temporary and disability assistance to submit a report detailing local social services districts' efforts to prevent, identify, and address homelessness. CHAPTER 483 S4517 LANZA 11/20/15 SIGNED Adds §630-d, Tax Law; amends §95-e, State Finance Law. Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research. CHAPTER 484 S4521-A CROCI 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0328, Environmental Conservation Law. Provides that honorably or generally discharged members of the U.S. armed forces need not meet the income requirements to be eligible for a license. CHAPTER 485 S4668 LAVALLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1136, Tax Law. Exempts certain wineries from the requirement to file annual information returns. CHAPTER 486 S4688-A BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Fallsburg to alienate certain parkland. CHAPTER 487 S4839 GOLDEN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §120.05, Penal Law. Relates to assault in the second degree on an emergency medical service paramedic or emergency medical service technician. CHAPTER 488 S4896-A CARLUCCI 11/20/15 SIGNED Repealed §586, General Municipal Law. Repeals provisions relating to the Ossining urban renewal agency. CHAPTER 489 S4897 STEWART-COUSINS 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §361-a, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the restriction and regulation of advertising devices; increases the number of advertising billboard signs in the city of New Rochelle along interstate route ninety-five from six to nine. CHAPTER 490 S4903 GALLIVAN (State Commission of Correction # 1) 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§674 & 677, County Law; amends §46, Corrections Law. Relates to the correction medical review board's access to autopsies. CHAPTER 491 S4994-B MARCHIONE 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes and validates the alienation of certain parkland in the town of Kinderhook in the county of Columbia. CHAPTER 492 S5054 FELDER (OCA # 36) 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1051, Family Court Act; amends §221-a, Executive Law. Relates to severe child abuse and orders of protection in child abuse and neglect cases. CHAPTER 493 S5061-A ORTT 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 38 of 1903. Relates to funeral benefits for members of the volunteer firemen's benevolent association of North Tonawanda. CHAPTER 494 S5144 BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 433 of 1996. Relates to the election of trustees of the Wallkill public library district; requires trustees to reside within the library district. CHAPTER 495 S5205-B GRIFFO 11/20/15 SIGNED Adds §70-a, Public Service Law. Relates to municipal acquisition of street lights from electric utilities. CHAPTER 496 S5222 BRESLIN 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the city of Troy to alienate and convey waterfront real property referred to as the Scolite Site. CHAPTER 497 S5259 BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer real property to the village of Otisville. CHAPTER 498 S5263 LAVALLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §181, General Municipal Law. Relates to the adoption of local laws to regulate taxicabs and limousines in the county of Suffolk. CHAPTER 499 S5286 GALLIVAN (OCA # 12) 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§360.2, 735, 776, 779 & 779-a, adds §743, Family Court Act. Relates to adjudication and violation procedures in juvenile delinquency and PINS cases. CHAPTER 500 S5288 SEWARD 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1166, Real Property Tax Law. Provides that oil, gas, and mineral rights shall be sold along with any property sold pursuant to a tax foreclosure sale. CHAPTER 501 S5380 BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Relates to authorizing the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain state property to the town of Fallsburg. CHAPTER 502 S5381-A BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Thompson, Sullivan county, to establish a road improvement district. CHAPTER 503 S5397 BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED CHAP.503 11/20/15 APPROVAL MEMO.12 Amends §3, Chapter 510 of 2013. Authorizes the city of Middletown to sell or pledge delinquent liens held by such city. CHAPTER 504 S5429-C MURPHY 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Southeast, in the county of Putnam to issue $380,000 in serial bonds for extraordinary expenses incurred when the Springhouse water district source of water was declared unsafe. CHAPTER 505 S5467-A FELDER 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends S2, Chapter 548 of 2010. Extends the authority of the city of New York to sell tax lots to abutting owners that cannot be independently developed. CHAPTER 506 S5501-A FARLEY 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the Ballston Spa Central School District to establish a semiconductor manufacturing tax stabilization reserve fund. CHAPTER 507 S5537 SERINO 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1504, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to penalties and interest payments on real property taxes due in towns of Dutchess county when the final payment date falls on a weekend or holiday. CHAPTER 508 S5632-A GOLDEN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §613, Retirement & Social Security Law. Relates to the SUNY optional retirement program. CHAPTER 509 S5687 SEWARD 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §349-dd, Highway Law. Relates to the New York state scenic byways system. CHAPTER 510 S5692 SAVINO 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§601 & 613, Retirement & Social Security Law. Relates to the definition of wages earned from multiple employers and of plan year for the New York city retirement systems. CHAPTER 511 S5712-A FELDER 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §365-f, Social Services Law. Relates to consumer directed personal assistance programs. CHAPTER 512 S5767 MARTINS 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends S6, Chap 602 of 1993 Extends the enforcement of the collection of delinquent real property taxes and the collection of taxes by banks and enforces the collection of taxes in certain villages. CHAPTER 513 S5808-A BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Thompson to remove certain lands from the Kiamesha Lake sewer district. CHAPTER 514 S5851 LATIMER 11/20/15 SIGNED Relates to the alienation of certain parklands in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester. CHAPTER 515 S5908 FUNKE 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §9-211, Election Law. Relates to the audit of voter verifiable audit records; authorizes manual audits or via the use of any automated tool authorized by the state board of elections. CHAPTER 516 S5955 KLEIN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §415, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to penalties for unregistered dealers. CHAPTER 517 S5813-B SERRANO 12/03/15 SIGNED Adds §4-a, Chapter 899 of 1984; adds §2799-dddd-1, Public Authorities Law. Authorizes the Roosevelt Island operating corporation board of directors to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to not-for-profit organizations that provide services to residents. CHAPTER 518 A836 Gunther (MS) 12/11/15 signed 12/11/15 approval memo.14 Amends §401, Correction Law. Relates to training for staff in residential mental health treatment unit programs inside correctional facilities. CHAPTER 519 A1233-A Paulin (MS) 12/11/15 signed Amends §103, Public Officer Law. Authorizes broadcasting of open meetings of an agency or department; relates to real-time streaming on such agency's website CHAPTER 520 A2409 Rodriguez 12/11/15 signed 12/11/15 approval memo.15 Adds §3314.20, NYC Ad Code. Relates to conditions for granting scaffolding permit renewals on construction projects involving public housing provided by the New York city housing authority. CHAPTER 521 A2458-A Bronson 12/11/15 signed Amends §§120, 121-a, 122 & 126, Public Service Law. Relates to fuel gas transmission lines; discusses procedures for filing for landowners and determining adverse environmental effects on agricultural lands. CHAPTER 522 A2801 Pretlow 12/11/15 signed Amends §207-c, General Municipal Law. Provides for the payment of the salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of any city of Yonkers detention officer injured or becoming ill in the line of duty. CHAPTER 523 A4487-A Ramos (MS) 12/11/15 signed Amends §353, Executive Law. Requires annual reports to contain information specific to veteran-owned small businesses. CHAPTER 524 A5317-B Braunstein 12/11/15 signed Amends §399-bbb, General Business Law. Relates to requirements and violations regarding publicly accessible collection bins. CHAPTER 525 A5333 Abbate 12/11/15 signed Amends §80, Civil Service Law. Provides a procedure for determining suspensions and demotions of members of police agencies upon abolition or reduction of positions. CHAPTER 526 A5519-C Gunther 12/11/15 signed Amends §385, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Exempts fire vehicles from the weight restrictions of other vehicles. CHAPTER 527 A5653-B Gunther 12/11/15 signed Amends §401, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to fees for registration and reregistration of an agricultural trailer. CHAPTER 528 A6191 Abinanti 12/11/15 signed Amends §33.10, Local Finance Law. Authorizes the county of Westchester to issue bonds without the need for a referendum. CHAPTER 529 A6265 Kaminsky (OCA# 35) 12/11/15 signed Amends Rule 3212, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Relates to the use of expert affidavits in summary judgment motions. CHAPTER 530 A6941 McDonald (MS) 12/11/15 signed Amends §257, Executive Law. Relates to the qualifications of certain county probation officer directors. CHAPTER 531 A7462-A Goldfeder 12/11/15 signed Amends §429, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to waive certain requirements relating to junk and salvage vehicles. CHAPTER 532 A7487 Cusick 12/11/15 signed 12/11/15 approval memo.16 Amends §36, General City Law. Requires the issuance of certificates of occupancy, in the city of New York, for certain one and two family residences on an unmapped street. CHAPTER 533 A7547 Abbate (MS) 12/11/15 signed Amends S343, Retirement & Social Security Law. Allows any police officer who was employed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Long Island Railroad Company or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company and who is a member of the MTA police retirement program to transfer his or her membership to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. CHAPTER 534 A7573 Magnarelli 12/11/15 signed Repealed §217 sub (f), General Municipal Law. Repeals provisions of law relating to service award programs. CHAPTER 535 A7748 Englebright 12/11/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 830 of 1986. Extends the aggregate term of a lease between SUNY Stony Brook and a not-for-profit corporation from 60 years to 83 years. CHAPTER 536 S1233-A LITTLE 12/11/15 SIGNED 12/12/15 APPROVAL MEMO.17 Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law; amends §365-a, Social Services Law; amends §13, Workers Compensation Law. Requires reimbursement for surgical first assistant services. CHAPTER 537 S1316 MARCHIONE 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §§355, 6206, 6306 & 6434, Education Law. Relates to the accurate reporting of crimes on college and university campuses. CHAPTER 538 S2938-A CROCI 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §§458 & 458-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to prorating a veteran's exemption if such veteran moves within the same county, or in the case of a city having a population of one million or more persons, within the same city CHAPTER 539 S3300 RANZENHOFER 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §§1506, 1507 & 1513, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Relates to the regulation of cemetery trust funds and finances by the cemetery board. CHAPTER 540 S3346-B HANNON 12/11/15 SIGNED Adds §280-a, Public Health Law. Relates to establishing a pharmacy benefit manager contract appeals process. CHAPTER 541 S3481-B LANZA 12/11/15 SIGNED Restricts the use of all property in the county of Richmond purchased by the state under the NY rising recovery program, which is in the custody of the housing trust fund corporation. CHAPTER 542 S3948-B GOLDEN 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §§550, 551 & 552, Retirement & Social Security Law. Redefines the term "member" for special retirement plans for sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs in Nassau and Suffolk counties to include a deputy sheriff who is a qualified police officer. CHAPTER 543 S4373 LARKIN 12/11/15 SIGNED Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain actions of the village of South Blooming Grove. CHAPTER 544 S4393 VALESKY 12/11/15 SIGNED 12/12/15 APPROVAL MEMO.18 Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993; amends §§4, 6 & 7, Chapter 493 of 1996. Relates to certain matters relating to the issuance of debt and associated matters of the Oneida Public Library. CHAPTER 545 S4780-A GALLIVAN 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §259-i, Executive Law; amends §730.10, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to the proper procedure for parole violators deemed to be incapacitated. CHAPTER 546 S4899 MARTINS 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §7, Chapter 407 of 2014. Relates to the payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Manhasset-Lakeville. CHAPTER 547 S4920-A FARLEY 12/11/15 SIGNED Adds §8-a, Religious Corporation Law. Relates to the reacquisition of abandoned cemetery plots. CHAPTER 548 S4929 DEFRANCISCO (State Comptroller # 30) 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §179-f, State Finance Law. Relates to the determination of eligibility for payment of interest on amounts owed to contractors. CHAPTER 549 S4990-A VALESKY 12/11/15 SIGNED Adds §122-c, General Municipal Law. Authorizes paramedics to transport injured police work dogs to appropriate facilities in certain cases. CHAPTER 550 S5110 LANZA 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §5231, Civil Procedure Law & Rules. Relates to service of income execution upon a judgment debtor. CHAPTER 551 S5324 LAVALLE 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §64-e, Town Law; amends §5, Chapter 114 of 1998. Relates to authorizing certain towns in the Peconic Bay region to establish community preservation funds CHAPTER 552 S5610 GOLDEN 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §14-114, NYC Ad Code. Relates to promotions of captains. CHAPTER 553 S5721-A SAVINO 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §467-b & 467-c, Real Property Tax Law; amends §§26-405, 26-406, 26-509 & 26-605, NYC Ad Code. Relates to determining the rent increase exemption amount for individuals in a city with a population of one million or more. CHAPTER 554 S5765 ROBACH 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §415, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to mobility vehicles and new mobility vehicles; defines terms. CHAPTER 555 S5868-A RANZENHOFER 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends Not-For-Profit-Corporation Law, generally; amends §8-1.9, Estates Powers & Trusts Law; amends §12, Religious Corporations Law. Relates to the reform of charitable corporations. CHAPTER 556 S5892 VALESKY 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends S203, Elder Law; adds Article 29-D Title 1 §2997-f, Public Health Law. Requires the director of the office for the aging to develop materials on agency programs and requires hospitals to provide such materials on discharge. CHAPTER 557 S5946 AVELLA 12/11/15 SIGNED 12/12/15 APPROVAL MEMO.19 Adds §391-t, General Business Law. Requires pet dealers to provide instructions on the care of small animals. CHAPTER 558 S5948 MARCHIONE 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §42-0107, Environmental Conversation Law. Expands the powers and duties of the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers partnership to include the powers to adopt and use a seal; to appoint and remove officers, agents and employees, and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation; allows the partnership to retain or employ counsel, private consultants and independent contractors. CHAPTER 559 A8298 BRENNAN (Governor’s Program #10) 12/18/15 signed Amends Articles 4 & 15-A, adds Articles 7-B - 7-D, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921. Relates to the organization, open meetings, public hearings, financial reporting and disposition of property of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. CHAPTER 560 S2647 RANZENHOFER 12/18/15 SIGNED 12/18/15 APPROVAL MEMO.20 Amends §§3626 & 3631, Public Authority Law. Authorizes the Erie county medical center corporation to enter into agreements for the creation and operation of a health care delivery system network. CHAPTER 561 S3221 ROBACH 12/18/15 SIGNED 12/18/15 APPROVAL MEMO.21 Amends §§302 & 375-f, adds §383-d, Retirement & Social Security Law; amends §58, Civil Service Law. Relates to university police officers appointed by the state university of New York. CHAPTER 562 S3596 SAVINO 12/18/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §§341-a & 342-a, amends §§341 & 342, Social Services Law. Clarifies conciliation procedures in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements in a city having a population of one million or more persons. CHAPTER 563 S5867 MARCHIONE (State Comptroller #41) 12/18/15 SIGNED Amends §§859-a & 874, General Municipal Law. Relates to the accountability and efficiency of industrial development agencies and authorities; requires each industrial development agency to develop a standard application form to be used by the agency to accept requests for financial assistance from all individuals, firms, companies and developers; further requires industrial development agencies to develop policies for the suspension or discontinuance of financial assistance of PILOT. IDAs CHAPTER 564 A1421 Magnarelli (MS) 12/21/15 signed 12/21/15 approval memo.22 Amends §425, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to real property tax exemptions for farm dwellings owned by a limited liability company. CHAPTER 565 A4310-A Brennan (MS) 12/21/15 signed Amends §14-150, NYC Ad Code. Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways. CHAPTER 566 A5056 Hevesi 12/21/15 signed 12/21/15 approval memo.23 Adds §8-c, State Finance Law; amends §2803, Public Authorities Law. Authorizes an enterprise approach to the detection and prevention of fraud, waste and abuse in state government and the detection and prevention of improper payments of public moneys. CHAPTER 567 A6715-A Weinstein (OCA # 40) 12/21/15 signed Amends Family Court Act, generally; amends §240, Domestic Relations Law. Relates to the treatment of non-respondent parents in child protective, destitute child and permanency proceedings in family court. CHAPTER 568 A6902-B Blake 12/21/15 signed 12/21/15 approval memo.24 Amends §179-f, State Finance Law. Requires state agencies to pay small businesses within fifteen days of receipt of an invoice. CHAPTER 569 A7580 Bichotte ( Office of General Services # 1) 12/21/15 signed Amends §163, State Finance Law. Authorizes state agencies to use discretionary purchasing authority for procurements from service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. CHAPTER 570 A6430-A Perry 12/22/15 signed with Press Release 12/22/15 approval memo.25 Amends §611, Correction Law. Relates to the restraint of pregnant female prisoners during childbirth. Anti-Shackling Bill CHAPTER 571 A2756 Titone (MS) 12/22/15 signed 12/22/15 approval memo.26 Adds §90, State Law. Relates to designating the service dog as the official state dog. CHAPTER 572 A6264 Simotas (OCA # 48) 12/22/15 signed Amends Rule 2103, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Provides time frames within which service by mailing must be made both within and without the state. CHAPTER 573 A7679 Lupardo 12/22/15 signed 12/22/15 approval memo.27 Amends §1089, Family Court Act. Relates to permanency hearings for youth in foster care. CHAPTER 574 A7681-A Gottfried 12/22/15 signed 12/22/15 approval memo.28 Amends §461-b, Social Services Law; amends §4653, Public Health Law. Provides for a streamlined application process for affiliates of licensed operators of adult care facilities and assisted living facilities. CHAPTER 575 S3012 SEWARD 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.29 Amends §1202, Insurance Law. Relates to requirements for directors of a domestic stock life insurance company. CHAPTER 576 S4472-D CARLUCCI 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.30 Adds Article 84 §§84.01 - 84.11, Mental Hygiene Law; amends §612, Tax Law; amends §366, Social Services Law; adds §99-x, State Finance Law. Establishes the New York achieving a better life experience (NY ABLE) savings account act to support individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence and quality of life. CHAPTER 577 S4745-B FUNKE 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.31 Amends §2511, Public Health Law. Relates to the date of enrollment in the child health insurance plan; establishes date of enrollment as the date of the child's birth, if the applicant for insurance applies prior to the child's birth or up to 60 days following the child's birth, or on the date the applicant for insurance applies for coverage if the application is made more than 60 days after the child's birth. CHAPTER 578 S5046-A AVELLA 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.32 Adds §1804, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Prohibits any municipality from collecting a fine, penalty, forfeiture, or any other fee unless a person charged with a violation of any law, rule, or regulation issued pursuant to the vehicle and traffic law is convicted of or found liable for such charge. CHAPTER 579 S5752-A CROCI 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.33 Amends §148, General Municipal Law. Relates to the burial of indigent veterans of the armed forces of the United States. CHAPTER 580 S5826-A LANZA 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.34 Amends §§467-b & 467-c, Real Property Tax Law. Authorizes eligible surviving members of the household to apply for a transfer of the head of household's benefit under the SCRIE and DRIE programs. CHAPTER 581 S5972 SEWARD 12/22/15 SIGNED with Press Release 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.35 Amends §3217-c, Insurance Law; adds §2507, Public Health Law. Relates to permitting pregnant individuals to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time. CHAPTER 582 A2121-A Jaffee (MS) 12/28/15 signed chap.582 12/28/15 approval memo.36 Adds §3.17, Arts & Cultural Affairs Law. Establishes the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists. CHAPTER 583 A3057-A Morelle (MS) 12/28/15 signed chap.583 12/28/15 approval memo.37 Adds §399-ccc, General Business Law. Provides that batteries in battery operated single station smoke detecting alarm devices shall be non-replaceable, non-removable and capable of powering the devices for a minimum of ten years. CHAPTER 584 A6626 Rosenthal 12/28/15 signed chap.584 12/28/15 approval memo.38 Amends §459-b, Social Services Law. Authorizes service animals or therapy dogs to accompany victims of domestic violence at residential programs for victims of domestic violence. CHAPTER 585 A7951 Abbate Same as S 4628 LANZA 12/28/15 signed chap.585 12/28/15 approval memo.39 Repealed §75-b sub 2 P(b), Civil Service Law. Enacts the "public employee whistleblower protection act"; repeals certain provisions of the civil service law related to early disclosure for certain alleged violations of certain public employees. CHAPTER 586 S1380-B SEWARD 12/28/15 SIGNED CHAP.586 12/28/15 APPROVAL MEMO.40 Amends §4207, Insurance Law. Relates to the distribution of dividends by any domestic life insurance company and limits the aggregate amount of such dividends in any calendar year. CHAPTER 587 S4543 RITCHIE 12/28/15 SIGNED CHAP.587 12/28/15 APPROVAL MEMO.41 Requires the consumer protection division to develop an unsecured furniture, television, and appliance public awareness campaign. CHAPTER 588 S5928-A SEWARD 12/28/15 SIGNED CHAP.588 12/28/15 APPROVAL MEMO.42 Amends §§3231 & 4317, Insurance Law. Relates to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups covering between fifty-one and one hundred employees or members of the group. CHAPTER 589 S6004 SEWARD 12/28/15 SIGNED CHAP.589 12/28/15 APPROVAL MEMO.43 Amends §§3231 & 4317, Insurance Law; amends §5, Chapter of 2015 (as proposed in S.5928-A and A.8134-A or Chapter 588). Relates to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups. |