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S240 KRUEGER 01/22/19 SIGNED Adds Article 25-A §2599-aa, repeals §4164, Public Health Law; repeals §6811 sub 8, Education Law; repeals §§125.40 - 125.60, §125.05 subs 2 & 3, §125.15 sub 2, §125.20 sub 3, amends Article 125 Article Head, §§125.00 & 125.05, Penal Law; amends §700.05, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §673, County Law; amended §4, Judiciary Law. Enacts the reproductive health act; revises provisions of law relating to abortion. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 2* A774 Lavine (MS) 01/24/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§5-500 & 5-210, adds §5-507, Election Law. Relates to voter pre-registration and education on voter pre-registration. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 3* A775 Dinowitz (MS) 01/24/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§5-208, 8-302, 4-117, 5-400 & 9-209, Election Law. Provides that the board of elections shall transfer a registration and enrollment of a voter to wherever they move in the state. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 4* A776 Simon (MS) 01/24/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§14-116 & 14-120, Election Law. Relates to political contributions by limited liability companies; requires limited liability companies that make expenditures for a political purpose to file with the state board of elections, the identity of all direct and indirect owners of the membership interests in the limited liability company and the proportion of each direct or indirect member's ownership interest in the limited liability company. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 5* A779 Lavine (MS) 01/24/19 signed with Press Release Amends Election Law, generally; amends §42, Public Officers Law. Relates to primary elections and amends certain deadlines to facilitate the timely transmission of ballots to military voters stationed overseas; relates to filling vacancies in elective offices; relates to the date of primary elections. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 6* S1102 MYRIE 01/24/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§3-400, 4-117, 8-100, 8-102, 8-104, 8-302, 8-508 & 9-209, adds Article 8 Title 6 §§8-600 - 8-602, Election Law. Relates to early voting; provides that beginning the tenth day prior to any election and ending on and including the second day prior to the election a person duly registered and eligible to vote shall be permitted to vote. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 7* A576 Glick (MS) 01/25/19 signed with Press Releases Adds §§6509-e & 6531-a, Education Law. Designates as professional misconduct, engaging in sexual orientation change efforts by mental health care professionals upon patients under 18 years of age. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 8* S1047 HOYLMAN 01/25/19 SIGNED with Press Releases Amends §§291, 292, 295, 296, 296-a & 296-b, Executive Law; amends §40-c, Civil Rights Law; amends §313, Education Law; amends §§485.00, 485.05, 240.30, 240.31 & 240.00, Penal Law; amends §200.50, Criminal Procedure Law. Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether or not that gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth; further includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 9 A881 Zebrowski 02/01/19 signed with Press Release Adds §925-e, Real Property Tax Law. Provides a temporary extension for payment of real property taxes owed by a person who has been either a furloughed or designated non-pay federal employee due to a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations by the federal government, or by the spouse or domestic partner of such person; and provides for the repeal of such provisions. CHAPTER 10 S2523 SKOUFIS 02/01/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §925-e, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the extension for payment of real property taxes by furloughed or designated non-pay federal employees; requires documentation; relates to the repayment of extensions. CHAPTER 11* S2440 HOYLMAN 02/14/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §30.10, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §208, R3403, adds §214-g, Civil Procedure Law & Rules; amends §§50-e & 50-i, General Municipal Law; amends §10, Court of Claims Act; amends §3813, Education Law; amends §219-c, adds §219-d, Judiciary Law. Provides that the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of a sexual offense committed against a child shall not begin to run until the child turns 23 years of age; provides that a civil action for conduct constituting a sexual offense against a child, shall be brought before the child turns 55 years of age; revives previously barred actions related to sexual abuse of children; grants civil trial preference to such actions; eliminates the notice of claim requirements for such actions when the action is brought against a municipality, the state or a school district; requires judicial training relating to child abuse and the establishment of rules relating to civil actions brought for sexual offenses committed against children. Child Victims Act *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 12 A2851 Lavine 02/15/19 signed Amends §§1803-a & 1903, Real Property Tax Law. Allows certain special assessing units other than cities to adjust their current base proportions; gives special and approved assessing units the authority to tailor their "cap" to local conditions each year, thereby removing the annual uncertainty; relates to adjusted base proportions for assessment rolls; relates to the base proportion in approved assessing units in Nassau county. CHAPTER 13 S712 AMEDORE 02/15/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 218 of 2009. Extends the authorization for the county of Greene to impose an additional mortgage recording tax until December 1, 2020. CHAPTER 14 S720 LITTLE 02/15/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 327 of 2006. Extends from December 1, 2018 to December 1, 2021, the expiration of the authority of the county of Essex to impose an additional mortgage recording tax. CHAPTER 15 S721 LITTLE 02/15/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 368 of 2008. Extends Warren county's additional mortgage recording tax authorization until December 1, 2020. CHAPTER 16 S959 YOUNG 02/15/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 98 of 2009. Extends provisions of law relating to authorizing the county of Cattaraugus to impose an additional mortgage recording tax; extends such provisions for three years. CHAPTER 17 A2570 Jones 02/20/19 signed Amends §6-136, Election Law. Relates to the number of signatures for designating petitions for 2019; provides such shall be reduced by one-quarter, rounded down to the nearest whole number. CHAPTER 18 A2693 Dinowitz 02/20/19 signed Amends §6-136, Election Law. Relates to signatures for any party position of member of the ward, town, city or county committee; not less than three per centum of the then enrolled voters. CHAPTER 19* S2451 KAVANAGH 02/25/19 SIGNED Adds Article 63-A §§6340 - 6347, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §265.45, Penal Law. Establishes extreme risk protection orders as a court-issued order of protection prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing or attempting to purchase or possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun. *NYLS legislative intent jacket available CHAPTER 20 A2574 Englebright 03/25/19 signed Amends §13-0331, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to fix by regulation measures for the management of crabs. CHAPTER 21 A2575 Englebright 03/25/19 signed Amends §13-0328, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to commercial fishing licenses; extends the time period such licenses may be issued and sets limits on the number of licenses to be issued. CHAPTER 22 A5979-A Jones 03/25/19 signed Amends §6-136, Election Law. Relates to signatures for designating petitions for political subdivisions outside the city of New York and the counties of Erie and Nassau; must be signed by not less than three and three-quarters per centum. CHAPTER 23 S1190 BAILEY 03/27/19 SIGNED 03/27/19 APPROVAL MEMO.1 Amends Article 15-A, Judiciary Law; amends §3, Chapter 202 of 2018. Relates to the state commission on prosecutorial conduct; functions and powers of the commission and its members; relates to the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 24 A6965 Abbate 04/10/19 signed Repealed §215 sub 2 ¶a sub¶¶ 1 - 8, amends §215, Executive Law; repealed §207-b sub 2 ¶¶ a-1 & a, amends §§207-a & 207-b, State Finance Law; repealed §130 sub 1 ¶¶ f & g, amends §130, Civil Service Law; amends §19, Correction Law. Relates to the collective bargaining agreement between the state of New York and the police benevolent association of the New York state troopers, Inc. for 2018-2023; provides for the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police and the salary schedules for such members (Part A); provides for the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers of the division of state police and the salary schedules for members of such unit (Part B); relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees who are members of security services collective negotiating unit; authorizes funding of joint labor-management committees (Part C); and relates to the salaries of certain state officers and employees excluded from collective negotiating units (Part D); makes appropriations therefor. CHAPTER 25 S659-A SALAZAR 04/12/19 SIGNED Amends §§3221, 4303 & 3216, Insurance Law; amends §365-a, Social Services Law. Enacts the "comprehensive contraception coverage act" to provide insurance coverage for FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and products. CHAPTER 26 S1250 SEPULVEDA 04/12/19 SIGNED Adds §609-a, repealed §661 sub 3, amends §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Education Law. Enacts the New York state DREAM Act by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards. CHAPTER 27 S1262 MAYER 04/12/19 SIGNED Amends §3012-d, Education L; amends Part AA Subpart B §2, Chapter 56 of 2014. Relates to state assessments and teacher evaluations; makes certain provisions permanent. CHAPTER 28 A2571 Englebright 04/18/19 signed chap.28 Amends §§13-0333 & 13-0343, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the taking of menhaden; provides that menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) from which oil or meal is made may not be taken from the waters of the marine district with a purse seine unless the department determines there is an imminent risk of a fish kill. CHAPTER 29 A2572 Englebright (MS) 04/29/19 signed Amends §23-1101, adds §23-1105, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §§80, 83 & 89, Transportation Corporations Law. Relates to prohibiting state authorizations related to certain offshore oil and natural gas production. CHAPTER 30 A6449 Glick 05/13/19 signed with Press Release Amends §1180-b, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §12, Chapter 43 of 2014; amends §15, Chapter 189 of 2013. Reduces the limitations on the number of schools in the city of New York at which photo speed violation monitoring systems may be utilized and the times during which they may be operated; requires such city to install signs giving notice of the use of such a system; and extends the expiration of such program until July 1, 2022. CHAPTER 31 A3974 Aubry 05/14/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§60.12 & 70.45, Penal Law; adds §440.47, amends §§450.90 & 390.50, Criminal Procedure Law Relates to sentencing and resentencing in domestic violence cases. CHAPTER 32 A5029-A Cusick 05/24/19 signed with Press Release Creates the "Finger Lakes community preservation act"; prohibits the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities in the Finger Lakes region. CHAPTER 33 A5246 Buchwald 05/29/19 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the period during which the city of White Plains is authorized to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax to 2021. CHAPTER 34 A5944 Quart 05/30/19 signed with Press Release 05/30/19 approval memo.2 Amends §§265.01, 10.00, 265.00, 265.10, 265.15 & 265.20, Penal Law. Removes references of gravity knives as a dangerous weapon from certain provisions of the penal law relating to firearms and other dangerous weapons. CHAPTER 35 A2371-A Dinowitz (MS) 06/13/19 signed with Press Release Repealed §2164 sub 9, amends §§2164 & 2168, Public Health Law. Relates to exemptions from vaccinations due to religious beliefs; and repeals certain provisions relating to exemption from vaccination due to religious beliefs. CHAPTER 36* S6458 STEWART-COUSINS 06/14/19 SIGNED with Press Release. Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts the "Housing Stability and Tenant Protection act of 2019"; extends and makes certain provisions of law permanent relating to rent control and rent stabilization (Part A); repeals provisions of law relating to rent increases after vacancy of housing accommodations (Part B); relates to vacancy of certain housing accommodations (Part C); relates to vacancies in certain housing accommodations and repeals various provisions of law relating to vacancy decontrol (Part D); relates to regulation of rents (Part E); relates to investigation of rent overcharge complaints (Part F); establishes the "statewide tenant protection act of 2019"; expands rent and eviction protections statewide (Part G); relates to rent adjustments and prohibition of fuel pass-along charges (Part H); relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations (Part I); relates to not-for-profits use of certain residential dwellings (Part J); relates to the temporary increase in rent in certain cases (Part K); enacts the "rent regulation reporting act of 2019" (Part L); enacts the "statewide housing security and tenant protection act of 2019" (Part M); relates to conversions to cooperative or condominium ownership in New York city (Part N); and relates to the duties and responsibilities of manufactured home park owners and residents (Part O). * We have an extensive proprietary legislative history available, including additional hearing transcripts, testimonies, and reports! CHAPTER 37 A3675-B Crespo (MS) 06/17/19 signed with Statement Amends §§201, 502 & 508, repealed §502 sub 7, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to issue standard drivers' licenses and restricts what information can be retained and given out on those applying or holding standard drivers' licenses. CHAPTER 38 S1777 SKOUFIS 06/24/19 SIGNED 06/24/19 APPROVAL MEMO.3 Validates certain acts of the Newburgh Enlarged city school district and the Chester Union Free school district with regard to capital improvement projects and provides for payment of state aid for such projects. CHAPTER 39 S6615 KRUEGER 06/24/19 SIGNED Repeals §2-a, amends §§4, 5, & 8-a, Chapter 274 of 1946, amends §§44, 49, & 50, Chapter 174 of 1968, repeals §4 sub §5(a) ¶ 12, §4 sub §5-a, amends §4, Chapter 576 of 1974, amends §11, Chapter 329 of 1991, amends Part D §1, Chapter 63 of 2005, amends §14, Chapter 59 of 2010, amends Part F §2, Chapter 60 of 2015, amends §18, Chapter 26 of 2019, amends Part C §5, Part D §§6, 8, Part K §18, Part M §29, Chapter 36 of 2019, amends §349-g, Highway Law, amends §§140-a & 182, Judiciary Law, repeals §§26-403.1, 26-403(e)(2)(j), amends §§26-405, 26-405.1, 26-510, 26-511, & 26-511.1, NYC Administrative Code, amends §47-e, Private Housing Finance Law, amends §§386-b, 1263, 1267, 1276-f, 1279-e, & 1689-i, Public Authorities Law, amends §2825-f, Public Health Law, amends §20, Public Housing Law, amends §§226-c, 232-a, & 232-b, Real Property Law, amends §§233, 425, & 510-a, Real Property Tax Law, adds §97-ff, amends §54-1, State Finance Law, amends §§24, 31, 208, 210-A, 606, 1101, 1503, 1612, & 1617-a, Tax Law, amends §§1111-c & 1704, Vehicle & Traffic Law, amends Various Laws, generally. Relates to the reporting of performance metrics by the MTA of all services provided by New York city transit authority subways and Long Island rail road and Metro-North commuter railroad trains (Part A); relates to the description of the central business district (Part B); relates to the MTA's reorganization plan (Part C); relates to removing caps on automated enforcement cameras for bus lanes; bus lane photo devices (Part D); relates to the membership of the metropolitan transportation authority; one member may be the director of the division of budget (Part E); relates to switching from the STAR tax exemption to the STAR tax credit (Part G); establishes the empire state entertainment diversity job training development fund (Subpart A); and modifies the definition of a qualified film production facility (Subpart B)(Part H); exempts from tax a portion of global intangible low-taxed income (Part I); modifies the definition of vendor and marketplace provider and increases the cumulative total of a person's gross receipts from sales of property delivered in the state from three hundred thousand to one million dollars (Part J); relates to issuance of bonds and notes; relates to capital grants (Part K); extends the award dates for authorized amounts to be awarded pursuant to applications submitted in response to the request for application number 17648 to September 1, 2019 (Part L); relates to the definition of an authorized entity that may utilize design-build contracts (Part M); makes technical corrections to the "Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act" (Part N); relates to mass transit access for LaGuardia airport (Part O); limits the rate of interest on any judgment or accrued claim against the authority arising out of condemnation proceedings to six percent (Part P); relates to making certain technical corrections to chapter 36 of the laws of 2019 relating to rent control (Part Q); relates to the operational expenses of certain gaming facilities (Part R); relates to video lottery gaming in Orange county (Part S); and increases the number of supreme court judges and county court judges in certain jurisdictions (Part T). CHAPTER 40 S4957 SEWARD 06/24/19 SIGNED Authorizes the Schenevus central school district to apply to the commissioner of education to receive an apportionment to be used for services and expenses of such school district and to support its educational programs and any liability in carrying out the functions and responsibilities of such district. CHAPTER 41 A5841-A Glick 06/25/19 signed Amends §§281, 282, 282-a, 284 & 286, Multiple Dwelling Law; amends §27, Chapter 4 of 2013. Amends the definition of interim multiple dwelling units; authorizes claims originating in the loft board to be brought in civil court; amends how rents in interim dwelling units are controlled; subjects cooperative and condominium units to certain rent regulations; makes certain provisions relating to such permanent. CHAPTER 42 S6421-B MYRIE 06/25/19 SIGNED Amends §2-112, Election Law. Relates to party committee meeting and organization requirements including meeting times and the election of a chairman, a secretary, a treasurer and any other officers needed pursuant to applicable rules. CHAPTER 43 A8088 Pretlow 06/30/19 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law; amends §§4, 5, 7 & 16, Chapter 272 of 1991; adds §6-a, Chapter of 2019 (as proposed in S.4940-B and A.7081). Relates to revising the period of authorization for the county of Westchester's additional one percent rate of sales and compensating use tax and the expiration of the Westchester county spending limitation act, such 1% increase shall expire on November 30, 2020. CHAPTER 44 S4940-B MAYER 06/30/19 SIGNED Amends §§1210, 1223, 1224 & 1262-b, Tax Law; amends §§4, 5, 7 & 16, Chapter 272 of 1991. Authorizes the county of Westchester to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use tax; extends the Westchester county spending limitation act. CHAPTER 45 S6573 HOYLMAN (Governor Program # 3) 06/30/19 SIGNED Amends §§125.25 - 125.27, Penal Law. Provides that it shall not be an affirmative defense for murder that the defendant's conduct resulted substantially from the discovery, knowledge or disclosure of the victim's sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression or sex assigned at birth. CHAPTER 46 A4081 D'Urso 07/03/19 signed Amends §6-128, Election Law. Changes the date for filing the certificate of nomination for new parties to the first of September preceding the general election. CHAPTER 47 A4745-A Dinowitz 07/03/19 signed Amends §3, Chapter 455 of 1997. Extends the authorization for the New York city marshals to exercise the same functions, powers and duties as sheriffs with respect to the execution of money judgments. CHAPTER 48 A4959 Cusick 07/03/19 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 49 A6358 Cruz 07/03/19 signed Amends §2, Chapter 670 of 2007. Extends provisions of law amending the education law relating to directing the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain idling while parked or standing on school grounds. CHAPTER 50 A2000-D BUDGET STATE OPERATIONS BUDGET 04/12/19 signed chap.50 04/12/19 line veto memo.1 04/12/19 thru line veto memo.59 04/12/19 tabled line veto memo.1 04/12/19 thru line veto memo.59 Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Operations Budget. CHAPTER 51 S1501-A BUDGET LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET 04/12/19 SIGNED CHAP.51 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Legislature and Judiciary Budget. CHAPTER 52 A2002 Budget DEBT SERVICE FUND--GENERAL DEBT SERVICE FUND 04/12/19 signed chap.52 Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Debt Service Budget. CHAPTER 53 A2003-D Budget AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET 04/12/19 signed chap.53 04/12/19 line veto memo.60 04/12/19 thru line veto memo.113 04/12/19 tabled line veto memo.60 04/12/19 thru line veto memo.113 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Aid To Localities Budget. CHAPTER 54 S1504-D BUDGET CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 04/12/19 SIGNED CHAP.54 04/12/19 LINE VETO MEMO.114 04/12/19 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.123 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Capital Projects Budget. CHAPTER 55 S1505-C Budget Article VII (Internal # 6 - 2019) 04/12/19 SIGNED CHAP.55 Amends §369, Banking Law; §4 of 2014 Chapter 22; adds §1311-b, amends §§1311, 1312, 1349, 1352, 8019, & 8021, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §§208 209 & 209-a, Civil Service Law; amends §700 County Law; amends §§79-a, 79-b, 701 & 865, Correction Law; amends §§60.42, 220.50 & 440.10, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §§2590-b, & 2590-c, Education Law; adds §1-104, Article 5, 5-800, 5-802 & 5-804, amends §§3-110, 4-128, 5-302, 5-506, 8-100, 8-202, 8-302, 8-304, 8-306, 8-508, 8-510, 9-209, 11-206, & 14-114, Election Law; adds §837-t, 845-c & 845-d, amends §§130, 296, 435 & 840, Executive Law; adds §6-v, amends §§189-a 191, 481, & 476, General Municipal Law; repeals §2108(d)(3&4), Insurance Law; amends §212, Judiciary Law; amends §§60.05, 60.12, 70.15, & 480.10, Penal Law; amends §9, Public Buildings Law; amends §89, Public Officers Law; amends §440-a, Real Property Law; adds §485-u, Real Property Tax Law; amends §336-f, Social Services Law; amends §97-g, State Finance Law; amends §§394 & 1809, repeals §510(2)(b)(v, vi & vii) & (6)(i & j), Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §§13-a, 13-b, 13-l, 13-m, 54-b, Workers' Compensation Law; amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2019-2020 state fiscal year; relates to the protection of the personal privacy of public employees (Part E); extends the authorization for public arbitration panels (Part F); creates a class one reassessment exemption in a special assessing unit that is not a city (Part J); extends certain provisions related to opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises (Part L); extends certain provisions relating to expanding the geographic area of employment of certain police officers, prisoner furloughs in certain cases and the crime of absconding therefrom, inmate work release, certain appropriations made by chapter 50 of the laws of 1994 enacting the state operations budget, the incarceration fee, merging the department of correctional services and division of parole into the department of corrections and community supervision, prison and jail housing and alternatives to detention and incarceration programs, the ignition interlock device program, the use of closed-circuit television and other protective measures for certain child witnesses, electronic court appearance in certain counties, enacting the interstate compact for adult offender supervision, limiting the closing of certain correctional facilities, providing for the custody by the department of correctional services of inmates serving definite sentences, providing for custody of federal prisoners and requiring the closing of certain correctional facilities, military funds of the organized militia, providing for community treatment facilities and establishing the crime of absconding from the community treatment facility, pre-criminal proceeding settlements in the city of New York, the psychological testing of correctional candidates, and other provisions relating thereto (Part O); relates to the admissibility of a victim's sexual conduct in a sex offense (Part R); extends the workers' compensation board's authority to resolve medical bill disputes and simplify the process (Part CC); increases certain court fees and increases the amount of such fees which are deposited in the indigent legal services fund (Part DD); authorizes the alienation of certain parklands in the town of Hastings, county of Oswego (Part FF); authorizes the use of centralized services by public authorities and public benefit corporations to acquire energy products as a centralized service from the office of general services; extends certain provisions relating to authorizing the aggregate purchases of energy for state agencies, institutions, local governments, public authorities and public benefit corporations; and amends the effectiveness of certain provisions providing centralized service to political subdivisions and the authority of the commissioner of general services to aggregate purchases of energy for state agencies and political subdivisions (Part GG); increases the maximum contract amount during construction emergencies to $1,500,000 and extends provisions relating to value limitations on contracts to June 30, 2022 (Part HH); removes unnecessary barriers to reentry of people with criminal histories into society; relates to licensing consideration for check cashers (Subpart A); relates to eligibility for serving on a New York city community district education council and city wide council (Subpart B); relates to licensing consideration for bingo suppliers (Subpart C); relates to licensing consideration for notary publics (Subpart D); relates to licensing considerations for suppliers of games of chance, for games of chance licensees, for bingo licensees, and for lessors of premises to bingo licensees (Subpart E); relates to licensing considerations for insurer adjusters and for employment with insurance adjusters (Subpart F); relates to licensing considerations for real estate brokers or real estate salesmen (Subpart G); relates to participation as employer in subsidized employer programs (Subpart H); relates to eligibility for employment by a driver's school (Subpart I); relates to a certificate of relief from a disability and repeals certain provisions of the vehicle and traffic law, relating to mandatory suspension of drivers' licenses for certain offenses (Subpart J); prohibits disclosure of law enforcement booking information and photographs (Subpart K); relates to exclusion of undisposed cases from criminal history record searches (Subpart L); directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to seal certain records of any action or proceeding terminated in favor of the accused or convictions for certain traffic violations; and relates to certain reports of criminal history record searches (Subpart M); prevents employment discrimination against persons whose criminal charges have been adjourned in contemplation of dismissal (Subpart N); prevents employment discrimination against persons whose criminal charges have been adjourned in contemplation of dismissal (Subpart O)(Part II); relates to shock incarceration (Part KK); reduces certain sentences of imprisonment for misdemeanors to three hundred sixty-four days (Part OO); restricts forfeiture actions and creates greater accountability for seized assets; creates an asset forfeiture escrow fund; relates to reporting certain demographic information (Part PP); relates to requiring reports on the use of force (Part RR); authorizes the Suffolk county clerk to charge a block fee (Part SS); relates to the closure of correctional facilities; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part TT); makes provisions permanent relating to notice of foreclosure and mandatory settlement conferences in residential foreclosure actions (Part VV); includes felony drug offender sentences as eligible for a reduced sentence in certain circumstances where such offender was a victim of domestic violence (Part WW); authorizes computer generated registration lists; relates to the list of supplies to be delivered to poll sites (Part XX); relates to time allowed for employees to vote (Part YY); requires the establishment and regular updating of a model law enforcement use of force policy suitable for adoption by any agency that employs police or peace officers (Part ZZ); prohibits certain loans to be made to candidates or political committees (Part AAA); provides uniform polling hours during primary elections (Part BBB); establishes the voter enfranchisement modernization act (Part CCC). CHAPTER 56 A2006-C Budget Article VII (Internal # 7 - 2019) 04/12/19 signed chap.56 Adds §215, Civil Service Law; amends §§14-a, & 19, Domestic Relations Law; amends §§335, 355, 661, 3308, 6206, 6303, 6305, 6455, 6456, & 6506-c, repeals §609-a, Education Law; amends §202, Elder Law; amends 5-211, Election Law; amends §11-0707, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §§31, 169, 191, 292, 296, 350, 351, 352, 354-a, 354-e, 359, 361-b, 362-365, 367, 369-d, 369-i, 643, 502, 529-b, & 530, Executive Law; amends §§712, 720, 728, 725, 739, 747, 749, 754, 756, 756-a, 758-a, & 774, repeals §727, & 729, Family Court Act; amends §99-v, General Municipal Law; amends §168, Labor Law; amends §5.06 Mental Hygiene Law; amends §247, Military Law; amends §31-102 NYC Ad Code; amends §3102, NYC Charter; amends §§202, 1401, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law; amends §§2805-b, 2805-o, 3802, 3803, Public Health Law; amends §§458, 458-a, 458-b, Real Property Tax Law; adds Article 6, §§458-m, & 458-n, amends §§20, 131-o, 209, 378-a, 390, 390-b, 422, 442, 424-a, & 459-f, repeals §131-u, Social Services Law; amends §§95-f, 97-z, 97-mmmm, & 99-v, State Finance Law; amends §404-v, Vehicle & Traffic Law; and amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2019-2020 state fiscal year; relates to residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying for certain scholarships and financial assistance for higher education; and repeals section 609-a of the education law as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the education law constituting the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act, as proposed by legislative bill numbers S.1250 and A.782 (Part D); relates to the arts capital grants fund (Part F); relates to authorizing the housing trust fund corporation to use funds for various housing purposes and for municipal relief to the city of Albany (Part G); relates to the initial period of licensure or registration and required inspections, background clearances and training for child care providers (Part H); requires criminal history background clearances for persons working in residential foster care programs by both the division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation (Part I); relates to residential programs for domestic violence victims (Part J); relates to persons in need of supervision (Part K); increases the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part L); amends part W of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, relating to the powers and duties of the commissioner of social services relating to the appointment of a temporary operator, relating to the effectiveness thereof (Part M); prohibits discrimination based on source of income in housing (Part T); renames the division of veterans' affairs to the division of veterans' services, and renames the veterans' affairs commission to the veterans' services commission (Part AA); relates to the foster youth college success initiative eligibility requirements (Part BB); authorizes the setting of a reduced rate of tuition at the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges for certain students participating in dual or concurrent enrollment programs (Part CC); provides that public employers, employee organizations, the state comptroller and the public employment relations board shall not be liable for and shall have a complete defense to certain claims relating to agency shop fee deductions (Part DD); and authorizes the State University of New York at Albany to lease or contract to tenants with interests that are in alignment with the academic and research of the mission of the university space in the Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex (Part EE). CHAPTER 57 S1507-C Budget Article VII (Internal # 8 - 2019) 04/12/19 SIGNED CHAP.57 Amends §§203 & 209, Elder Law; adds §§3217-i, 3242, 3243, 4308-h, 4329, 4330, amends §§2607, 3216, 3217-a, 3217-b, 3221, 3231, 3232, 3240, 4235, 4303, 4304, 4305, 4317, 4318, 4324, 4325, 4326, 4327, 4328, 4406, & 4902, Insurance Law; amends §§16.03, 31.02, & 32.05, Mental Hygiene Law; adds §§268, 268-a to 268-h, amends §§280, 605, 616, 1151, 1370, 2803-u, 2807, 2807-c, 2807-k, 2801, 2808, 2815, 2825-f, 2899-a, 2999-h, 2999-i, 2999-j, 3614, 3614-c, 4403, 4406-c, 4408, & 4902, Public Health Law; amends §§363-d, 364-j, 365-a, & 365-f, Social Services Law; and amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state health and mental hygiene budget for the 2019-2020 state fiscal year; extends and enhances the Medicaid drug cap and reduces unnecessary pharmacy benefit manager costs to the Medicaid program (Part B); relates to extension of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (Part C); amends chapter 59 of the laws of 2011 in relation to extending the Medicaid global cap (Part D); extends certain provisions of the public health law and the social services law relating to health facilities, certified home health agencies, the general public health work program, state fund medical expenditures, hospital assessments, residential health care facilities, administrative costs, welfare reform, Medicaid, and special needs plans (Part E); extends certain provisions relating to excess coverage (Part F); relates to fiscal intermediary services for the consumer directed personal assistance program; relates to payments to home care aides; establishes a residential health care facilities case mix adjustment workgroup; and repeals certain provisions of the social services law relating thereto (Part G); relates to waivers of certain regulations and to certain rates and payment methodologies; and repeals certain provisions of the public health law relating thereto (Part H); relates to guaranteed availability of health insurance and coverage for pre-existing conditions (Subpart A); relates to actuarial value requirements and essential health benefits (Subpart B); relates to prescription drug coverage (Subpart C); prohibits discrimination based on sex and gender identity (Subpart D)(Part J); relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to payments from the medical indemnity fund (Part K); includes iatrogenic infertility under in-vitro fertilization insurance coverage (Part L); requires medical, major medical, or similar comprehensive type coverage health insurance policies to include certain reproductive health coverage; and clarifies the definition of voluntary sterilization procedures and over-the-counter contraceptive products (Part M); relates to the general public health work program (Part O); relates to lead levels (Part P); relates to the healthcare facility transformation program state III authorizing additional awards for statewide II applications (Part Q); codifies the creation of NY state of health, the official health plan marketplace (Part T); relates to private pay protocols for programs and services administered by the office for the aging (Part U); implements certain compliance requirements on managed care organizations and providers participating in the Medicaid program (Part V); relates to the recovery of exempt income by the office of mental health for community residence treatment programs (Part W); relates to a cost of living adjustment for designated human services programs (Part Y); relates to integrated services (Part Z); relates to mental health and substance use disorder health insurance parity (Subpart A); relates to hospital policies for substance use disorder treatment (Subpart B); relates to court ordered substance use disorder treatment (Subpart D)(Part BB); extends an exemption from requiring direct observation and evaluation of certain temporary employees (Part EE); extends provisions related to the New York state health insurance continuation assistance demonstration project (Part FF); provides funding to programs providing opioid treatment and other services operated by the New York state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services or certain agencies (Part GG); relates to grants awarded for classic NORC programs (Part HH); extends the operation and administration of legislative commissions (Part II); authorizes the dormitory authority to transfer certain funds repaid by borrowers relating to restructuring pool loans (Part JJ); and directs the department of health to conduct a study in relation to staffing enhancement and patient safety (Part KK). CHAPTER 58 S1508-C Budget Article VII (Internal # 9 - 2019) 04/12/19 SIGNED CHAP.58 Amends §63, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; adds Article 14-A, §§710 -725, amends §§36, 39, & 44, Banking Law; adds §§3-0321, Title 22, §§27-2201 to 27-2219, & Title 28, 27-2801 to 27-2809, amends §§27-1905, 27-1913, & 27-1915, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §§1005, 1270-a, 1678, 1699-f, & 2611, Public Authorities Law; adds §74-a, Public Service Law; amends §§4, 92-s, 92-ff, 99-ff, & 99-gg, State Finance Law; amends §§1167 & 1288, Tax Law; amends §§449-d, 503, 1111-a, 1111-b, 1111-d, & 1111-e, Vehicle & Traffic Law; and amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation, economic development and environmental conservation budget for the 2019-2020 state fiscal year; clarifies the dormitory authority's authorization to finance certain health care facilities (Part A); extends the authority of the dormitory authority to enter into certain design and construction contracts (Part B); transfers and conveys certain property and requires the property to increase access and quality of health care services (Part C); relates to the effectiveness of certain waste tire management and recycling fees and provides for project funding (Part E); relates to unconditional gifts and donations promoting stewardship of state-owned lands and facilities (Part G); establishes guidelines for bag waste reduction; prohibits plastic carryout bags; authorizes fees for recyclable paper bags (Part H); establishes the professional requirements necessary for student loan servicers including but not limited to licensure requirements, grounds for suspension and/or revocation, examinations, and penalties (Part L); relates to effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the submission of reports about autonomous vehicle technology (Part M); extends the effectiveness of provisions of law 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 (Part R); authorizes utility and cable television assessments to provide funds to the department of health from cable television markets, environmental conservation, office of parks, recreation and historic preservation (Part U); authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to finance a portion of its research, development and demonstration, policy and planning, and Fuel NY programs, and the department of environmental conservation's climate change program and the department of agriculture and markets' Fuel NY program, from an assessment on gas and electric corporations (Part W); relates to the powers of the urban development corporation to make loans (Part Y); extends provisions relating to the empire state development fund (Part Z); provides certain metropolitan transportation commuter district supplemental taxes, surcharges and fees to the metropolitan transportation authority without appropriation (Part FF); extends provisions relating to the resolution of labor disputes (Part HH); authorizes the NY power authority to design, finance, develop, construct, install, lease, operate and maintain electric charging stations (Part KK); provides for renewable power and energy by the Power Authority of the State of New York to authority customers, public entities and the CCA community (Part LL); establishes the parks retail stores fund, and the golf fund, as enterprise funds (Part MM); relates to powers of the New York state Olympic regional development authority to enter into agreements relating to hosting the World University Games (Part NN); relates to the donation of excess food and recycling of food scraps; requires designated food scraps generators to donate excess edible food and recycle food scraps; establishes responsibilities of waste transporters; requires an annual report by the department of environmental conservation on the operation of the food donation and food scraps recycling program (Part SS); extends provisions relating to owner liability for the failure of an operator to comply with traffic-control indications in various cities including but not limited to Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and White Plains and makes changes to certain reporting requirements for traffic-control photo violation monitoring systems (Part TT); creates the Westchester county renewable energy and energy efficiency resources program (Part UU). CHAPTER 59 S1509-C BUDGET Same as Uni. A 2009-C Budget Budget Article VII (Internal # 10 - 2019) 04/12/19 SIGNED CHAP.59 Amends §77, Cooperative Corporations Law; adds §150.80, Article 245 §§245.10 - 245.80, 510.43, & 510.45, amends §§30.30, 65.20, 150.10, 150.20, 150.40, 200.95, 216.05, 240.44, 255.10, 255.20, 340.30, 400.27, 410.60, 440.10, 440.30, 500.10, 510.10, 510.20, 510.30, 510.40, 510.50, 520.10, 530.10, 530.11, 530.12, 530.13, 530.20, 530.30, 530.40, 530.45, 530.60, 610.20, & 620.50, repeals §150.30, Article 240, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §§211-d, 305, 409-e, 409-d, 1950, 2590-b, 2590-c, 2590-e, 2590-h, 2590-g, 2801-a, 3012-d, 3602, 3602-e, 3602-ee, 3609-a, 3612, 3614, 3627, 3641, & 4402, Education Law; amends §§441, 442, & 443, Economic Development Law; amends § 6-r, repeals §3-d, General Municipal Law; amends §10, Highway Law; amends §3420, Insurance Law; adds §32.38, Mental Hygiene Law; amends §§11-602, 11-604, 11-654, 11-1712, 11-1715, 11-1719, & 11-2001, NYC Ad Code; amends §§70.15, 450.10, 460.80, & 480.10, Penal Law; amends §47-e, Private Housing Finance Law; adds §§553-j, 553-k, 1276-f, 1279-e, 1279-f, 1279-g, 1279-h, & 1279-l, amends §§51, 386-a, 386-b, 553, 556-a, 1209, 1263, 1264, 1265-a, 1269-b, 1269-c, 1285-p, 1680. 1680-q, & 1689-i, Public Authorities Law; amends §87, Public Officers law; amends §§107, 208, 221, 238, 252, 502, 703, 902, 1003, 1007, 1009, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1018, 1301, & 1351, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law; amends §233, Real Property Law; adds §575-a, amends §§104, 302, 318, 425, 467, 487, 490, 496, 523, 606, 651, 1204, 1211, 1306-a, 1314, 1408, 1530, 1532, & 1537, Real Property Tax Law; amends §66 Rural Electric Cooperative Law; adds §99-ff, amends §§4, 54, & 97-f, State Finance Law; adds §44, Article 28-C §§1180-1186, & Article 20-D §§497-499, amends §§24, 28, 31, 42, 43, 171-a, 171-v, 208, 209, 210, 210-A, 210-B, 211, 213-b, 601, 606, 615, 619, 631, 671, 685, 850, 857, 954, 955, 1101, 1105, 1115, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1136, 1142, 1148, 1166-a, 1166-b, 1167, 1210, 1261, 1402, 1402-a, 1402-b, 1405-B, 1421, 1503, 1511, 1612, 1614, 1817, & 1825, repeals 1105-C, Tax Law; amends §§138, 140, 144, & 145, Transportation Law; adds §7, Transportation Corporation Law; adds §509-z, & Article 44-C §§1701-1706, amends §§303, 308-a, 370, 375, 401, & 1161, Vehicle & Traffic Law, amends 2019 Chapter 57, Part II, 2015 Chapter 60 Part E & F, repeals 2019 Chapter 27, and amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2019-2020 state fiscal year; relates to the effectiveness of provisions relating to mandatory electronic filing of tax documents (Part A); relates to amending the employee training incentive program (Part B); relates to including in the apportionment fraction receipts constituting net global intangible low-taxed income (Part C); modifies the adjusted basis for property used to determine whether a manufacturer is a qualified New York manufacturer (Part D); extends the workers with disabilities tax credit program (Part E); includes qualified terminable interest property for which a prior deduction was allowed and certain pre-death gifts in a decedent's New York gross estate (Part F); requires marketplace providers to collect sales tax; establishes the New York central business district trust fund (Part G); eliminates the reduced sales and use tax rates with respect to certain gas and electric service (Part H); requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to examine the accuracy of locally stated assessments before determining the tentative equalization rate (Part I); authorizes agreements for assessment review services (Subpart B); relates to the training of assessors and county directors of real property tax services (Subpart C); provides certain notifications electronically (Subpart D); relates to the valuation and taxable status dates of special franchise property (Subpart E); relates to reporting requirements of power plants (Subpart F)(Part J); repeals section 3-d of the general municipal law, relating to certification of compliance with tax levy limit (Part K); creates an employer-provided child care credit (Part L); includes gambling winnings in excess of five thousand dollars in New York source income and requires withholding of taxes of such winnings (Part M); relates to the farm workforce retention credit (Part N); relates to updating tax preparer penalties; relates to the effectiveness of certain transactions and related information and to the voluntary compliance initiative; and repeals certain provisions of the tax law relating to tax preparer penalties (Part O); extends the top personal income tax rate for five years (Part P); extends for five years the limitations on itemized deductions for individuals with incomes over one million dollars (Part Q); relates to extending the clean heating fuel credit for three years (Part R); relates to extending provisions relating to standards for electronic tax administration to December 31, 2019 (Part S); eliminates licensing fees for certain cooperative and rural electric corporations (Part T); relates to a credit for the rehabilitation of historic properties for state owned property leased to private entities (Part U); exempts from sales and use tax certain tangible personal property or services (Part V); establishes a recovery tax credit program for certified employers for employing individuals with a substance use disorder in recovery from a substance abuse disorder in part-time and full-time positions in the state (Part W); relates to excluding from entire net income certain contributions to the capital of a corporation (Part X); makes technical changes to provisions of law related to the taxation of certain businesses (Part Z); grants a permanent tax exemption to a property owner whose property includes certain renewable energy systems (Part AA); permits the commission, by resolution, to waive for good cause pre-employment restrictions for certain prospective employees, provided the commission states the reasons for waiving such restrictions in such resolution (Part BB); relates to the appointees to the thoroughbred breeding and development fund (Subpart B); relates to the acquisition of funds for the Harry M. Zweig memorial fund (Subpart C); and relates to the prize payment amounts and revenue distributions of lottery game sales and the use of unclaimed prize funds (Subpart D)(Part DD); relates to commissions paid to the operator of a video lottery facility; authorizes additional commission in certain regions at a rate equal to a percentage of revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes; permits certain funds to be used for capital investments (Part EE); permits certain deductions of promotional credits by gaming facilities (Part FF); amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to the operations of off-track betting corporations (Part GG); extends provisions relating 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 distribution of wagers (Part HH); relates to the date of delivery of recommendations from the advisory committee relating to the structure, operations and funding of equine drug testing and research, and the removal of equine lab testing provider restrictions (Part JJ); sets limits on the determination of STAR tax savings (Part LL); relates to cooperative housing corporation information returns (Part MM); relates to making a technical correction to the enhanced real property tax circuit breaker credit (Part NN); relates to mobile home reporting requirements to the commissioner of taxation and finance (Part OO); provides for annual verification of enhanced STAR exemption eligibility (Part PP); authorizes the disclosure of certain information to assessors (Part QQ); imposes an income limit for STAR benefits for properties with a parcel affiliated income of no greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars (Part RR); clarifies certain notices on school tax bills (Part SS); makes the STAR program more accessible to taxpayers (Part TT); imposes a supplemental tax on vapor products; requires a certificate of registration in order to sell vapor products; and adds revenue from the supplement tax on vapor products to the healthcare reform act resource fund (Part UU); imposes a special tax on passenger care rentals outside of the metropolitan commuter transportation district (Part WW); imposes a tax on opioids; relates to the applicability of the opioid stewardship act (Part XX); relates to the definition of covered employee for purposes of employer compensation expenses (Part YY); allows the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc. to use up to two million dollars to pay for annual costs in two thousand nineteen (Part ZZ); modifies the empire state commercial production credit (Part AAA); relates to the taxation of trusts and estates (Part BBB); exempts certain items of food and drink when sold from certain vending machines from the sales and compensating use tax; raises the maximum allowable amount when such items are purchased from vending machines that accept any payment other than coin or currency, whether or not it also accepts coin and currency (Part CCC); relates to disclosure on a bill, memorandum, receipt or other state of the price, amusement charge or rent paid or payable and the collection of such taxes (Part DDD); relates to enforcement of delinquent tax liabilities by means of suspension of drivers' licenses (Part EEE); exempts tangible personal property that becomes a component part of a monument (Part FFF); makes a chapter amendment to subpart K of part II of the state public protection and general government budget for the 2019-2020 state fiscal year; relates to the arrest or booking photographs of an individual (Part GGG); increases the number of correctional facilities which the governor is authorized to close (Part HHH); relates to limousine safety; increases fees for safety requirement violations; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to direct any police officer to secure possession of the number plates of any vehicle which fails to meet certain safety requirements and return such plates to the commissioner of motor vehicles; provides that where the operation of any motor vehicle while under suspension results in the serious physical injury or death of any driver, passenger or pedestrian, such operation shall constitute a class E felony; makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly remove or alter a federal motor vehicle safety standard certification label; provides that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall not register any altered motor vehicle that fails to comply with certain certification requirements established by Part 567 of the code of federal regulations; requires the mandatory reporting by inspectors at an official inspection station of motor vehicles which have been altered to add seating beyond that provided by the original manufacturer; prohibits any "stretch limousine" having seating for ten or more passengers including the driver, to make a U turn on any public highway or private road open to public motor vehicle traffic; makes related provisions (Part III); relates to the issuance of securing orders and makes conforming changes related thereto; defines release under non-monetary conditions; relates to electronic monitoring; requires a rehearing after five days in custody for certain principals (Part JJJ); relates to time limits for a speedy trial; increases requirements for courts and the prosecution regarding the prosecution's readiness for trial (Part KKK); establishes new criminal discovery rules (Part LLL); provides that certain resentencing by operation of law shall be without prejudice to individuals who seek further relief, and modifies grounds for a motion to vacate judgment (Part MMM); relates to making the tax cap permanent on school district and local government tax levies (Part NNN); relates to real estate transfer taxes (Part OOO); relates to base level grants for per capita state aid for the support of local government (Part PPP); relates to amending provisions directing a study relating to staffing enhancement and patient safety (Part QQQ); grants the commissioner of transportation the authority to enter into agreements with fiber optic utilities for use and occupancy of the state right of way and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part RRR); extends the empire state film production credit and empire state film post production credit to additional years (Part SSS); provides for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2019-20 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers; relates to reductions in enacted appropriations; relates to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; relates to the mental hygiene facilities improvement fund income account; and relates to the mental health services fund; and provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part TTT); relates to the findings and determinations made by the compensation committee (Part UUU); relates to the powers of the members of the commission on judicial and executive compensation (Part VVV); extends the effectiveness of provisions under the infrastructure investment act, and extends the effectiveness of provisions under the transformational economic development infrastructure and revitalization projects act (Part WWW); establishes a public campaign financing and election commission to examine, evaluate and make recommendations for new laws with respect to how the state should implement a system of public campaign financing for state legislative and statewide public offices (Part XXX); relates to contracts for excellence and the apportionment of public moneys; relates to universal prekindergarten aid; authorizes boards of education to enter into piggyback contracts, supplemental basic tuition for charter schools, supplemental public excess cost aid; relates to universal pre-kindergarten school bus transportation; relates to academic enhancement aid, high tax aid, state aid adjustments; relates to moneys apportioned, when and how payable, the teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program, class sizes for special classes containing certain students with disabilities; relates to waivers from duties; relates to annual teacher and principal evaluations; amends chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to reimbursements for the 2019-2020 school year; amends chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid and in relation to the effectiveness thereof; relates to employment preparation education programs; amends chapter 82 of the laws of 1995, amending the education law and certain other laws relating to state aid to school districts and the appropriation of funds for the support of government, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, amending the education law relating to conditional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 425 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 101 of the laws of 2003, amending the education law relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law and other laws relating to reorganization of the New York city school construction authority, board of education and community boards, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends the education law, in relation to candidates for community superintendent and establishing a task force on community district education councils; amends chapter 345 of the laws of 2009 amending the education law and other laws relating to the New York city board of education, chancellor, community councils, and community superintendents, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; extends provisions relating to contracts for the transportation of school children; extends provisions relating to census reporting; relates to school bus driver training, special apportionment for salary expenses and public pension accruals, to the city school district of the city of Rochester, total foundation aid for the purpose of the development, maintenance or expansion of certain magnet schools or magnet school programs for the 2019-2020 school year; relates to the support of public libraries; relates to project costs for buildings of public libraries located in economically distressed communities; extends provisions relating to the public library grant program; amends chapter 121 of the laws of 1996 relating to authorizing the Roosevelt union free school district to finance deficits by the issuance of serial bonds, in relation to the max apportionment for salary expenses; extends provisions relating to supplementary funding for dedicated programs for public school students in the East Ramapo central school district; relates to the effectiveness of provisions relating to BOCES intermediate districts; relates to building condition surveys; relates to building aid for testing and filtering of potable water systems for lead contamination; relates to building aid for periodic inspections of public school buildings; relates to retirement contribution reserve funds; and repeals certain provisions of the education law and a chapter of the laws of 2019 amending the education law relating to teacher evaluations (Part YYY); establishes a central business district tolling program in the city of New York; establishes the central business district tolling lockbox fund; and relates to the confidentiality of certain public records (Subpart A); allows the assignment, transfer, sharing or consolidating of powers, functions or activities of the metropolitan transportation authority; establishes an independent forensic audit and the major construction review unit (Subpart B); relates to various procurement processes of the metropolitan transportation authority including the resolution process for contracts (Subpart C); relates to implementing transit performance metrics (Subpart D); relates to submission of a twenty-year capital needs assessment (Subpart E); relates to a central business district toll credit (Subpart F)(Part ZZZ); and relates to voting by members of the New York state public authorities control board (Part AAAA). CHAPTER 60 A6665 Otis 07/03/19 signed Amends §3, Chapter 618 of 1998. Extends a provision of law regarding the disposal of surplus computer equipment by political subdivisions. CHAPTER 61 A6671-A Paulin (MS) 07/03/19 signed Amends §4, Chapter 374 of 2014. Extends authority to BOCES to lease real property to July 1, 2024. CHAPTER 62 A6694 Pretlow 07/03/19 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 63 A7123 Jacobson 07/03/19 signed Adds §7-105, Election Law. Relates to instituting additional ballot accountability practices. CHAPTER 64 A7502 Abbate 07/03/19 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 65 A7557 D'Urso 07/03/19 signed Amends part F §12, Chapter 58 of 2013. Extends the effectiveness of the "Cleaner, Greener NY Act of 2013". CHAPTER 66 A7606 Lavine 07/03/19 signed Repealed §7-114 sub 2 ¶¶(c) & (h), amends §16-104, Election Law; amends §17, Chapter of 2019 (as proposed in S.2300-A and A.2682-A). Relates to the form of primary ballots; removes color requirement. CHAPTER 67 A7654-A Jaffee 07/03/19 signed Amends §§1950, 305 & 3602-d, Education Law; amends §421, Social Services Law; amends §4, Chapter 396 of 2012. Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into certain contracts with out-of-state schools related to existing technology products, including computer programs and software packages that help students learn and assist districts with achieving greater efficiencies; defines "out-of-state public school"; changes the term "common core" to "next generation" standards or curriculum. CHAPTER 68 A7773 Buttenschon 07/03/19 signed Amends part I §3, Chapter 61 of 2017. Extends provisions relating to operational expenses for certain gaming facilities until June 21, 2021. CHAPTER 69 A8053 Reyes 07/03/19 signed Amends §47, Chapter 2 of 1998. Extends provisions relating to expanding the child health insurance plan. CHAPTER 70 S642 BRESLIN 07/03/19 signed Amends §5402, Insurance Law. Extends authorization for the issuance of broad form coverage. CHAPTER 71 S3405 STEWART-COUSINS 07/03/19 signed Amends §54.40, Local Finance Law. Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 72 S3985-B STAVISKY 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §489, Real Property Tax Law. Increases the average assessed value threshold; relates to the eligibility of J-51 tax abatements to reflect cost of living adjustments. CHAPTER 73 S4023 SERRANO 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends Chapter 192 of 2011. Relates to authorizing certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners; extends the provisions thereof. CHAPTER 74 S4159 KENNEDY 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §54.50, Local Finance Law. Extends provisions of law relating to the sale of municipal notes and bonds of the county of Erie. CHAPTER 75 S4197-B JACKSON 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §§54.10, 54.90, 57.00, 90.00 & 107.00, Local Finance Law; amends §10-a, §2 of Chapter 868 of 1975; amends §5, Chapter 142 of 2004. Relates to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York, the issuance of bonds or notes with variable rates of interest, interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York, the refunding of bonds, and the down payment for projects financed by bonds; amends the New York state financial emergency act for the city of New York; makes further amendments relating to the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 76 S4488-A GOUNARDES (NYC Actuary #1) 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §13-638.2, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to the rate of interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to the New York city employees' retirement system, the New York city teachers' retirement system, the police pension fund, the fire department pension fund and the board of education retirement system of such city by public employers and other obligors required to make employer contributions to such retirement systems, the crediting of special interest and additional interest to members of such retirement systems, and the allowance of supplementary interest on the funds of such retirement systems. CHAPTER 77 S4911 KENNEDY 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §54.30, Local Finance Law. Relates to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of Buffalo. CHAPTER 78 S5193-A O'MARA 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 210 of 2009. Amends the county law relating to communication service surcharges applied to Tompkins county, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter. CHAPTER 79 S5554-B LIU 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §§499-aaa - 499-ccc, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the green roof tax abatement; authorizes a tax abatement for any tax year commencing on or after July 1, 2019 and ending on or before June 30, 2024, which shall be fifteen dollars per square foot of a green roof; provides that the amount of such tax abatement shall not exceed $200,000. CHAPTER 80 S5779 SERRANO 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends Chapter 192 of 2011 (as proposed in S.4023 & A.5972). Extends provisions of law relating to authorizing certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners. CHAPTER 81 S5937 KAMINSKY 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §4, Chapter 330 of 2014. Extends provisions relating to the department of environmental conservation's management of aquatic invasive species, spread prevention and penalties. CHAPTER 82 S6100 SANDERS 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 223 of 1996. Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to permissible fees in connection with open end loans. CHAPTER 83 S6148 ADDABBO 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §6, Chapter 100 of 2013. Extends provisions reinstating prior approved work permits and waiving requirements as such provisions relate to rebuilding and repairing homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy in the city of New York. CHAPTER 84 S6317 RIVERA 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §246, Chapter 81 of 1995. Relates to extending provisions of the public health law relating to medical reimbursement and welfare reform. CHAPTER 85 S6318 RIVERA 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §20, Chapter 451 of 2007. Extends certain provisions providing enhanced consumer and provider protections under contracts with managed care organizations. CHAPTER 86 S6319 LIU 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §1735, Public Authorities Law; amends §19, Chapter 738 of 1988. Extends certain provisions relating to the New York city school construction authority to 2024. CHAPTER 87 S6337-A RIVERA 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §3002, Public Health Law; amends §2, Chapter 459 of 1996. Includes certified first responders in a program relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care and removes the designation of such program as a pilot or demonstration program; and extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care. CHAPTER 88 S6358 LANZA 07/03/19 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 June 30, 2021. CHAPTER 89 S6476 BENJAMIN 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 538 of 2013. Extends the effectiveness of the estate tax treatment of dispositions to surviving spouses who are not United States citizens to July 1, 2022. CHAPTER 90 S6497-A KAVANAGH 07/03/19 SIGNED Amends §467-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to extending certain provisions relating to a partial tax abatement for residential real property held in the cooperative or condominium form of ownership in a city having a population of one million or more. CHAPTER 91 S5072-A HOYLMAN 07/08/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends Tax Law, generally; amends §11-1797, NYC Ad Code. Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to cooperate with investigations by certain committees of the United States Congress under certain circumstances. CHAPTER 92 S6146 HOYLMAN 07/08/19 SIGNED Repealed §491 sub 1-a, amends Tax Law, generally; amends §11-1797, NYC Ad Code; (as proposed in S.5072-A & A.7194-A). Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to cooperate with investigations by certain committees of the United States Congress under certain circumstances. CHAPTER 93 S5248-B BIAGGI 07/10/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§194 & 197, Labor Law. Prohibits wage differentials based on protected class status. CHAPTER 94 S6549 CARLUCCI 07/10/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §194-a, Labor Law. Prohibits employers from seeking salary history from applicants. CHAPTER 95 S6209-A BAILEY 07/12/19 SIGNED Amends §292, Executive Law; amends §11, Education Law. Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists. CHAPTER 96 A8414 Bichotte (Governor’s Program #4) 07/15/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§310, 311, 311-a, 312-a, 313, 314, 315 & 316-a, adds Article 28 §§821 - 826, Executive Law; amends §§143, 163 & 139-j, State Finance Law; amends §2879, Public Authorities Law; amends §8, Public Building Law; amends §121, Chapter 261 of 1988. Relates to minority and women business enterprises; extends the provisions of article 15-a of the executive law; provides for punishment for fraud related to minority and women business enterprises (Part ). CHAPTER 97 S6301 SANDERS (Dormitory Authority #5) 07/15/19 signed with Press Release Amends §1678, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the award of contracts to small businesses, minority-owned business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 98 S6418-A PARKER (NYC Small Business Services #1) 07/15/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§311 & 324, adds §1206, NYC Charter; amends §2590-h, Education Law; amends §1743, Public Authorities Law. Relates to opportunities for small businesses and businesses owned by women and minorities. CHAPTER 99 A6865-A Dickens 07/15/19 signed with Press Release Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain lands in New York City to the urban development corporation. CHAPTER 100 A558-A Rosenthal L (MS) 07/16/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§1399-aa, 1399-bb, 1399-cc, 1399-dd, 1399-ff, 1399-ll & 1399-mm, Public Health Law; amends §260.21, Penal Law. Increases the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 years old to 21 years old. CHAPTER 101 A5701-B Buttenschon 07/16/19 signed with Press Release Adds §344-k, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system in Oneida county as the "Officer Kevin F. Crossley Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 102 A7497 Raynor 07/16/19 signed with Press Release Adds §344-k, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 102 in the hamlet of Uniondale, Nassau county, beginning at the intersection of Uniondale Avenue and Front Street and ending at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and Front Street, as "Melvin Harris, Jr. Way" CHAPTER 103 S1140 CARLUCCI 07/16/19 SIGNED Adds §398-f, General Business Law. Relates to notices pertaining to children's non-regulated camp. CHAPTER 104 A7752 Dinowitz 07/16/19 signed Amends §400.00, Penal Law. Relates to the transport of pistols or revolvers by licensees. CHAPTER 105 A8419 Nolan (MS) Governor Program # 5 07/17/19 signed with Press Release Amends Labor Law, generally; amends §225, Public Health Law; amends §§3, 51, 120 & 201, adds §110-b, Workers Compensation Law. Enacts the farm laborers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week; provides for an 8 hour work day for farm laborers; requires overtime rate at one and one-half times normal rate; makes provisions of unemployment insurance law applicable to farm laborers; provides sanitary code shall apply to all farm and food processing labor camps intended to house migrant workers, regardless of the number of occupants; provides for eligibility of farm laborers for workers' compensation benefits; requires employers of farm laborers to provide such farm laborers with claim forms for workers' compensation claims under certain conditions; requires reporting of injuries to employers of farm laborers. CHAPTER 106 S6599 KAMINSKY Governor Program # 7 07/18/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds Article 75 §§75-0101 - 75-0119, amends §54-1523, Environmental Conservation Law; adds §66-p, Public Service Law; adds §§17-a & 17-b, Chapter 355 of 2014. Enacts the New York state climate leadership and community protection act; relates to climate change; renewable energy program; labor and job standards and worker protection. CHAPTER 107 S5532-B GIANARIS 07/22/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §381, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to the prohibition of declawing of cats; makes such violation punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000. CHAPTER 108 A8126-A Paulin 07/22/19 signed with Press Release Amends §14-c, Transportation Law. Establishes the "Gateway Development Commission Act" which enables such commission to facilitate a passenger rail project between Penn Station, Newark, New Jersey and Penn Station, New York, New York. CHAPTER 109 A5981 Braunstein 07/23/19 signed with Press Release Adds §245.15, Penal Law; amends §530.11, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §812, Family Court Act; adds §52-b, Civil Rights Law. Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image and creates a private right of action for such crime. CHAPTER 110 S3971-B SAVINO 07/24/19 SIGNED with Press Release Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; and repeals such commission. CHAPTER 111 S5484-B O'MARA 07/24/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-i, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system including the bridges on interstate eighty-six which cross state route four hundred fifteen as the "Trooper Nicholas F. Clark Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 112 A8011 Gunther 07/24/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-i, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Fremont as the "Specialist Allan Milk Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 113 S521-A CARLUCCI 07/24/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-i, Highway Law. Designates that portion of state route 17 in the village of Hillburn, town of Ramapo, county of Rockland, as the "Justice Thurgood Marshall Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 114 S3161-A AMEDORE 07/24/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-i, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Sergeant Jeremy J. VanNostrand Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 115 A2374 Dinowitz 07/25/19 signed with Press Release Amends §380-t, General Business Law. Relates to requiring a consumer credit reporting agency to offer identity theft prevention and mitigation services in the case of a breach of the security of such agency's system. CHAPTER 116 A3425 Dilan 07/25/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§292 & 296, Executive Law. Relates to expanding the scope of unlawful discriminatory practices to include public educational institutions. CHAPTER 117 S5575-B Thomas 07/25/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends Article 39-F Art Head, §899-aa, adds §899-bb, General Business Law; amends §208, State Technology Law. Relates to notification of a security breach; includes credit and debit cards; increases civil penalties. CHAPTER 118 A8054 Dilan 07/25/19 signed Amends §292, Executive Law (as proposed in A. 3425 and S. 4901). Relates to expanding the scope of unlawful discriminatory practices to include public education institutions. CHAPTER 119 A5765 Zebrowski 07/27/19 signed Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law. Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland. CHAPTER 120 A6546 Lupardo 07/27/19 signed Adds §336, County Law; amends §186-g, Tax Law. Authorizes Broome county to impose an additional surcharge to pay for the costs associated with updating the telecommunication equipment and telephone services needed to provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such county and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 121 A7310-A Jaffee 07/27/19 signed Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law. Limits the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Orangetown, county of Rockland. CHAPTER 122 S2315 ADDABBO 07/29/19 SIGNED Amends §228, Racing Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization. CHAPTER 123 S2984 LITTLE 07/29/19 SIGNED Allows out of state health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid and the Ironman 70.3. CHAPTER 124 S4294 MAY 07/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 264 of 2009. Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Onondaga county; extends provisions thereof. CHAPTER 125 S5024-A PARKER 07/29/19 SIGNED Amends §384-b, Social Services Law. Enacts the New York State Reuniting Families Act; relates to foster care and parents in immigration detention or removal proceedings. CHAPTER 126 S5791 RAMOS (Attorney General # 5) 07/29/19 SIGNED Amends §215, Labor Law. Establishes penalties for threatening, penalizing, or in any other manner discriminating or retaliating against any employee, including but not limited to contacting United States immigration authorities or otherwise threatening to report an employee's suspected citizenship or immigration status. CHAPTER 127 S6410 KAVANAGH (NYS Homes and Community Renewal # 1) 07/29/19 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 128 S6426 LAVALLE 07/29/19 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 129 S2374 GIANARIS 07/29/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §400.00, adds §400.20, Penal L; amends §§897 & 898, General Business Law. Establishes a waiting period before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; requires either the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) or its successor has issued a "proceed" response to the licensee, or thirty calendar days have elapsed since the date the licensee, seller, transferor or dealer contacted NICS to initiate a national instant criminal background check and NICS has not notified the licensee, seller, transferor or dealer that the transfer of the firearm, rifle or shotgun to such person should be denied. CHAPTER 130 S2448 SEPULVEDA 07/29/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§265.00, 265.10 & 265.20, adds §265.01-c, Penal Law. Prohibits the possession, manufacture, transport and disposition of rapid-fire modification devices. Bump stocks. CHAPTER 131 S6579-A BAILEY 07/29/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§221.05 & 221.10, Penal Law; amends §§1.20, 440.10 & 160.50, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §1399-n, Public Health Law. Provides for vacating records for certain proceedings and modifies the definition of smoking. Marijuana decriminalization. CHAPTER 132 S6614 BAILEY 07/29/19 SIGNED Repealed & adds §440.10 sub 1 ¶(k), amends §160.50, Criminal Procedure Law (as proposed in S.6579-A & A.8420-A Chapter 131). Provides for vacating records for certain proceedings. CHAPTER 133 A8174 Buttenschon 07/30/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§265.45 & 265.50, Penal Law (as proposed in S.2450-A & A.2686-A Chapter 135). Provides for an exception to firearm storage requirements related to persons less than sixteen years old when such person less than sixteen years old is at a shooting range under immediate supervision, or when such person less than sixteen years old is the holder of a hunting license or permit. CHAPTER 134 S1414-A PARKER 07/30/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§265.00, 265.20, 70.02 & 460.10, adds §§265.50 & 265.55, Penal Law; amends §700.05, Criminal Procedure Law. Establishes certain crimes relating to the criminal manufacture or possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle, or shotgun. CHAPTER 135 S2450-A KRUEGER 07/30/19 SIGNED Repeals §2, Chapter 19 of 2019; amends §§265.45 & 400.00, adds §265.50, Penal Law; amends §396-ee, General Business Law. Amends provisions relating to requirements for the safe storage of rifles, shotguns and firearms; requires sellers to provide notice of the duty to use gun locking devices and otherwise lock guns away from children and other persons not authorized to possess them. CHAPTER 136 S2680-A MAYER 7/30/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §14-130, Election Law. Authorizes the use of campaign funds for childcare expenses where they are incurred in the campaign or in the execution of the duties of public office or party position. CHAPTER 137 A7053 Thiele (MS) 07/31/19 signed with Press Release Amends §353-d, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to the confinement of companion animals in unattended motor vehicles under conditions that endanger the health or well-being of an animal and what can be done in the event an animal is seen suffering; adds paid or volunteer firefighters and emergency services personnel as persons authorized to remove such companion animals from unattended vehicles because of extreme temperatures; and provides penalties. CHAPTER 138 S101-A KAMINSKY 07/31/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §265.01-a, Penal Law. Limits an educational institution's ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school grounds to certain officers or agents of a law enforcement agency. CHAPTER 139 S2449 MAYER 07/31/19 SIGNED Adds §233, Executive Law; adds §97-cc, State Finance Law. Establishes the municipal gun buyback program by the division of state police for the voluntary return of guns; establishes the municipal gun buyback program fund to fund the program. CHAPTER 140 A3276 Joyner 08/01/19 signed with Press Release Adds §2509, Public Health Law. Establishes state and New York city maternal mortality review boards and the maternal mortality and morbidity advisory council for the purpose of reviewing maternal deaths and maternal morbidity and developing and disseminating findings, recommendations, and best practices to contribute to the prevention of maternal mortality and morbidity. CHAPTER 141 S5444 SALAZAR 08/01/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §108, Executive Law. Relates to participation in the address confidentiality program; authorizes victims of sexual offenses, human trafficking and stalking to participate. CHAPTER 142 S6529 RIVERA 08/01/19 SIGNED Amends §2509, Public Health Law (as proposed in A.3276 & S.1819). Relates to the makeup and structure of the maternal mortality review board. CHAPTER 143 S3852-A MARTINEZ 08/02/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§3221 & 4303, Insurance Law. Enacts "Shannon's law"; relates to requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms for breast cancer screening for covered persons aged thirty-five and older. CHAPTER 144 S6213-A JORDAN 08/02/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §344-h, Highway Law. Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as the "Roger J. Mazal Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 145 A4950-B Magnarelli 08/06/19 signed with Press Release Amends Vehicle & Traffic Law, generally; amends §371, General Municipal Law; amends §87, Public Officers Law; amends §§1604, 1709, 2503, 2554 & 2590-h, Education Law. Relates to school bus safety cameras; relates to owner liability for failure of operator to stop for a school bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm; authorizes school districts to enter into agreements with municipalities for the installation and use of school bus photo violation monitoring systems; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 146 S4202 SAVINO 08/06/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§265.00, 265.01 & 265.10, Penal Law. Prohibits the manufacture, transport, shipment or possession of an undetectable knife. CHAPTER 147 S5685 BROOKS 08/06/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§49 & 79, Navigation Law. Enacts Brianna's Law; requires that operators of mechanically propelled vessels complete a boating safety course. CHAPTER 148 A951 Peoples-Stokes (MS) 08/07/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§235, 236, 237, 239, 240, 241, 1809, 1809-e & 401, add §1180-d, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §87, Public Officers Law. Establishes in the city of Buffalo a demonstration program implementing speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones by means of photo devices. CHAPTER 149 A216 Paulin (MS) 08/08/19 signed Amends §401, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to the care of animals; requires regular diurnal light cycles of either natural or artificial light; requires separate space for pregnant or nursing dogs; requires a certain level of sanitation of primary enclosures and cages; requires sanitary food receptacles; requires grooming. CHAPTER 150 A219-A Paulin (MS) 08/08/19 signed with Press Release Amends §11-306, Election Law. Provides that the board of elections will mail special ballots to victims of domestic violence with sufficient time to cast such ballot prior to the close of polls. CHAPTER 151 A3985 Weprin 08/08/19 signed with Press Release Adds §§176.75 & 176.80, Penal Law. Creates the crime of staging a motor vehicle accident. CHAPTER 152 A4467-A Zebrowski 08/08/19 signed with Press Release Amends §646, Executive Law. Provides that an individual who has been the victim of a family offense pursuant to the criminal procedure law or the family court act may make a complaint to any local law enforcement agency in the state regardless of where the act took place. CHAPTER 153 S2625 LANZA 08/08/19 signed with Press Release Amends §459-a, Social Services Law. Expands the crimes included in domestic violence to include identity theft, grand larceny and coercion, for purposes of assistance to victims thereof. CHAPTER 154 A4204 Weprin 08/08/19 signed with Press Release Amends §296, Executive Law. Prohibits discrimination against religious attire and appurtenances thereto, including facial hair. CHAPTER 155 A6593 Zebrowski 08/09/19 signed Amends §14, Chapter 329 of 2009. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of chapter 329 of the laws of 2009, amending the family court act and the social services law, relating to removing special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children. CHAPTER 156 S1827-A RITCHIE 08/09/19 signed with Press Release Adds §344-k, Highway Law. Relates to designating a portion of state route thirty-seven and county route twenty-eight as the "Charles 'Chuck' Kelly Memorial Highway" in the town of Lisbon. CHAPTER 157 S3658-B SEWARD 08/09/19 signed with Press Release Adds §344-i, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system in the hamlet of Hartwick, Otsego county as the "Sergeant John Kempe Winslow Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 158 S4915-A AKSHAR 08/09/19 signed with Press Release Adds §344-i, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Nichols, county of Tioga, on state route seventeen between exits sixty-two and sixty-three as the "Dennis 'Matt' Howe Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 159 S5112-A LAVALLE 08/09/19 SIGNED Adds §344-i, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "SSgt Louis Bonacasa Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 160* A8421 Simotas 08/12/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§292, 296, 296-b, 296-d, 297, 300 & 63, Executive Law; amends §5-336, General Obligations Law; amends §§7515 & 5003-b, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §201-g, Labor Law. Provides increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed; prohibits nondisclosure agreements related to discrimination; prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses related to discrimination; requires employers to provide employees notice of their sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful or discriminatory practices constituting sexual harassment to three years; requires review and update of the model sexual harassment prevention guidance document and sexual harassment prevention policy; and directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on strengthening sexual harassment prevention laws. *NYLS legislative intent materials available CHAPTER 161 S6594 BIAGGI 08/12/19 SIGNED Amends §§292, 296 & 297, Executive Law; amends §16, Chapter of 2019 (as proposed in A.8421 & S.6577). Makes certain chapter amendments relating to law providing increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed and relates to the effectiveness of certain claims. CHAPTER 162 A29-A Rosenthal L 08/13/19 signed with Press Release Adds §390-l, Social Service Law. Requires the anchoring of furniture and electronics in child day care centers and certain other facilities. CHAPTER 163 A4421-B Zebrowski (MS) 08/13/19 signed with Press Release Adds §399-ii, General Business Law. Enacts "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers who sell certain new furniture offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping. CHAPTER 164 A5842 Nolan 08/13/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§1126, 1132 & 1134, Education Law (as proposed in S.7372-B & A.8485-B, L.2018 Ch.363). Relates to child abuse in an educational setting; clarifies that it includes individuals employed by a school and individuals employed by a person or entity that contracts with a school to provide transportation services. CHAPTER 165 S3788-A CARLUCCI 08/13/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §399-ii, General Business Law. Relates to prohibiting the sale of crib bumper pads and to restricting the use of such pads in certain settings. CHAPTER 166 A92-A Perry 08/14/19 signed with Press Release Adds §6-n, Banking Law. Requires a bank or financial institution selling or transferring a mortgage during a modification process to provide the borrower with a written list of all documents relating to such application for modification that were provided to the bank or financial institution to which such mortgage was sold or transferred; and relates to the obligations of subsequent mortgage servicer shall assume all duties and obligations related to any previously approved first lien loan modification or other foreclosure prevention alternative. CHAPTER 167 A5615 Weinstein (MS) 08/14/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§265-a & 265-b, Real Property Law; amends Rule 6312, Civil Procedure Law & Rules; adds §420.45, Criminal Procedure Law. Provides for the regulation of distressed home loans. Deed Theft Bill. CHAPTER 168 S4182 SALAZAR 08/14/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §1308, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law. Requires a servicer in a mortgage foreclosure action of residential real property to pay homeowners' association or cooperative fees as needed to maintain the property. CHAPTER 169 A7788 Bichotte Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Internal # 4 - 2019) 08/14/19 signed with Press Release Amends §246, Chapter 81 of 1995. Extends provisions relating to enforcement of support obligations through the suspension of driving privileges. CHAPTER 175 S6541-A HOYLMAN 08/19/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §43-a, Navigation Law. Prohibits vessels from operating, anchoring or mooring in the navigable waters of the state while operating a digital billboard. CHAPTER 176 S1040 PERSAUD 08/20/19 SIGNED with Press Release Repealed & adds §292 sub 34, amends §296, Executive Law. Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence. CHAPTER 177 S3756 MAYER 08/20/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§14-a & 15, Domestic Relations Law. Waives the state fee for marriage licenses when either party making application for such marriage license is a member of the United States armed forces on active duty and authorizes towns and cities to elect to waive their fees for marriage licenses and certificates when either applicant is a member of the United States armed forces on active duty. CHAPTER 178 A7051 Burke (Office of Victim Services #2) 08/21/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§621 & 631, Executive Law. Relates to the definition of a "child victim" and to awards for certain child victims. CHAPTER 179 A7079 McMahon (Office of Victim Services #1) 08/21/19 signed with Press Release Amends §631, Executive Law. Limits the awards available to certain victims of unlawful surveillance crimes. CHAPTER 180 S1868 BAILEY 08/21/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §1602, Civil Practice Law and Rules. Exempts parties liable for failure to obey or enforce certain child protective, domestic relations, or domestic violence orders of protection or temporary orders of protection from limited liability provisions pertaining to non-economic loss and providing for limitation of joint liability. CHAPTER 181 A220 Paulin (MS) 08/22/19 signed with Press Release Adds §6-a, Public Authorities Law. Authorizes the authorities budget office to suspend local authority board members and executive staff for failure to submit any report required by public authorities law section 2800. CHAPTER 182 S2836-C SAVINO 08/22/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §240, Domestic Relations Law; amends §651, Family Court Act. Relates to restrictions on a sex offender's custody of or visitation with a child. CHAPTER 183 A6292 Mosley 08/23/19 signed with Press Release Adds §349-f, General Business Law. Enacts the pension poaching prevention act to prevent financial planners, insurance agents, and other professionals from luring veterans and their family members to pay substantial funds for veterans' benefits services that the offering entity is unqualified to provide and that can detrimentally impact the future financial situations of the veteran and his or her dependents. CHAPTER 184 S6536 GIANARIS (Attorney General #10) 08/26/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §213, Civil Practice Law and Rules. Requires that certain crimes related to fraudulent practices in respect to stocks, bonds and other securities and conducting business in the state be commenced within six years. Martin Act CHAPTER 185 A3002 Solages (MS) 08/27/19 signed with Press Release Adds §857, General Municipal Law; adds §§1952-a & 2305, Public Authorities Law. Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each industrial development agency to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years. CHAPTER 186 A5318 Rozic (MS) 08/28/19 signed with Press Release Amends §91, Public Service Law; amends §399-yy, adds §399-yyy, General Business Law. Requires companies to allow victims of domestic violence to cancel contracts when there is a domestic violence incident report, a police report, an order of protection or a signed affidavit. CHAPTER 187 S4070-B BIAGGI 08/29/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §803-b, Education Law. Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to instruction on preventing child sexual exploitation and child abuse in grades kindergarten through eight. CHAPTER 188 S3281-A KAPLAN 08/29/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §194, General Municipal Law. Authorizes the sale of cider, mead, braggot and wine at games of chance. CHAPTER 189 A2218-A Abinanti 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 504 of 2016. Extends the provisions authorizing the town of Greenburgh and specified villages in the towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a hotel/motel occupancy tax. CHAPTER 190 A2221 Schimminger 08/29/19 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; extends provisions from 2019 to 2020. CHAPTER 191 A6091 Abbate 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §59-b, Civil Service Law (as proposed in S.5118-B & A.6990-A). Relates to the appointment and promotion of supervisors of the emergency medical service. CHAPTER 192 A7568 Ryan 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 498 of 2011. Extends certain provisions relating to the public library construction grant program to 2023. CHAPTER 193 S1191 COMRIE 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §§1, 3, 4 & 5, Chapter of 2018 (as proposed in S.2084 & A.2449). Amends a chapter of the laws of 2018 relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders residing in a facility overseen by the office of children and family services, in relation to making certain provisions permanent; and providing for the repeal of provisions upon the expiration thereof. CHAPTER 194 S1193 STEWART-COUSINS 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §460-d, Social Services Law. Relates to requiring notification of the appointment of a temporary operator in certain adult care facilities. CHAPTER 195 S1194 SANDERS 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter of 2018 (as proposed in S.9013 and A.8783-B). Amends a chapter of the laws of 2018 creating the digital currency task force to increase the members from 9 to 13. CHAPTER 196 S1195 BAILEY 08/29/19 SIGNED Repealed §305 sub 59, Education Law; adds §1-a, Chapter of 2018 (as proposed in S.8000-B and A.10063-B). Authorizes the commissioner of children and family services to conduct a study on the effects of trauma on child development and learning. CHAPTER 197 S1196 BRESLIN 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2108, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.2746 and A.808). Relates to artificially deflating or otherwise lowering cost data used for adjusted claims, or using cost data that is not appropriate for the region of the state where the loss occurred. CHAPTER 198 S1263 METZGER 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §§420 & 1115, Tax Law; amends §61-a, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Includes mead in various alcohol taxes and licenses. CHAPTER 199 S1276 FUNKE 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §6526, Education Law (as proposed in S.4375-A and A.7237-B). Permits physicians who are licensed in another state or territory to provide medical services to athletes and team personnel at team sporting events in New York, provided such services are provided only to those athletes and team personnel at the team sporting event. |
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S2039 SEWARD 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §§2103 & 2104, Insurance L; amends §3, Chapter of 2018 (as proposed in S.6445-A & A.8484-A). Relates to registration fees and continuing education requirements for license renewal. CHAPTER 201 S2040 LAVALLE 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §1020-ii, Public Authorities Law. Relates to public notice before approval of utility transmission facilities. CHAPTER 202 S2043 SEWARD 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 589 of 2015; amends §5, Chapter 588 of 2015. Amends provisions of a chapter of 2018, extending provisions of law relating to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups, as proposed in S.8995 and A.11014. CHAPTER 203 S2044 RITCHIE 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §16, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to the department of agriculture and markets making available information concerning minimum guidelines for vegetation management plans in a manner that is pollinator friendly. CHAPTER 204 S3708 MAYER 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 506 of 2016. Extends the effectiveness of the occupancy tax in the town of North Castle to 2022. CHAPTER 205 S3755 MAYER 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 507 of 2016. Extends the effectiveness of the occupancy tax in the village of Harrison. CHAPTER 206 S4355 SERINO 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §13.28, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law (as proposed in S. 7242 and A. 8829). Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to install Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks including trail entryways and campgrounds, as deemed necessary based on an assessment by the office, due to the increased presence of such diseases within the state. CHAPTER 207 S4356 ORTT 08/29/19 SIGNED Repealed §210 sub§ (c-1), amends §210, adds §343, Insurance Law (as proposed in S. 1156-C and A. 3694-C). Requires certain insurance companies to provide the superintendent of financial services mental health and substance use disorder parity reports; repeals provisions of the insurance law in relation thereto. CHAPTER 208 S4944-A BOYLE 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §176, Town Law. Permits members of the Fair Harbor fire district to adopt a resolution changing the date for the nomination of the chief and assistant chiefs of such fire department. CHAPTER 209 S5052 THOMAS 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §3669, Public Authorities Law. Relates to salary adjustments according to plan and step-ups or increments. CHAPTER 210 S5082 MAYER 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 505 of 2016. Extends the occupancy tax in the village of Tuckahoe until September 1, 2022. CHAPTER 211 S5083 MAYER 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 381 of 2010. Extends the village of Rye Brook occupancy tax for three years. CHAPTER 212 S6256 HOYLMAN 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends §11, Chapter 237 of 2015. Extends provisions of law relating to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions or proceedings until September 1, 2020. CHAPTER 213 S6314 PERSAUD (Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance #5) 08/29/19 SIGNED Amends Part B §153, Chapter 436 of 1997. Extends current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs under the welfare reform act of 1997. CHAPTER 214 S6395 HOYLMAN (Office of Court Administration #56) 08/30/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §3218, Civil Practice Law and Rules. Relates to judgment by confession; allows a government agency engaged in the enforcement of a civil or criminal law to file an affidavit in any county. CHAPTER 215 S6526-A O'MARA 08/30/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-i, Highway Law. Designates state route 60 in the city of Jamestown, county of Chautauqua, as the "Private Charles S. Cooper, Jr. Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 216 A7346 Jaffee 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 442 of 2018. Makes technical changes to the property description for Konbit Neg Lakay Inc. when referencing their tax exemption application for real property taxes. CHAPTER 217 A7604 Buttenschon 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §7, Chapter 3 of 1997; amends §6, Chapter 322 of 2007. Relates to extending certain provisions authorizing banks and trust companies to exercise the rights of national banks to September 10, 2024. CHAPTER 218 A7677 Williams (Department of Environmental Conservation #10) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0340, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage bluefish. CHAPTER 219 A7678 Englebright (Department of Environmental Conservation #6) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0325, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams. CHAPTER 220 A7679 Otis (Department of Environmental Conservation #13) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0323, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage oysters. CHAPTER 221 A7689 Burke (Department of Environmental Conservation #17) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §11-1303, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage by regulation open seasons, size and catch limits and manner of taking of all species of fish. CHAPTER 222 A8026 Cruz (State Liquor Authority #5) 08/30/19 signed Amends §110-b, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to the filing of notifications with municipalities. CHAPTER 223 S1264 GIANARIS 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends R4511, adds R4532-b, Civil Practice Law & Rules (as proposed in S.9061 and A.11191). Relates to the admissibility of images, maps, locations, distances, calculations or other information taken from a web mapping service; provides such shall be admissible if the date such material was created is included and provides such admissibility shall be subject to challenge. CHAPTER 224 S2041 BENJAMIN 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §§1277 & 1205, Public Authorities Law. Requires public notice prior to certain transportation facility closures; provides an exception for unforeseen circumstances where closure is necessary to ensure public health, safety and welfare. CHAPTER 225 S5070 JACKSON 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §§5 & 6, Chapter 414 of 2018. Extends the radon task force's reporting date to November 1, 2020. CHAPTER 226 S5666-B BENJAMIN 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §§1676 & 1680, Public Authorities Law; amends §7, Chapter 698 of 1991. Relates to financing by and through the dormitory authority for the Reece School, the Reece School shall have full power and authority to assign and pledge to the dormitory authority, any and all public funds in an amount sufficient to make all payments required to be made by the Reece School to any lease, sublease or other agreement entered into between the Reece School and the dormitory authority. CHAPTER 227 S5692-A RIVERA 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §8610, Education Law. Provides for restricted clinical laboratory licenses for individuals employed in a department of health authorized toxicology laboratory, operating under the direction of a clinical laboratory director. CHAPTER 228 S5858 PERSAUD 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §14, Chapter 74 of 2007. Extends provisions of law relating to the interagency task force on human trafficking. CHAPTER 229 S6155 STEWART-COUSINS (Department of Environmental Conservation #8) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American shad. CHAPTER 230 S6174 MAY (Department of Environmental Conservation #6) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation in relation to managing alewife. CHAPTER 231 S6250-A RAMOS 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §§3 & 5, Chapter 450 of 2017. Relates to the reversion of certain parkland to the city of New York if such parkland is not used for the purpose of construction and operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus on instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. CHAPTER 232 S6340 O'MARA 08/30/19 SIGNED Authorizes the board of supervisors of Tompkins county to contract with certain non-profit organizations and other corporations, associations and agencies for the development, maintenance, or management of affordable housing. CHAPTER 233 S6350 KAMINSKY (Department of Environmental Conservation #12) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 366 of 2011. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to fix open season and bag limits for pheasant hunting on Long Island by individuals who hold a junior license. CHAPTER 234 S6354 COMRIE (Metropolitan Transportation Authority #16) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 206 of 2010. Relates to extending the small business mentoring program. CHAPTER 235 S6386 THOMAS (Department of Environmental Conservation #7) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American eel. CHAPTER 236 S6387 THOMAS (Department of Environmental Conservation #9) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-d, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blackfish. CHAPTER 237 S6393 BROOKS (Department of Environmental Conservation #14) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage hickory shad. CHAPTER 238 S6396 BROOKS (Department of Environmental Conservation #15) 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish. CHAPTER 239 S6462 STEWART-COUSINS 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church. CHAPTER 240 S6550 BAILEY 08/30/19 SIGNED Amends §§722.20 & 722.21, Civil Procedure Law. Relates to proceedings against juvenile and adolescent offenders and allowing district attorneys to remove such offenders to family court. CHAPTER 241 S1975 ADDABBO 08/31/19 SIGNED Amends §527, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law. Adds tracks located in Westchester county to the tracks excepted from being considered regional tracks. CHAPTER 242 A1213 Hunter 09/03/19 signed with Press Release Amends §400.00, Penal Law. Relates to access to foreign state records concerning previous or present mental illness of applicants for firearms licenses. CHAPTER 243 S2958-A KRUEGER 09/03/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds Article 25 Title 7 §2595, Public Health Law. Requires information on concussions and sub-concussive blows to be provided to all parents of children playing tackle football. CHAPTER 244 S6160 BIAGGI 09/03/19 SIGNED Amends §§400 & 400.02, Penal Law. Grants access to local and state law enforcement of records of applications for licenses of firearms. CHAPTER 245 A1945 Zebrowski (MS) 09/04/19 signed with Press Release Amends §215, Civil Practice Law and Rules. Establishes a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence must be brought. CHAPTER 246 S4019-A THOMAS 09/05/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §399-zzzz, General Business Law; amends §§337 & 341, Personal Property Law. Requires that a retail lessee shall not be liable for charges for the early termination of a retail lease agreement of a motor vehicle if he or she has deceased before the end of such lease. CHAPTER 247 A7080-A Jacobson 09/06/19 signed Amends §7902, Insurance Law. Relates to motor vehicle key and key fob replacement contracts if such becomes inoperable, lost or stolen. CHAPTER 248 S4166-A ADDABBO 09/09/19 SIGNED with Press Release (2) & Transcript Amends §802, Education Law. Authorizes the observance of September 11th Remembrance Day and provides for a brief period of silence on such day. CHAPTER 249 S1966-A GOUNARDES 09/11/19 SIGNED with Press Release & Transcript Amends §13-123, NYC Administrative Code. Increases the number of physicians who may be appointed to serve as the medical board of the NYC employees' retirement system. CHAPTER 250 S5246-A GOUNARDES 09/11/19 SIGNED with Press Release & Transcript Amends §207-kk, General Municipal Law. Relates to presumptive evidence of disability caused by cancer of firefighters who have been retired for five years or less. CHAPTER 251 S5890-A GOUNARDES 09/11/19 SIGNED with Press Release & Transcript Amends §92-d, General Municipal Law; amends §6, Civil Service Law; amends §2, Chapter 273 of 2017; adds §12-140, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to sick leave for officers and employees with a qualifying World Trade Center condition. CHAPTER 252 S5898-D GAUGHRAN 09/11/19 SIGNED with Press Release & Transcript Amends §§605 & 507, Retirement & Social Security Law. Relates to providing a final average salary disability retirement benefit to certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations. CHAPTER 253 S6313 GOUNARDES State Comptroller # 7 09/11/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§61, 361, 509 & 607, Retirement & Social Security Law. Extends the period of time to file an application for an accidental death benefit after the death of a member of the New York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York state and local police and fire retirement system. CHAPTER 254 S218-B BENJAMIN 09/12/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §2500-h, Public Health Law. Relates to requiring anaphylactic policies for child care services setting forth guidelines and procedures to be followed for both the prevention of anaphylaxis and during a medical emergency resulting from anaphylaxis. CHAPTER 255 S4719-A METZGER 09/12/19 SIGNED Authorizes Curt McDermott, a part-time town of Shawangunk police officer in the county of Ulster, to take the civil service examination for full-time police officer, and to be placed on the eligible list for appointment if his score on the examination is high enough. CHAPTER 256 A481-A Rosenthal L 09/12/19 signed with Press Release & Executive Order 196 Amends §1399-ii, Public Health Law. Relates to including electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine within the tobacco use and prevention program. CHAPTER 257 A202 Cahill (MS) 09/13/19 signed Amends §11-302, Election Law. Authorizes the board of elections to provide special ballots to board of election employees anytime up to the close of polls on election day. CHAPTER 258 A460 Paulin (MS) 09/16/19 signed with Press Release Amends §110, Domestic Relations Law. Relates to adoption by a petitioner where such petitioner's parentage is legally-recognized. CHAPTER 259 A1112 Jaffee 09/13/19 signed Authorizes Hatzoloh EMS Inc. of Monsey to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 260 A1940 Zebrowski (MS) 09/13/19 signed Amends §14-f, Banking Law. Increases the number of authorized withdrawal transactions at no charge from basic banking accounts for account holders sixty-five years of age or older from eight to twelve. CHAPTER 261 A2285 Rozic (MS) 09/13/19 signed Amends §137, Correction Law. Relates to personal phone calls for inmates in certain circumstances. CHAPTER 262 A2640 Lavine 09/13/19 signed Adds §402, State Administrative Procedure Act. Relates to electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping. CHAPTER 263 A2665-A Lavine (MS) 09/13/19 signed Renumbers Article 9 §§90 & 91 to be Article 10 §§100 & 101, adds Article 9 §§90 - 98, Civil Rights Law. Establishes the right of tenants to call police or emergency assistance without fear of losing their housing as the result of landlord actions or local nuisance laws. CHAPTER 264 A3235 Dickens 09/13/19 signed Amends §28-b, Banking Law. Relates to assessment of the record of performance of banking institutions in helping to meet the credit needs of local communities. CHAPTER 265 A4420 Zebrowski 09/13/19 signed Amends §1184, Real Property Tax Law. Expands the length of time to pay delinquent taxes in installments to thirty-six months. CHAPTER 266 A4481 Cusick 09/13/19 signed Adds Article 27-CCC §2747, Public Health Law; adds §§209-M & 630-g, Tax Law; adds §97-ssss, State Finance Law. Provides a program to promote leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment and establishes the leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment fund; authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to create a check-off gift on individual income tax returns for contributions to leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment. CHAPTER 267 A4810-B Garbarino 09/13/19 signed Permits the Patchogue Fire District to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 268 A4912 Garbarino 09/13/19 signed Permits the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Great South Bay Sayville to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 269 A5764 Williams 09/13/19 signed Amends §13-0319, Environmental Conservation Law. Makes technical corrections to certain shellfish regulations. CHAPTER 270 A5769-A Raia 09/13/19 signed Authorizes the East Northport Fire District to apply for retroactive real property tax exempt status. CHAPTER 271 A5975 Reyes 09/13/19 signed Amends §292, Executive Law. Amends the definition of pregnancy-related condition to include lactation as a possible way of determining if an individual possesses such condition. CHAPTER 272 A6019-A Ortiz (MS) 09/13/19 signed Amends §§31-f, 31-h & 31-j, Agriculture and Markets Law. Encourages the expansion of the production of fresh fruits and vegetables by community gardens. CHAPTER 273 A6571-A Galef 09/13/19 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Includes the lake of Drew in Westchester county within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 274 A6849 Weprin 09/13/19 signed Amends §146, Correction Law. Relates to permitting legislative staff to visit correctional facilities and removes the exception from visiting facilities in which inmates under sentence of death are confined. CHAPTER 275 A6869 Hunter 09/13/19 signed Amends §1402, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. Exempts Howlett Hill Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership. CHAPTER 276 A6870 Hunter 09/13/19 signed Amends §1402, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. Exempts East Syracuse Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership. CHAPTER 277 A6913 Barclay 09/13/19 signed Authorizes the city of Oswego to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Zackary Quinones, who, for reasons not ascribable to his own negligence, failed to make a timely application to participate in such plan previously established by the retirement and social security law. CHAPTER 278 A6963-A Buttenschon 09/13/19 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Includes the Ferguson, Moyer, Mud Creek, Ninemile Creek, Oriskany, Reall, Sauquoit, Six Mile Creek, and Wood Creek as creeks within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 279 A7128 Paulin 09/13/19 signed Amends §390.30, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to treatment programs and treatment court during interim probation supervision. CHAPTER 280 A7131 Peoples-Stokes 09/13/19 signed Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Exempts certain property in Erie county from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church. CHAPTER 281 A7347 Rosenthal L (Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services #4) 09/13/19 signed Repealed §1.03 subsections 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 25, 29, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45 & 57, amends §§1.03, 5.01, 5.03 & 19.07, Mental Hygiene Law. Renames the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to be the office of addiction services and supports, and expands the scope of responsibilities of such office. CHAPTER 282 A7433 Zebrowski 09/13/19 signed Permits the Village of Upper Nyack to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 283 A7634-A McDonald 09/13/19 signed Amends §3, Chapter 450 of 2018. Authorizes the city of Albany to alienate certain lands used as parkland and to dedicate certain other lands as parklands, in relation to revising the metes and bounds of the parkland property to be alienated. CHAPTER 284 A7671 Zebrowski 09/13/19 signed Amends §3, Chapter 425 of 2013. Extends the repeal date for hepatitis C testing offered in hospitals. CHAPTER 285 A7945-A Magnarelli (Department of Transportation #4) 09/13/19 signed Amends §21, Transportation Law. Relates to the state single audit program and municipalities and public authorities that are required in any fiscal year to have a federal single audit performed under 2 CFR 200.501(a). CHAPTER 286 A8112 McDonald 09/13/19 signed Authorizes Church of God and Saints of Christ to file an application for certain real property tax exemptions in the City of Albany. CHAPTER 287 A8136 Englebright 09/13/19 signed Relates to tracts of land for bike paths. CHAPTER 288 A8189 Dinowitz (Office of Court Administration #66) 09/13/19 signed Amends §§1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, Chapter 164 of 2017; amends §3, Chapter 400 of 2014. Relates to terms and conditions of employment of certain nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system; establishes certain conditions relating to salary and compensation increases for certain nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system. CHAPTER 289 A8235 Lifton 09/13/19 signed Authorizes the town of Ithaca, county of Tompkins, to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parklands. CHAPTER 290 S6374 GIANARIS 09/13/19 signed with Press Release 09//13/19 Approval Memo 4 Amends §§8-100 & 6-158, adds §§2-122-a & 2-122-b, Election Law. Relates to the presidential primary, to provide for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference in 2020; establishes the "Presidential" primary date as April 28, 2020. CHAPTER 291 S41 HOYLMAN 09/13/19 SIGNED Adds §347-a, General Business Law; amends §623, Executive Law. Provides that in any action commenced under the state's anti-trust law, the court may direct that all or any part of a criminal fine or civil penalty imposed upon a violator may, in the court's discretion, be ordered to be deposited with the office of victim services. CHAPTER 292 S547 AKSHAR 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Relates to the qualifications for holding the offices of assistant district attorney and assistant public defender in the county of Chenango; allows assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders in Chenango county to reside in Chenango county or an adjoining county. CHAPTER 293 S987 BRESLIN 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §4173, Public Health Law. Authorizes the common council of the city of Albany, as the local legislative body, to establish the fee charged for issuance of birth and death records. CHAPTER 294 S1192 BAILEY 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §§211 & 212, Economic Development Law. Relates to the operation of entrepreneurship assistance centers; requires minimum instruction time and allows joint applications from a consortium of career education agencies and not-for-profit corporations. CHAPTER 295 S1650 SKOUFIS 09/13/19 SIGNED Adds §79-o, Civil Rights Law. Requires places of public accommodation, resort or amusement that operate televisions during regular hours of operation to provide closed captioning on certain televisions upon request. CHAPTER 296 S1653 SKOUFIS 09/13/19 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland, to accept from Hi Tor Animal Care Center, Inc. an application for exemption from real property taxes. CHAPTER 297 S1730 SKOUFIS 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §1409, Tax Law; amends §11-2105, NYC Administrative Code. Requires the real property transfer tax return relating to residential property sold or purchased by a limited liability company to include information on the ownership of such company. CHAPTER 298 S1799 RIVERA 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §2312, Public Health Law. Authorizes expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections. CHAPTER 299 S1930 ORTT 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 243 of 2017. Makes the provisions of law authorizing hunting big game by rifle in the county of Orleans permanent. CHAPTER 300 S2877 MARTINEZ 09/13/19 SIGNED Relates to authorizing the town of Brookhaven, in the county of Suffolk, to lease parklands to the Patchogue-Medford Library. CHAPTER 301 S3112 AKSHAR 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 125 of 2017. Makes provisions of law related to hunting in the county of Broome west of the Susquehanna river permanent. CHAPTER 302 S5647-B KAPLAN 09/13/19 SIGNED Authorizes BB/S Facilities Management Corporation to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status. CHAPTER 303 S5756 METZGER (Department of Agriculture and Markets #3) 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §192-c, Agriculture & Markets Law. Requires the grade of diesel fuel to be posted. CHAPTER 304 S5955 MAY 09/13/19 SIGNED Authorizes the city of Syracuse to offer an optional twenty year retirement program to police officer Thomas R. Nicolini. CHAPTER 305 S6154 SEPULVEDA (State Commission of Correction #2) 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §504, Correction Law. Relates to the designation of a substitute jail for programmatic purposes. CHAPTER 306 S6164-A CARLUCCI 09/13/19 SIGNED Adds §67.08, Mental Hygiene Law. Provides a process for the commissioner to authorize transfer of patients in mental health facilities upon a verdict of not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect, to a foreign nation upon request. CHAPTER 307 S6294 SKOUFIS 09/13/19 SIGNED Authorizes Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc. to file an application for a certain real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 308 S6312-A KAVANAGH (Metropolitan Transportation Authority #2) 09/13/19 SIGNED Authorizes the discontinuance of park land of a portion of subsurface real property in the city of New York and grants easements to the metropolitan transportation authority to enable the New York city transit authority to use such lands for the construction of a new subsurface electrical substation adjacent to the existing tunnel of the A, C, E subway lines to provide power to enable additional subway trains to be operated. CHAPTER 309 S6448 RIVERA 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §2445, Public Health Law. Authorizes human research in compliance with federal law. CHAPTER 310 S6475 BAILEY 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §§308.1 & 320.6, Family Court Act. Requires the probation service to consider the views of the complainant and the impact of the alleged act of juvenile delinquency to determine if an adjustment would be suitable. CHAPTER 311 S6503 MARTINEZ 09/13/19 SIGNED Authorizes Christian Worship Center Church of God to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 312 S6508-A COMRIE 09/13/19 SIGNED Authorizes the county of Nassau to accept an application for retroactive real property exemption from the First Reformed Church of Jamaica for a certain parcel in Hempstead. CHAPTER 313 S6560 PERSAUD 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §§413 & 451, Family Court Act; amends §§240 & 236, Domestic Relation Law; amends §111-g, Social Services Law. Modifies the criteria for the establishment and modification of child support orders and increases the annual service fee for child support services. CHAPTER 314 S6616 KRUEGER 09/13/19 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 54 of 2019. Amends the Capital Projects budget. CHAPTER 315 S6574 BIAGGI Governor Program # 2 09/18/19 SIGNED with Press Release & Transcript Amends §30.10, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §213-c, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Extends the statutes of limitations for certain sex crimes. CHAPTER 316 S6532-A KAVANAGH 09/26/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§5-304 & 5-604, Election Law. Provides that any change of enrollment after February fourteenth shall take effect seven days after the succeeding June primary. CHAPTER 317 S2459-A AKSHAR 10/01/19 SIGNED Makes certain findings and determinations with respect to certain bond anticipation notes issued by the city school district of the city of Binghamton, and authorizes the issuance of obligations of such school district with respect thereto; authorizes certain bond anticipation notes to be renewed and the maturity thereof, including the maturity of renewals thereof, to extend for a period not to exceed seven years beyond the respective original date of issue of such bond anticipation notes. CHAPTER 318 A505 Lifton 10/03/19 signed Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Allows the Ithaca city school district to establish insurance reserve funds. CHAPTER 319 A795 Abinanti 10/03/19 signed Amends §§1001 & 1418, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. Relates to the granting of letters of administration and letters of administration with will annexed. CHAPTER 320 A2118 Hunter 10/03/19 signed Amends §227-a, Real Property Law. Relates to individuals with disabilities being able to terminate their leases when moving to a residence of a family member or entering certain facilities. CHAPTER 321 A3629 Schimminger 10/03/19 signed Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Relates to permitting the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda union free school district to establish an insurance reserve fund. CHAPTER 322 A3937-A Hyndman 10/03/19 signed Amends §7206-a, Education Law. Relates to the requirements for a license as a professional land surveyor. CHAPTER 323 S1089 PERSAUD 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §131-n, Social Services Law. Exempts certain funds in a qualified tuition program in the calculation of household benefits under public assistance programs. CHAPTER 324 S2109-A SANDERS 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §651-a, Banking Law. Requires agents of licensed money transmitters to remit moneys to the licensee within the time frame provided in the contract between the agent and the licensee; makes agents liable for treble damages for failure to remit moneys in a timely manner. CHAPTER 325 S2685 MAYER 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Grants the Bedford central school district the authority to establish insurance reserve funds. CHAPTER 326 S2859 FLANAGAN 10/03/19 SIGNED Relates to authorizing the town of Smithtown, county of Suffolk, to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parklands to facilitate the placement and operation of a sewer pump station. CHAPTER 327 S2927 MAYER 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Authorizes a person to hold the office of receiver of taxes in the town of North Castle while living outside of such municipality. CHAPTER 328 S4925-A PARKER 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §7.41, Mental Hygiene Law; amends §3, Chapter 568 of 2005. Broadens the geriatric service demonstration program to include older adults with mental health disabilities and substance use disorder; renames the program to be the geriatric mental health and substance use disorder demonstration program; allows for grants to be awarded by the office to providers of care to older adults with substance use disorder. CHAPTER 329 S5402 PERSAUD 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §131-n, Social Services Law. Exempts certain funds in NY ABLE savings accounts from the calculation of household benefits under public assistance programs. CHAPTER 330 S5568 RIVERA 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §1390, Public Health Law. Relates to a quorum of the state camp safety advisory council. CHAPTER 331 S5629 MAYER 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §1950, Education Law. Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with preschool special education program providers to process services relating to online application systems for educators. CHAPTER 332 S5672 MAY 10/03/19 SIGNED Adds §253-y, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Madison to impose an additional mortgage recording tax of twenty-five cents per one hundred dollars of debt. CHAPTER 333 S5766 GAUGHRAN 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Relates to the residency of correction officers employed by the county of Nassau. CHAPTER 334 S6285-A RANZENHOFER 10/03/19 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Amherst, county of Erie, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands. CHAPTER 335 S6423 MONTGOMERY (Office of Court Administration #49) 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §§412, 828 & 842, Family Court Act; amends §236, Domestic Relations Law. Relates to orders for temporary spousal support in conjunction with temporary and final orders of protection in family court and calculation of maintenance cap in family and supreme court; increases the income cap. CHAPTER 336 S6545 JACKSON (NYC H.P.D. #1) 10/03/19 SIGNED Amends §656, Private Housing Finance Law. Increases the bonding authority of the New York city housing development corporation. CHAPTER 337 S6555 GOUNARDES 10/03/19 SIGNED Repeals & adds §216 sub 3 ¶a, §216-c sub 2, Executive Law; repeals & adds §207-b sub 2 ¶b, State Finance Law. Relates to terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the division of state police; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; makes an appropriation therefor (Part A); provides for the adjustment of stipends of certain incumbents in the state university of New York and designating moneys therefor; continues a doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund; continues work-life services and pre-tax programs; continues a professional development committee; continues a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; continues a fee mitigation fund; continues a downstate location fund; continues a joint labor management advisory board; continues an accidental death benefit; provides compensation for certain state employees in the state university that are designated, stipulated, or excluded from negotiating units as managerial or confidential pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law and certain employees of contract colleges at Cornell and Alfred Universities; makes an appropriation therefor (Part B). CHAPTER 338 A3366-A Colton 10/04/19 signed Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to publish on the department of motor vehicle's website information to assist persons in determining whether a safety recall has been issued on motor vehicles and related equipment, child safety seats or tires. CHAPTER 339 A4775 Galef 10/04/19 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Includes Dean Pond in the county of Putnam in the list of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program. CHAPTER 340 S55 HOYLMAN 10/04/19 signed Adds §110-c, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Requires the state liquor authority to make available to the public information pertaining to any conditions it imposes on a licensed premises. CHAPTER 341 S1588 SANDERS 10/04/19 signed Amends §14-122, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to members of the police force who use hearing assistance devices and the definition of disabled. CHAPTER 342 S1733 JACOBS 10/04/19 signed Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Authorizes the Grand Island central school district to establish an insurance reserve fund. CHAPTER 343 S2314 ADDABBO 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 473 of 2010. Relates to extending the provisions relating to the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund until nine years after the commencement of the operation of a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct racetrack. CHAPTER 344 S3420-A SAVINO 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §410-w, Social Services Law. Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for child care assistance, and provided with such assistance, shall be able to utilize such assistance when care is necessary to enable them to sleep because they work non-traditional hours and have a child who is under the age of six and not in school for a full school day; further provides that the authorization for assistance shall be sufficient to allow the parent to obtain up to eight hours of sleep, as needed. CHAPTER 345 S4007-A MAYER 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §§2509, 2573, 3012 & 3014, Education Law. Relates to the probationary period for certain tenured employees in school districts; makes such probationary period last for 3 years rather than 4 years. CHAPTER 346 S4141 KAPLAN 10/04/19 SIGNED Relates to permitting a retroactive property tax exemption to Shelter Rock Islamic Center, Inc. for portions of the 2018-2019 school taxes and 2019 general taxes and 2018 general taxes. CHAPTER 347 S4208-A METZGER 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Adds Willsey in the Village of Wurtsboro to the definition of inland waterways as a major creek in order to make such waterway eligible for funding through the waterfront revitalization program. CHAPTER 348 S4362-A KAPLAN 10/04/19 SIGNED Grants the village of Westbury retroactive real property tax exempt status for property located at 255 Schenck Avenue, village of Westbury, town of North Hempstead, county of Nassau. CHAPTER 349 S4978 LITTLE 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Relates to qualifications for holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Washington. CHAPTER 350 S5110 HARCKHAM 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §180, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to municipal directors of weights and measures, permitting the county of Westchester to designate its commissioner or director of consumer affairs as its director of weights and measures. CHAPTER 351 S5233 BRESLIN 10/04/19 SIGNED Permits Mount Moriah Baptist Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 352 S5513 HOYLMAN (Office of Court Administration #31) 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §3-3.7, Estates, Powers and Trusts Law. Relates to testamentary disposition to trustee under, or in accordance with, terms of existing inter vivos trust and the timing of the transfer of assets and signing of the will. CHAPTER 353 S5956 MAY 10/04/19 SIGNED Authorizes Morgan McDole, Baraaka J. Titus and David Dunlap, firefighters in the City of Syracuse Fire Department, in the county of Onondaga, to elect to participate in an optional 20 year retirement program. CHAPTER 354 S6196 MAY 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §265.01-a, Penal Law. Relates to possession of firearms on property owned by or held in trust for SUNY ESF. CHAPTER 355 S6255 LAVALLE 10/04/19 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to extend the boundaries of the Rocky Point fire district to include the village of Shoreham. CHAPTER 356 S6336 HARCKHAM 10/04/19 SIGNED Amends §101, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Exempts certain land from the provisions of law which generally restrict manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license. CHAPTER 357 S6504 FLANAGAN 10/04/19 SIGNED Authorizes the Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 358 A230 Braunstein (MS) 10/07/19 signed with Press Release Adds §3006-a, Public Health Law. Prohibits emergency service providers from selling patient health information without written consent. CHAPTER 359 A7584 Lentol (OCA # 57) 10/07/19 signed with Press Release Amends §160.55, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to sealing petty offenses and making certain technical changes. CHAPTER 360 S1092-E PERSAUD 10/07/19 signed with Press Release Amends §2504, adds §230-e, Public Health Law; amends §6530, Education Law. Prohibits the performance of a pelvic examination without consent on an anesthetized or unconscious person; includes unauthorized pelvic examinations under professional misconduct. CHAPTER 361 A3619-A Ortiz (MS) 10/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §532-e, Executive Law. Expands the duties of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth. CHAPTER 362 S2387-B PERSAUD 10/11/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §399-aaaa, General Business Law. Relates to menstrual product labeling; requires label affixed thereto or a package insert, upon which there shall be plainly and conspicuously printed a list of all ingredients which shall be listed in order of predominance. CHAPTER 363 A2653-A Dinowitz (MS) 10/11/19 signed Amends §5-702, General Obligations Law. Increases the monetary exclusion on the requirement of plain language in consumer contracts from $100,000 to $250,000. CHAPTER 364 A5806 Palumbo 10/11/19 signed Amends §1, Chapter 399 of 2008. Requires department of transportation to defer to the town board of the town of Riverhead, requests for speed limit changes on town highways. CHAPTER 365 A6588-A Stec 10/11/19 signed Amends §7, Chapter 491 of 2018. Relates to the disposition of foreign fire insurance premium taxes received by the Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Whitehall, New York. CHAPTER 366 S3476 GALLIVAN 10/11/19 SIGNED Creates the not-for-profit corporation Jamison Road Fire Benevolent Association, Inc. for all persons who are now, or have been, or hereafter become active volunteers of the Jamison Road Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., in the county of Erie and who have acquired or shall hereafter acquire the status of exempt volunteer firefighter; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 367 S3778 HELMING 10/11/19 SIGNED Authorizes Jason Allen to receive certain service credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law. CHAPTER 368 S3965-A KENNEDY 10/11/19 SIGNED 10/11/19 APPROVAL MEMO.6 Adds Art 12-D §§399-p - 399-t, amends §502, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §89-b, State Finance Law. Relates to establishing a pre-licensing course internet program. CHAPTER 369 S4417 HELMING 10/11/19 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Webster, county of Monroe to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parklands. CHAPTER 370 S5467-A LAVALLE 10/11/19 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept from The Jackey Foundation, an application for exemption from real property taxes. CHAPTER 371 S5865-A GRIFFO 10/11/19 SIGNED Authorizes the town of New Hartford, county of Oneida to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland. CHAPTER 372 S6198 KAPLAN 10/11/19 SIGNED Amends §139, Economic Development Law; amends §2, Chapter 435 of 2017. Relates to an advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises within the division of small business services; extends provisions relating thereto. CHAPTER 373 S6375 GALLIVAN 10/11/19 SIGNED Adds §253-y, Tax Law. Imposes an additional 0.25% mortgage recording tax in Livingston county and brings the total mortgage recording tax in Livingston county to 1.25%. CHAPTER 374 S4572 KAMINSKY (Attorney General # 5) 10/16/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §40.51, Criminal Procedure Law. Authorizes prosecution where a person receives a presidential reprieve, pardon or other form of clemency when certain conditions are met. CHAPTER 375 A264-B Cahill (MS) 10/17/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§605, 608 & 604, Financial Services Law. Establishes patient protections from excessive hospital emergency charges; includes hospital charges, including hospital charges for inpatient services which follow an emergency room visit. CHAPTER 376 A5500 Simon 10/17/19 signed with Press Release Amends §667, Education Law. Provides that an undergraduate student enrolled in an approved two or four-year program of study approved by the commissioner who must transfer to another institution as a result of permanent college closure shall be eligible for up to two additional semesters, or their equivalent, to the extent credits necessary to complete his or her program of study were deemed non-transferrable from the closed institution or were deemed not applicable to such student's program of study by the new constitution. CHAPTER 377 S6544-A KRUEGER 10/17/19 SIGNED Amends §§605 & 604, Financial Services Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2019 (as proposed in S.3171-A & A.264-B); amends §4406-c, Public Health Law; amends §§3217-b & 4325, Insurance Law. Establishes protections from excess hospital charges. CHAPTER 378 A2758-A Ortiz (MS) 10/18/19 signed with Press Release Amends §7.09, Mental Hygiene Law. Creates a public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and substance use among military service members. CHAPTER 379 A4781-B Rosenthal D 10/18/19 signed with Press Release Adds §6811-c, Education Law. Requires pharmacies to make reasonable attempts to notify patients within seven days by phone or mail of class I drug recalls where such patients are currently taking such recalled drugs. CHAPTER 380 S748 MONTGOMERY 10/21/19 signed with Press Release Amends §517, Judiciary Law. Provides an exemption from jury duty for breastfeeding women; allows that such breastfeeding mother's jury duty shall be postponed up to two years after the date on which such service otherwise is to commence. CHAPTER 381 A3771-A Barrett 10/22/19 signed with Press Release Amends §273-a, Education Law. Provides that state aid may be provided for up to 90% of the total project approved costs for buildings of public libraries that are located in an economically distressed community. CHAPTER 382 A4079-B Joyner (MS) 10/22/19 signed with Press Release Amends §208-f, General Municipal Law; amends §361-a, Retirement & Social Security Law. Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits; increases the special accidental death benefit paid to a widow or widower or the deceased member's children under the age of eighteen, or if a student, under the age of twenty-three. CHAPTER 383 A316 Seawright 10/23/19 signed 10/23/19 approval memo.7 Repealed Chapter 899 of 1984; adds Article 8 Title 35 §§2799-aaaa - 2799-qqqq, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the management of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation. CHAPTER 384 A434 Paulin 10/23/19 signed Amends §§602 & 605, Business Corporation Law. Requires certain corporations to permit shareholders to attend meetings via remote communication and to be deemed present for voting purposes. CHAPTER 385 A916 Peoples-Stokes 10/23/19 signed Amends §76, Correction Law. Establishes the department of corrections and community supervision shall provide an inmate, upon his or her discharge, with educational information about the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), instructions about how to obtain free HIV testing and referrals to community-based HIV prevention, education and counseling resources. CHAPTER 386 A1606 Hunter 10/23/19 signed Amends §874, General Municipal Law; amends §§1963-a & 2315, Public Authorities Law. Incorporates resource conservation, energy efficiency, green technologies, and alternative and renewable energy measures of project applicants into a uniform tax exemption policy. CHAPTER 387 A2456 Solages 10/23/19 signed Adds §630-g, Tax Law; amends §481-e, Social Services Law. Provides for the inclusion of a check off box on personal income tax return forms for the purpose of making a gift to the William B. Hoyt Memorial Children and Family trust fund for child abuse prevention. CHAPTER 388 A3471 Zebrowski 10/23/19 signed Amends §§11-1201 & 11-1207, Environmental Conservation Law. Decreases the amount of alcohol in a person's system necessary to be considered to be intoxicated while hunting. CHAPTER 389 A3781 Barrett 10/23/19 signed Amends §273-a, Education Law. Provides that certain coordinated applications for state aid be submitted by the public library system. CHAPTER 390 A4064 Hyndman (MS) 10/23/19 signed Amends Article 133 Head, §§6600, 6603, 6608, 6608-a & 6608-b, Education Law. Relates to registered dental assisting; increases the age for registered dental assisting from seventeen to eighteen years of age. CHAPTER 391 A4268 Hevesi (MS) 10/23/19 signed Adds §20-d, Social Services Law. Relates to mandating training of direct care workers in adverse childhood experiences. CHAPTER 392 A6082 Dinowitz 10/23/19 signed Amends §441, Real Property Law. Requires the inclusion of instruction in ethical business practices and recent legal matters in the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees. CHAPTER 393 A7006 Cusick 10/23/19 signed Amends §3, Chapter 306 of 2011. Extends, from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020, 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 394 A8140 Woerner 10/23/19 signed Amends §2, Chapter 455 of 2011. Extends provisions of law relating to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater to December 31, 2021. CHAPTER 395 S1997-B LITTLE 10/23/19 SIGNED Permits Essex county to enter into a municipal cooperative agreement for emergency medical services and general ambulance services. CHAPTER 396 S2125 GRIFFO 10/23/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Authorizes a person holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Lewis to reside in an adjoining county within the state. CHAPTER 397 S2326 KAVANAGH 10/23/19 SIGNED Amends §110, NYC Civil Court Act. Authorizes the housing part of the civil court of the city of New York on its own motion or on the motion of a party to join the department of social services of the city of New York as a party in any action or proceeding wherein the failure of a recipient of or applicant for public assistance to pay rent is at issue; also permits the court to join the division of adult protective services of the city of New York, where appropriate. CHAPTER 398 S2411 BROOKS 10/23/19 SIGNED Amends §§1 & 2, Chapter 464 of 2016. Relates to extending the effectiveness of the New York state ocean acidification task force from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2023 and to requiring an interim report and hearing by the task force. CHAPTER 399 S2714 SAVINO 10/23/19 SIGNED Amends §392, Social Services Law. Provides that when a local social services district is in contact with a relative or non-relative kinship caregiver or a suitable person who the district has approached about being a kinship caregiver, such district shall provide written information to such caregivers or prospective suitable persons; further provides that such information shall include, but not be limited to, information relating to child only grants; information about how to become a kinship foster parent and other options for care; and information on how to contact the department of family assistance kinship programs and any resources funded through or operating in the local social services district for relative and non-relative kinship caregivers, including those that provide supportive services for all relative and non-relative kinship caregivers in the district. CHAPTER 400 S3547 GALLIVAN 10/23/19 SIGNED Authorizes Dustin Waldron, a police officer of the village of East Aurora, in the county of Erie, to receive certain service credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law. CHAPTER 401 S3809 STAVISKY 10/23/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 537 of 2008. Relates to a restricted dental faculty license, makes such provisions permanent. CHAPTER 402 S4098-B RANZENHOFER 10/23/19 SIGNED Amends §§1, 3 & 7, Chapter 635 of 1963. Relates to the purpose and use of the foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Snyder Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association; changes name to "Firefighter's". CHAPTER 403 S4161 GAUGHRAN 10/23/19 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the town of Huntington, county of Suffolk, to accept from the South Huntington Union Free School District an application for exemption from real property taxes. CHAPTER 404 S4216-B STEWART-COUSINS 10/23/19 SIGNED Amends §§1 & 3, Chapter 383 of 1945. Relates to the incorporation of the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, in relation to the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies. CHAPTER 405 S4247 RANZENHOFER 10/23/19 SIGNED Adds §1262-u, Tax Law. Relates to net tax collections in Genesee county; provides that if the county agrees to some allocation or distribution of taxes owed in the city of Batavia, that agreement shall not exceed forty years. CHAPTER 406 S4196 JACKSON 10/23/19 SIGNED Adds §25, General Municipal Law; amends §8, Chapter 868 of 1975. Establishes permitted variations from generally accepted accounting principles for the purposes of determining a deficit with respect to the budget and accounts of the city of New York. CHAPTER 407 S4347 KRUEGER 10/23/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §1116, Tax Law. Restricts certain corporations from participating or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. CHAPTER 408 S5329-A BRESLIN 10/23/19 SIGNED Amends §370, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to increasing insurance limits for certain for-hire vehicles; includes injury to or destruction of property under such limits. CHAPTER 409 A112-A Buchwald (MS) 10/24/19 signed with Press Release Amends §7-110, Election Law. Relates to indicating the placement of ballot proposals. CHAPTER 410 A163 Rosenthal L 10/24/19 signed with Press Release Amends §7-118, Election Law. Requires the state board of elections to create a system to allow a copy of the candidate and contest information contained on each ballot style submitted by each county board of elections to be accessible to the public via web. CHAPTER 411 S2300-A KAVANAGH 10/24/19 SIGNED with Press Release Repealed §7-108, amends Election Law, generally. Enacts the voter friendly ballot act; relates to the form of the ballot for elections; removes additional provisions for primary elections for New York city. CHAPTER 412 A111 Buchwald (MS) 10/25/19 signed with Press Release Amends §14-114, Election Law. Relates to publishing local campaign contribution limits. CHAPTER 413 S211-C BENJAMIN 10/25/19 signed with Press Release Amends §4-120, Election Law. Relates to voter notification of special elections; provides such notice be posted on the board of elections website not less than two weeks prior to such election. CHAPTER 414 S6517 STAVISKY 10/25/19 signed Adds Article 137-A §§6840 - 6844, §6832, amends §6804, Education Law. Relates to the practice of registered pharmacy technician; enacts provisions for the licensure of such persons. CHAPTER 415 A8138 Weprin 10/25/19 signed Amends §1803-a, Real Property Tax Law. Imposes a cap on class share increases in a special assessing unit which is a city. CHAPTER 416 A1641 Seawright 10/28/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§14-102 & 14-104, Election Law. Requires campaign finance information of certain candidates or committees to be filed on an electronic reporting system. CHAPTER 417 A1454 Buchwald 10/29/19 signed with Press Release Adds §3-500, Election Law. Allows a board of elections to design an alternative poll site staffing plan to conduct an election. CHAPTER 418 A1525-A Buchwald 10/29/19 signed with Press Release Amends §8-500, Election Law. Relates to watchers during election; provides that any candidate on the ballot and any political committee may have for each election district three watchers at any one time, not more than one of whom may be within the guard rail at any one time. CHAPTER 419 A6751 Gunther 10/29/19 signed Amends §57, General City Law. Limits the applicability of plumbing and drainage provisions to the city of Middletown. CHAPTER 420 S300 HOYLMAN 10/29/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§4-1.1 & 6-2.2, Estates, Powers and Trusts Law; amends §§1001, 1310, 1704 & 1752, Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act. Makes certain technical amendments to the estates, powers and trusts law and the surrogate's court procedure act to reflect the provisions of the marriage equality act. CHAPTER 421 S3972 HARCKHAM 10/29/19 signed Adds §561, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to changes in assessment for businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes; establishes that any reduction in school taxes shall not take effect until the following taxable status year. CHAPTER 422 S4448 PERSAUD 10/29/19 signed Amends §2, Chapter 658 of 2002. Makes permanent certain provisions relating to citizenship requirements for permanent certification as a teacher. CHAPTER 423 S4931 SANDERS 10/29/19 SIGNED Amends §14-f, Banking Law. Requires posting notice of the department of financial services toll free consumer's hot-line telephone number. CHAPTER 424 S5211-A BRESLIN 10/29/19 SIGNED Amends §182, Lien Law. Relates to notice of enforcement of a lien on the goods in a self-storage facility. CHAPTER 425 S5234 BRESLIN 10/29/19 SIGNED Permits the Church of Jesus Christ to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 426 S5367 COMRIE 10/29/19 SIGNED Amends §18, Public Health Law. Requires a health care provider or facility which has determined to cease to do business or which is transferring its ownership, at least thirty days prior to such action to provide a copy of its plan for transfer of patient records to another provider, facility or practitioner. CHAPTER 427 S5514-A MONTGOMERY (Office of Court Administration #38) 10/29/19 SIGNED Amends R1211, Civil Practice Law and Rules. Relates to the notification of allowance for infant's support; requires notification to all parents and guardians of the person of the infant. CHAPTER 428 S5578 KRUEGER 10/29/19 SIGNED Dissolves the United Charities, a nonprofit corporation. CHAPTER 429 S5639-A BRESLIN 10/29/19 SIGNED Amends §§101 & 106, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Exempts certain parcels of land from the provisions of law which generally restrict manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license. CHAPTER 430 S5675 AKSHAR 10/29/19 SIGNED Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Allows the Lost Dog Cafe to have an entrance that is located within two hundred feet of a church, located in Broome county. CHAPTER 431 S5903-A GOUNARDES 10/29/19 SIGNED Adds §209-fff, General Municipal Law. Relates to allowing certain members of the New York city police pension fund to receive a membership date in such pension fund attributable to service in the titles of police cadet program or police cadet program II. CHAPTER 432 S6257-A HARCKHAM 10/29/19 SIGNED Authorizes the comptroller of the town of Mount Pleasant to refund fees, fines, penalties and interest to certain real property taxpayers. CHAPTER 433 S6377-A SEWARD 10/29/19 SIGNED Adds §342-eee, Highway Law. Names a section of route 8 between the Susquehanna River and interstate eighty-eight in the village of Sidney the "Sidney Veterans' Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 434 S6405 MONTGOMERY 10/29/19 SIGNED Amends §1028-a, Family Court Act. Provides that upon the application of a relative to become a foster parent of a child in foster care, the court shall hold a hearing to determine whether the child should be placed with a relative in foster care only if the person is related to the child as described under paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of subdivision three of section four hundred fifty-eight-a of the social services law and if other circumstances are present. CHAPTER 435 S6547 BRESLIN 10/29/19 SIGNED Amends §§1325 & 2343, Insurance Law. Extends certain provisions related to medical malpractice providers. CHAPTER 436 S6593 GALLIVAN 10/29/19 SIGNED Adds §226-c, County Law. Authorizes Erie county to waive certain fees for veterans' organizations. CHAPTER 437 A2264 Lavine 10/30/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§9-102, 9-106, 9-110, 9-112, 9-114 & 9-124, Election Law. Relates to establishing the uniform election night procedure act. CHAPTER 438 A3543 Carroll 10/30/19 signed with Press Release Amends §4-104, Election Law. Authorizes consolidation of certain voting districts with a small number of eligible voters; such district must have fewer than ten eligible voters. CHAPTER 439 S4264 STEWART-COUSINS 10/30/19 SIGNED Amends §1-106, Election Law. Relates to the filing of petitions of designation or nomination in the county of Westchester. CHAPTER 440 S5475 MAY 10/30/19 SIGNED Amends §6-164, Election Law. Relates to opportunity to ballot committee to receive notices as if such committee was a candidate named on a petition. CHAPTER 441 S6163 METZGER 10/30/19 SIGNED Amends Part BBB §2, Chapter 55 of 2019. Relates to the effectiveness of providing uniform polling hours during primary elections. CHAPTER 442 S3337-C GAUGHRAN 11/04/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §214-h, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Provides that the statute of limitations for public water suppliers and wholesale water suppliers to commence an action for injury to property shall be three years. CHAPTER 443 S1668 BROOKS 11/05/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §4141, Public Health Law. Relates to death certificates for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose. CHAPTER 444 A1646 Hunter 11/06/19 signed with Press Release Adds §302-a, Multiple Residence Law. Relates to unlawful occupation; provides that if any dwelling or structure be occupied in violation of section three hundred two of the multiple residence law, no rent shall be recovered by the owner of such premises for said period, and no action for possession of said premises for nonpayment of such rent shall be maintained therefor. CHAPTER 445 A433 Paulin 11/08/19 signed Amends §§715-b, 716, 717, 718 & 720-a, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Provides for the regulation of key persons in addition to directors and officers of certain corporations. CHAPTER 446 A748 Cook 11/08/19 signed Amends §722, County Law. Relates to the assignment of counsel. CHAPTER 447 A2156 Schimminger 11/08/19 signed Amends §10, Chapter 413 of 2003. Extends provisions relating to self-employment assistance programs and other matters. CHAPTER 448 A2166 Bichotte (MS) 11/08/19 signed Amends §§142 & 143, Economic Development Law. Relates to the publication of information regarding awards of state contracts. CHAPTER 449 A2225-A Cahill 11/08/19 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Includes the Sawkill Creek in Ulster county within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 450 A2225-A Cahill 11/08/19 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Includes the Sawkill Creek in Ulster county within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 451 A2787 Gottfried 11/08/19 signed Amends §364-j, Social Services Law; amends 4403-f, Public Health Law. Provides that increased rates of payment for behavioral health services shall be deemed to be effective on the date of the law, rule or regulation under which the change or increase is required. CHAPTER 452 A4069 Barrett 11/08/19 signed 11/08/19 approval memo.8 Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the actions of the Spackenkill union free school district regardless of the failure of such district to timely file final building cost reports. CHAPTER 453 A4413 Stern 11/08/19 signed 11/08/19 approval memo.9 Amends §353, Executive Law. Relates to the listing of county and city veterans' service agencies; requires the division of veterans' affairs to list information for local veterans' service agencies on its website and to provide such information in its annual report to the governor and legislature. CHAPTER 454 A4668 Zebrowski (MS) 11/08/19 signed 11/08/19 approval memo.10 Amends §§14-106, 14-107 & 14-126, Election Law. Relates to disclosure of the identities of political committees making certain expenditures for political communications. CHAPTER 455 A5175 Blake 11/08/19 signed Amends §31, Private Housing Finance Law. Relates to establishing an electronic automated system for applications and waiting lists and to developing a written procedure for applicant selection and rejection. CHAPTER 456 A5219 Galef 11/08/19 signed 11/08/19 approval memo.11 Amends §6-166, Election Law. Relates to individuals who are nominated to serve on the committee to receive notices to submit a certificate of acceptance. CHAPTER 457 S660 METZGER 11/08/19 SIGNED Adds §203-e, Labor Law. Relates to the prohibition of discrimination based on an individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making. CHAPTER 458 S1724 SKOUFIS 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §15-1503, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to posting information regarding the issuance of permits for a public water supply on the department of environmental conservation's website. CHAPTER 459 S1927-A BOYLE 11/08/19 SIGNED Authorizes the West Babylon Church of God of Prophecy Inc., to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for certain assessment rolls. CHAPTER 460 S2024-A LITTLE 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §202-c, Town Law. Authorizes the town board of the town of Queensbury, in the county of Warren, to diminish the area of the Glen Lake aquatic plant growth control district by removing certain parcels of land therefrom that are not benefited by such district. CHAPTER 461 S2068 JORDAN 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Waives the residency requirement for the city attorney in the city of Mechanicville, Saratoga county. CHAPTER 462 S2127 LITTLE 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates Paradox Lake as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 463 S2611 METZGER 11/08/19 SIGNED 11/08/19 APPROVAL MEMO.12 Validates certain acts by the Roscoe central school district in connection with final building cost reports required to be filed with the education department. CHAPTER 464 S3115 HELMING 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Permits a person performing the functions of assistant district attorney or senior assistant district attorney in Cayuga county to be a resident of either Cayuga county or an adjoining county. CHAPTER 465 S3134 MYRIE 11/08/19 SIGNED 11/08/19 APPROVAL MEMO.13 Adds §14-105, Election Law. Relates to the elimination of duplicate electronic filings. CHAPTER 466 S3409 HARCKHAM 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §23, Town Law; amends §3, Public Officers Law. Relates to the residency requirement for the court attendant for the town of Somers in the county of Westchester. CHAPTER 467 S3570 SERRANO 11/08/19 SIGNED 11/08/19 APPROVAL MEMO.14 Adds §630-g, Tax Law; add §97-yyyy, State Finance Law. Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts through a personal income tax return check-off; provides that for tax years on or after January 1, 2019, any individual may elect to contribute to the arts fund by indicating such intent on a tax form. CHAPTER 468 S3637 BRESLIN 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §3240, Insurance Law. Amends certain time frames for action by insurers relating to requests for unclaimed life insurance through the lost policy finder. CHAPTER 469 S3845 HELMING 11/08/19 SIGNED Authorizes Brad Steve to receive certain service credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law. CHAPTER 470 S3917-A STAVISKY 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §495-a, General Municipal Law. Limits the operation of certain bingo games run by retirement communities and social or charitable organizations to no more than 1 day per week and no more than 30 times per year. CHAPTER 471 S4009 MAYER 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §2602, Education Law. Allows polling places for school elections in city school districts of cities with less than one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants to open at 6:00 a.m CHAPTER 472 S4060 HOYLMAN 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §§467-b & 467-c, Real Property Tax Law. Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency or supervising agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 30 days prior to the application renewal date. CHAPTER 473 S4140 KAPLAN 11/08/19 SIGNED Relates to permitting a retroactive property tax exemption to Lubavitch of Roslyn for portions of the 2016-2017 school and general taxes. CHAPTER 474 S4207-A METZGER 11/08/19 SIGNED Amends §§218 & 219-f, General Municipal Law. Relates to the maximum contribution for certain service award programs for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers. CHAPTER 475 S5649 GALLIVAN 11/08/19 SIGNED 11/08/19 APPROVAL MEMO.15 Validates certain acts of the Mount Morris central school district with regard to two capital improvement projects and provides for payment of state aid for such projects. CHAPTER 476 A1093-B Paulin (MS) 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §242, Military Law. Relates to authorizing additional paid leave for health related services for certain employees not employed by the state who served in a combat theater or combat zone of operations. CHAPTER 477 A4654-A Rozic 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §305, Education Law. Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop a program for veterans who served on active duty to receive high school diplomas. CHAPTER 478 A7234 Thiele 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Adds §226-c, County Law. Authorizes the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to waive certain fees for veterans organizations. CHAPTER 479 A7289 Barrett 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Adds §458-c, Real Property Tax Law. Establishes a tax exemption for improvements to the property of severely injured members of the armed forces of the United States; authorizes localities to adopt a local law or resolution granting an exemption from taxation and special ad valorem levies for real property altered or improved for the purposes of removing architectural barriers that challenge the mobility of a severely injured member of the armed forces of the United States. CHAPTER 480 A7594 Hunter 11/11/19 signed with Press Release 11/11/19 approval memo.16 Amends §361-b, Executive Law. Increases the duties of the women veterans coordinator to include: advocating for all women veterans in the state; and the inclusion of the contributions women veterans have made on behalf of the United States and this state on the division's official website. CHAPTER 481 A8095-A Barrett 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §353, Executive Law. Directs the division of veterans' services to maintain a discharge upgrade advisory board program to provide written non-binding advisory opinions to veterans of the state of New York who are appealing their character of discharge from the discharge review board or the board for corrections of military or naval records for their branch of service on the federal level. CHAPTER 482 A8096 Pheffer Amato 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §358, Executive Law. Adds the process of submitting an application for a discharge upgrade to the discharge upgrade advisory board to the powers and duties of local veterans' service agencies. CHAPTER 483 A8109 Woerner 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Adds §226-c, County Law. Authorizes the counties of Washington and Saratoga to waive certain fees for veterans' organizations. CHAPTER 484 A8282 Abbate 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §243, Military Law. Specifies that in calculating the age requirement applicable to appointments or promotions of public employees in cities with a population of one million or more, the total time deducted for absent military duty in computing the age of a candidate or eligible shall not exceed seven years. CHAPTER 485 S2377 HOYLMAN 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §3803, Public Health Law; amends §29, Correction Law. Requires the veterans health care information program to provide information concerning health issues to veteran's children; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to maintain records regarding the military background of certain individuals under its jurisdiction. CHAPTER 486 S3300 BROOKS 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §55-c, Civil Service Law. Requires state agencies to prominently identify on any job posting that meets the requirements of section 55-c of the civil service law that such job is "55-c Eligible". CHAPTER 487 S4049-A PARKER 11/11/19 signed with Press Release 11/11/19 APPROVAL MEMO.17 Amends §353, Executive Law. Relates to the performance of a study regarding homeless persons who are veterans in the state of New York. CHAPTER 488 S4477-A KAPLAN 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Amends §353, Executive Law. Relates to webpage access to any mobile application used to search for veterans' services. CHAPTER 489 S5184 MAYER 11/11/19 signed with Press Release Adds §2018-d, amends §2613, Education Law. Relates to military voters and ballots for election of members of the board of education and school district public library trustees, and the adoption of the annual budget and school district public library budget and referenda. CHAPTER 490 S45-B HOYLMAN 11/12/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§50, 75, 85, 86 Civil Service Law; amends §42, Correction Law; amends §831, County Law; §210 Economic Development Law; amends §§360, 503, 605, 663, 668, 608-c, 669-a, & 3202, Education Law; amends §§1-104 & 5-210 Election Law; amends §11-0715 & 13-0328, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §§130, 350, 353, 354-c, 364, 369-a, & 369-h, Executive Law; amends §§32, 35, 35-a, 69-p, & 435, General Business Law; amends §13-a, General Construction Law; amends §§77 & 148 General Municipal Law; amends §117-c Highway Law; amends §§2103, 2104, 2108, 2137 & 2139, Insurance Law; amends §§20, 238, 243, 245, 247 & 249, Military Law; amends §466, Judiciary Law; amends §1271 Private Housing Finance Law; amends §2165, 2632, & 3422, Public Health Law; amends §156, Public Housing Law; amends §63 Public Officers Law; amends §§458, 458-a, & 458-b, Real Property Tax Law; amends §§122, & 168, Social Services Law; amends §§210-B, 606, & 1511, Tax Law; amends §295 Town Law; amends §404-v, 404-w, 404-y, 490 & 504, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §15, Workers Compensation Law; amends Various Laws, generally. Relates to discharged LGBT veterans; defines "LGBT veteran" and "qualifying condition"; adds veterans who have qualifying conditions or who are discharged as an LGBT veteran to certain provisions that apply to veterans who have been honorably discharged or released from military service. CHAPTER 491 S3419 MONTGOMERY 11/14/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §4138-e, amends §§4138, 4138-d & 4104, Public Health Law; amends §114, Domestic Relations Law. Establishes the right of adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate upon reaching the age of 18, or if the adopted person is deceased, the adopted person's direct line descendants, or the lawful representative of such adopted person, or lawful representatives of such deceased adopted person's direct line descendants. CHAPTER 492 A407 Cahill 11/20/19 signed Amends §2803-c, Public Health Law. Requires nursing homes to provide potential residents with policy on granting physician privileges prior to executing agreement. CHAPTER 493 A1068 Rosenthal L 11/20/19 signed Amends §19.07, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to reporting on the status and outcomes of initiatives created in response to the heroin and opioid epidemic. CHAPTER 494 A1078 Gottfried 11/20/19 signed Amends §4012-b, Public Health Law. Relates to conforming the definition of palliative care under hospice provisions to be the same as under other public health law provisions. CHAPTER 495 A3066 Gantt 11/20/19 signed Amends §1299-dd, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the composition of the Rochester-Genesee regional transportation authority. CHAPTER 496 A3217 Cook (MS) 11/20/19 signed Amends §71-0919, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the suspension of hunting and fishing licenses pursuant to the interstate wildlife violator compact. CHAPTER 497 A3487 Simon 11/20/19 signed Amends §15, Domestic Relations Law. Relates to permitting combination last name changes to occur when separated by a space, currently it is only allowed if separated by a hyphen. CHAPTER 498 A3548 Dinowitz 11/20/19 signed Adds §5-337, General Obligations Law. Relates to voiding and rendering unenforceable contract provisions limiting certain speech by contractees. CHAPTER 499 A3628 Schimminger 11/20/19 signed Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Relates to permitting the Tonawanda city school district to establish an insurance reserve fund. CHAPTER 500 A3860-A Magnarelli 11/20/19 signed Amends §401, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to the registration of certain farm vehicles. |
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A4948 Bronson 11/20/19 signed Amends §213, Election Law. Requires the state office for the aging to include reports on older adults who are primary caregivers or guardians of minors and on substance use disorders among older adults in the office's annual reports to the governor and legislature. CHAPTER 502 A5505 Thiele 11/20/19 signed Amends §20-f, General City Law; amends §261-a, Town Law; amends §7-701, Village Law. Relates to identifying lands at risk from sea level rise or flooding as eligible sending districts. CHAPTER 503 A5955 Jaffee 11/20/19 signed Amends §3-300, Village Law; amends §3, Public Officers Law. Authorizes the village of Airmont building inspectors, fire inspectors and code enforcement officers to live in the county of Rockland or an adjoining county. CHAPTER 504 A7277 Rosenthal L 11/20/19 signed Amends §3309, Public Health Law. Requires informational materials regarding the use of opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency treatment to provide information of the application of good samaritan laws to protect against liability. CHAPTER 505 A7287 Paulin 11/20/19 signed Amends §764, General Business Law. Requires an excavator to notify 911 in the event of an electrical short or the escape of gas or hazardous fluids endangering life where damage has resulted to an underground facility. CHAPTER 506 A7560-B Fitzpatrick 11/20/19 signed Authorizes the assessor of the town of Smithtown, to accept from the Monastery of the Glorious Ascension Inc., an application for exemption from real property taxes. CHAPTER 507 A7794 Titus (State Comptroller #8) 11/20/19 signed Amends §170, Executive Law. Extends the timeframe for the implementation of recommendations included within final reports for corrective action to one hundred eighty days. CHAPTER 508 S103-A KAMINSKY 11/20/19 signed Authorizes The New Horizon Counseling Center, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status. CHAPTER 509 S1012 METZGER 11/20/19 signed Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Relates to permitting the enlarged school district of Middletown to establish an insurance reserve fund. CHAPTER 510 S1732 JACOBS 11/20/19 signed Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Authorizes the Frontier central school district to establish an insurance reserve fund. CHAPTER 511 S2458-A AKSHAR 11/20/19 signed Authorizes the town of Hancock, county of Delaware, to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parklands. CHAPTER 512 S2842 KAPLAN 11/20/19 signed Amends §§202, 202-bb & 202-d, State Administrative Procedure Act; amends §§101-a, 146, 148 & 149, Executive Law; amends §87, Legislative Law. Authorizes state agencies to publish and transmit certain rule making notices by electronic means; provides for the provision of the state register by electronic means; authorizes the legislative administrative regulations review commission to accept data transmitted by electronic means. CHAPTER 513 S2960-B KAPLAN 11/20/19 signed Amends §502, Vehicle and Traffic Law. Relates to adding a "School Bus Safety" awareness component to the pre-licensing driver's education course. CHAPTER 514 S2979-A GAUGHRAN 11/20/19 signed Authorizes the incorporation of the "Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Huntington Manor". CHAPTER 515 S3467 RITCHIE 11/20/19 signed Amends §1154, Public Authorities Law. Relates to allowing Onondaga county water authority to operate and maintain the town of Parish water system. CHAPTER 516 S4416-B KAPLAN 11/20/19 signed Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to create a plan regarding non-motorized multi-use trails in consultation with the department of environmental conservation, the department of health and the department of transportation. CHAPTER 517 S4469-B STAVISKY 11/20/19 signed Amends §§6530 & 7106, Education Law. Relates to the instilling of mydriatic or cycloplegic eye drops by persons qualified and supervised by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. CHAPTER 518 S4758-A BROOKS 11/20/19 signed Authorizes the town of Babylon to grant the mosque Ahmadiyya Movement In Islam, Inc. a property tax exemption after the filing deadline has passed. CHAPTER 519 S4769 KAPLAN 11/20/19 signed Amends §3, Chapter 280 of 2016. Authorizes the village of Plandome Manor to enter into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens; extends effectiveness of provisions. CHAPTER 520 S4903 RANZENHOFER 11/20/19 signed Amends §§1802 & 1803, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. Removes references to section 1801 of the surrogate's court procedure act, which was repealed in 1994. CHAPTER 521 S5465 LAVALLE 11/20/19 signed Amends §1, Chapter 389 of 2016. Authorizes the town of East Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, to issue bonds and notes, for a period of probable usefulness not to exceed 30 years, which shall apply to the object or purpose of constructing or reconstructing underground conduits and related facilities for the protection of public or municipal utility transmission lines. CHAPTER 522 S5466 LAVALLE 11/20/19 signed Amends §1, Chapter 399 of 2017. Authorizes the town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, to issue bonds and notes, for a period of probable usefulness not to exceed 30 years, which shall apply to the object or purpose of constructing or reconstructing underground conduits and related facilities for the protection of public or municipal utility transmission lines. CHAPTER 523 S5515 MONTGOMERY (Office of Court Administration #24) 11/20/19 SIGNED Amends §412, Family Court Act; amends §236, Domestic Relations Law. Relates to the date of adjustment and amount of the spousal maintenance cap; increases the income cap to $84,000 of the payor's annual income. CHAPTER 524 S5599-A MARTINEZ 11/20/19 SIGNED Authorizes the Town of Brookhaven to grant Maryhaven Center of Hope, Inc. of East Patchogue a property tax exemption. CHAPTER 525 S5705 MAYER 11/20/19 signed Amends §2801-a, Education Law. Relates to including bus drivers and monitors as school personnel for policies and procedures concerning school safety plans on school busses. CHAPTER 526 S5768 MAYER 11/20/19 signed Amends §§2504 & 2502, Education Law. Relates to the scheduling of annual meetings of boards of education. CHAPTER 527 S5936-A RANZENHOFER 11/20/19 signed Amends §3, Public Officers Law; amends §23, Town Law. Authorizes the residence of the person holding the office of town superintendent of highways or town engineer of the town of Pavilion, Genesee county to be in an adjoining town or village in an adjoining town. CHAPTER 528 S6015 KENNEDY 11/20/19 signed Amends §41.05, Parks & Recreation Law; amends §3, Chapter 595 of 2007. Decreases the amount of voting members of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor commission in Buffalo; and extends provisions relating thereto. CHAPTER 529 S6409 GAUGHRAN (Office of Court Administration #65) 11/20/19 signed Amends §4503, Civil Practice Law and Rules. Relates to the privilege between a personal representative and the attorney to lifetime trustees. CHAPTER 530 S6450 COMRIE 11/20/19 signed Amends §3-104-a, Election Law. Establishes that certain notices mailed by the compliance unit within the board of elections shall be mailed by first class mail. CHAPTER 531 S6465-A AMEDORE 11/20/19 signed Authorizes the city of Amsterdam, in the county of Montgomery, to finance a certain deficit by the issuance of bonds. CHAPTER 532 S6557 GALLIVAN 11/20/19 signed Amends §71-0921, Environmental Conservation Law. Provides that certain misdemeanors involving the revocation and suspension of hunting, trapping or fishing licenses shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine. CHAPTER 533 A120 Buchwald (MS) 11/25/19 signed Amends §6-134, Election Law. Relates to testimony related to voter's signature on a petition. CHAPTER 534 A484 Rosenthal L 11/25/19 signed Adds §268, Public Health Law. Directs the commissioner of health to develop informational materials concerning menstrual disorders for distribution in schools and to patients. CHAPTER 535 A1370-C Abinanti 11/25/19 signed Amends §16.13, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to notices be posted in facilities licensed, certified or operated, by the office of mental health. CHAPTER 536 A1565 Galef (MS) 11/25/19 signed Amends §§5-210 & 5-500, Election Law. Provides for the inclusion, at a voter's option, of an e-mail address in the voter registration application and record, whereupon notices and other communication required to be sent to the voter by the state board of elections shall be sent by e-mail in addition to postal mail; provides that county boards of elections and the board of elections of the city of New York shall have the option of sending required notices and communications by e-mail in addition to postal mail to certain voters. CHAPTER 537 A3245-A Dinowitz 11/25/19 signed Amends §65, Public Service Law. Prohibits suppliers of natural gas or electric service from changing a customer's supplier of gas or electric service (commonly known as "slamming") unless such supplier complies with requirements established by the public service commission; authorizes the commission to establish requirements for customer consent; makes enforcement provisions to punish violators of slamming requirements. CHAPTER 538 A4766-B Buchwald 11/25/19 signed 11/25/19 approval memo.18 BUCHWALD Amends §9, Lien Law. Relates to disclosing if the property subject to lien is real property improved or to be improved with a single family dwelling. CHAPTER 539 A4898 Blake (MS) 11/25/19 signed Amends §32-b, Private Housing Finance Law. Relates to additional information required in annual reports for limited-profit housing companies. CHAPTER 540 A5294 Crespo (MS) 11/25/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§380-a & 380-j, General Business Law; amends §§2 & 352, Banking Law. Prohibits a consumer reporting agency or lender from using the credit scores of members of an individual's social network to determine the credit worthiness of such individual. CHAPTER 541 A6149 Lupardo (MS) 11/25/19 signed Amends §444-e, Real Property Law. Relates to home inspection professional licensing; requires home inspection professionals to pass the National Home Inspector examination. CHAPTER 542 A6344-A Gunther 11/25/19 signed Instructs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to make available on the office website, information regarding the process for individuals to obtain eligibility for services and to seek access to services. CHAPTER 543 A6575 Fahy 11/25/19 signed Amends §§483-h, 17 & 429, Social Service Law; amends §201, Public Health Law. Relates to an internet mapping resource of school age home visiting programs. CHAPTER 544 A6753-A Eichenstein 11/25/19 signed chap.544 11/25/19 approval memo.19 Amends §131-a, Social Services Law. Relates to exempting income earned by persons under the age of 24 from certain workforce development programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs. CHAPTER 545 A7473 Gunther State Comptroller # 12 11/25/19 signed chap.545 Amends §84.09, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to increasing the maximum account balance for the New York ABLE program in accordance with the NY state college choice tuition savings program. CHAPTER 546 A8056 Epstein 11/25/19 signed chap.546 Amends §54-0109, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to fiscal reporting; provides that such report shall contain the percentage and amount of funding directed to facilitate access to department and office of parks, recreation and historic preservation owned or managed facilities. CHAPTER 547 A8339 Otis 11/25/19 signed chap.547 11/25/19 approval memo.20 Amends §3, Chapter 498 of 2017. Requires the Rye Country Day School to make the athletic field and track available for rental to public recreation groups for a certain amount of time per year and to provide opportunity of public rental of recreation buildings constructed on the parcel transferred from the thruway authority. CHAPTER 548 S104 KAMINSKY 11/25/19 SIGNED Authorizes the alienation of certain parklands in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau and the sale of such parkland for fair market value. CHAPTER 549 S1245-A CARLUCCI 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §106, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land. CHAPTER 550 S1405 CARLUCCI 11/25/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §770, adds §771-b, General Business Law. Relates to home improvement contract provisions. CHAPTER 551 S1877 MAYER 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Grants the Mamaroneck union free school district and the Minisink Valley central school district the authority to establish insurance reserve funds. CHAPTER 552 S3909-A KAMINSKY 11/25/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §840, Executive Law. Relates to policies and procedures regarding hate crimes and establishes a hate crimes training program. CHAPTER 553 S3952 BROOKS 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §1506, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. Provides that two cemeteries located in Suffolk county with contiguous or adjacent land dedicated for cemetery purposes and previously operating as public cemetery corporations may merge where their total acreage does not exceed three hundred twenty-five acres. CHAPTER 554 S4330 KAMINSKY 11/25/19 SIGNED Authorizes the Seventh Day Church of God of the Apostolic Faith to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status. CHAPTER 555 S4363 GAUGHRAN 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §271, Highway Law. Raises the limitation on amounts to be raised for the repair and improvement of highways in the town of Huntington from $400,000 to $1,000,000. CHAPTER 556 S4413 METZGER 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §203-e, Labor Law. Relates to notice of employee rights and remedies and the employee handbook; alters the date when such provisions take effect. CHAPTER 557 S4951-A SEPULVEDA 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §1301, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. Relates to raising the value of a small estate from $30,000 to $50,000. CHAPTER 558 S4956-A BENJAMIN 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §708, Business Corporation Law; amends §602, adds §624, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Requires the board of directors of certain cooperative corporations and not-for-profit corporations to provide tenants with changes to the by-laws in writing within ten days of adoption; requires notification to tenants of changes affecting occupancy or the rules of the building. CHAPTER 559 S5120 STEWART-COUSINS 11/25/19 SIGNED Discontinues the use of a parcel of land within the village of Tarrytown and alienates the parcel for the purpose of transferring land previously agreed to by the village and also to make an undersized and irregularly shaped parcel more zoning compliant. CHAPTER 560 S5138 MAYER 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §§239-o, 239-q & 239-r, General Municipal Law. Relates to county, city, village or town commissions on human rights; adds additional human rights protections. CHAPTER 561 S5224-B KENNEDY 11/25/19 SIGNED Repealed §2553 sub 10 ¶d sub¶ 3, amends §2553, Education Law. Provides for the election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district in November rather than in May; creates a timetable for the electoral proceedings therefor; extends the terms of current members of such board to the last day of December rather than June; provides for future terms to run from January through December; and staggers terms. CHAPTER 562 S5232 BRESLIN 11/25/19 SIGNED Permits the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 563 S5235 BRESLIN 11/25/19 SIGNED Permits the Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 564 S5780 MAY 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 462 of 2015. Relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to long term care ombudsman access to assisted living facilities. CHAPTER 565 S6145 KAMINSKY 11/25/19 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §27-2119, Environmental Conservation Law. Eliminates the installation or covering of mercury-containing flooring in elementary and secondary schools. CHAPTER 566 S6228-A STEWART-COUSINS 11/25/19 SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain state land, Cedar Street Southbound Extension, to the city of New Rochelle. CHAPTER 567 S6268 JORDAN 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 465 of 2016. Extends the effectiveness of chapter 465 of the laws of 2016 amending the tax law relating to authorizing the city of Hudson to impose hotel and motel taxes until December 1, 2022. CHAPTER 568 S6292 LAVALLE 11/25/19 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to alienate certain parcels of land used as parklands and to dedicate other lands as parklands. CHAPTER 569 S6351 BAILEY (Office of Court Administration #54) 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §310.10, Criminal Procedure Law. Permits suspension of jury deliberations for a certain period of time. CHAPTER 570 S6483 BROOKS 11/25/19 SIGNED Amends §243, Military Law. Relates to the age requirements applicable to certain appointments or promotions of public employees who have been absent on military duty. CHAPTER 571 A2459-A Fahy 12/02/19 signed with Press Release Amends §353, Executive Law. Relates to providing information on where to seek help in regards to military sexual trauma; requires the division of veterans' affairs to provide information regarding resources that are available to assist veterans who experienced military sexual trauma while on active duty or during military training, by maintaining a military sexual trauma portal on the division's internet website. CHAPTER 572 S4777 KAMINSKY 12/02/19 signed with Press Release Amends §399-z, General Business Law. Enacts the "nuisance call act"; requires telemarketer's or seller's entity specific do-not-call list; and requires the express written agreement from a consumer before a telemarketer or seller can transmit, share, or otherwise make available any customer's contact information. CHAPTER 573 A6188 Lentol (Department of Law #2) 12/02/19 signed with Press Release Adds §241.02, amends §§241.05 & 241.00, Penal Law. Relates to harassment of a rent regulated tenant; establishes the crimes of harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the first and second degree. CHAPTER 574 S4802 MARTINEZ 12/02/19 signed with Press Release Amends §124, Agriculture & Markets Law. Requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to identify and develop standards for therapy dogs. CHAPTER 575 A382 Lifton 12/06/19 signed 12/06/19 approval memo.24 Directs the department of state to conduct a study on the use of legal material in an electronic format that guarantees the authenticity of and access to such legal materials. CHAPTER 576 A591 Rosenthal L 12/06/19 signed Amends §19.09, Mental Hygiene Law. Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents. CHAPTER 577 A842 Simotas (MS) 12/06/19 signed 12/06/19 approval memo.25 Amends §202-b, State Administrative Procedure Act. Relates to the time needed by small businesses and local governments to comply with new regulations. CHAPTER 578 A2286 Hunter (MS) 12/06/19 signed 12/06/19 approval memo.26 Amends §15-0314, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to water saving performance standards; aligns water saving performance standards with the WaterSense Program guidelines developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. CHAPTER 579 A4109-B Gunther 12/06/19 signed Amends §473-d, Social Services Law. Provides the community guardian program shall obtain annually a statement prepared by a physician, psychologist, nurse clinician, social worker, or other person, evaluating the condition and current functional level of the person for whom the community guardian program serves as guardian; the appointing court should be informed of the results of the evaluation. CHAPTER 580 A5622 Weinstein 12/06/19 signed chap.580 Repealed & adds Article 10 §§270 - 281-a, Debtor & Creditor Law; amends §§5205 & 5519, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §7-3.1, Estates Powers & Trusts Law; amends §50, Worker Compensation Law. Enacts the uniform voidable transactions act and repeals provisions relating to fraudulent conveyances. CHAPTER 581 A5626 Weinstein (MS) 12/06/19 signed 12/06/19 approval memo.27 Adds §280-b, Real Property Law. Provides for the regulation of reverse mortgages that are issued under the federal home equity conversion mortgage program; prohibits the deceptive advertising and issuance of such mortgages; requires that independent counseling be provided to applicants for such mortgages; requires lenders to provide notice of duty of mortgagor to pay certain property related expenses when equity in the real property is low or depleted; prohibits foreclosure on mortgaged property based on the failure of the mortgagor to live on the property, until an inspection has been made at the property; establishes a proved right of action with treble damages for violations of such provisions. CHAPTER 582 A6703-A Cusick 12/06/19 signed 12/06/19 approval memo.28 Amends §§88, 89-a & 89-b, Navigation Law. Exempts certain vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement at the discretion of the board of commissioners of pilots. CHAPTER 583 A7496-A Peoples-Stokes 12/06/19 signed Amends §15, Chapter 5 of 1997. Relates to procurement contracts awarded by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute corporation. CHAPTER 584 A8135 Englebright 12/06/19 signed 12/06/19 approval memo.29 Amends §57-0107, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the the Central Pine Barrens area and the core preservation area; amends the legal description of such areas. CHAPTER 585 S183-B SERRANO 12/06/19 SIGNED Adds §13.14, Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation Law. Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the permanent closure of a park or historic site owned, held or administered by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. CHAPTER 586 S578 KENNEDY 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §429, Tax Law. Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to allow distillers and brewers to file their taxes electronically. CHAPTER 587 S1128-A BENJAMIN 12/06/19 APPROVAL MEMO.30 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §5-211, Election Law. Relates to voter registration form distribution and assistance. CHAPTER 588 S1471-A HOYLMAN 12/06/19 SIGNED Adds §2827, Public Health Law. Requires hospitals to offer plant-based food options to patients upon request. CHAPTER 589 S1866-B BRESLIN 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §212, Retirement & Social Security Law. Increases the amount of money a retiree may earn in a position of public service in the year 2020 and thereafter to $35,000. CHAPTER 590 S3227-A SANDERS 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §28-b, Banking Law. Requires the assessment of a banking institution's record of performance to be in writing detailing the record of performance in helping to meet the credit needs of local communities. CHAPTER 591 S3444-A HARCKHAM 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates Junior lake and Sparkle lake as inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 592 S3452 LAVALLE 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §4, Chapter 699 of 1947. Relates to the Fishers Island ferry district in the town of Southold, Suffolk county. CHAPTER 593 S4092-A KAMINSKY Authorizes the Village of Island Park to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for the village's village hall for the 2017-2018 school tax and 2018 general tax assessment rolls. CHAPTER 594 S4131 KAVANAGH Amends §32-a, Private Housing Finance Law. Permits tenants or residents of limited profit housing, or persons acting on their behalf, to copy financial documents pertaining to their projects, subject to a reasonable charge therefor, the maximum of which shall be prescribed by regulation. CHAPTER 595 S4292 COMRIE Adds §2854, Public Authority Law. Sets limits on severance packages equal to three months salary for public at-will employees not subject to a collective bargaining agreement or union contract. CHAPTER 591 3444-A HARCKHAM 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates Junior lake and Sparkle lake as inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 592 S3452 LAVALLE 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §4, Chapter 699 of 1947. Relates to the Fishers Island ferry district in the town of Southold, Suffolk county. CHAPTER 593 S4092-A KAMINSKY 12/06/19 SIGNED Authorizes the Village of Island Park to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for the village's village hall for the 2017-2018 school tax and 2018 general tax assessment rolls. CHAPTER 594 S4131 KAVANAGH 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §32-a, Private Housing Finance Law. Permits tenants or residents of limited profit housing, or persons acting on their behalf, to copy financial documents pertaining to their projects, subject to a reasonable charge therefor, the maximum of which shall be prescribed by regulation. CHAPTER 595 S4292 COMRIE 12/06/19 SIGNED Adds §2854, Public Authorities Law. Sets limits on severance packages equal to three months salary for public at-will employees not subject to a collective bargaining agreement or union contract. CHAPTER 596 S4865-A HOYLMAN 12/06/19 SIGNED Adds §993, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law. Establishes the uniform partition of heirs property act which supplements the general partition statute and governs actions to partition heirs property CHAPTER 597 S5157-A BRESLIN 12/06/19 SIGNED Adds §339-ll, Real Property Law. Provides that no covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a condominium and any by-laws that prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station is void. CHAPTER 598 S5400 BRESLIN 12/06/19 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the city of Albany to accept from Congregation Ohav Shalom an application for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law for the 2018 rolls. CHAPTER 599 S5487 CARLUCCI 12/06/19 SIGNED Authorizes Cong. K'hal Yereim of Woodridge to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 600 S5510 METZGER 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §286, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to appropriation and apportionment of moneys for the promotion of agriculture and domestic arts in the county of Orange. CHAPTER 601 S5512 HOYLMAN (OCA # 34) 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §§2306, 2307, 2308, 2309, 2312 & 2313, Surrogates Court Procedure Act. Relates to the commissions of donees of a power in trust, including donees of a power during minority. CHAPTER 602 S5516-B MONTGOMERY (OCA #21) 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §§322.1 & 322.2, Family Court Act; amends §§7.09 & 13.09, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to the determination of capacity to stand trial in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court. CHAPTER 603 S5586 CARLUCCI 12/06/19 SIGNED Authorizes Bais Trany of Monsey, Inc. to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 604 S5611 LITTLE 12/06/19 SIGNED Allows deputy sheriffs Matthew Ashton, Bradley Hamilton, and Joshua Whitney, to join the optional twenty-five year retirement plan, county of Washington. CHAPTER 605 S5757 MAYER (State Education Department # 4) 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §3604, repealed §3604 subs 7-a & 7-b, Education Law. Relates to the attendance of minors upon full day instruction and the conditions under which districts are entitled to an apportionment of state aid. CHAPTER 606 S5782-A PARKER 12/06/19 APPROVAL MEMO.31 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §5, Public Service Law. Relates to commercial mobile radio and cellular telephone service providers; permits the commission of public service to designate any commercial mobile radio service provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of providing lifeline service. CHAPTER 607 S5859-B THOMAS 12/06/19 SIGNED CHAP.607 Amends §337, Personal Property Law. Relates to the disclosure of liability of a motor vehicle lessee in the case of a total loss or the vehicle is rendered inoperable; requires disclosure of lessor policies in the case of a total loss or vehicle rendered inoperable. CHAPTER 608 S6235 METZGER 12/06/19 APPROVAL MEMO.33 12/06/19 SIGNED CHAP.608 Amends §6-s, General Municipal Law; amends §1560, Tax Law. Includes the county of Ulster within the definition of a designated community. CHAPTER 609 S6291 LAVALLE 12/06/19 SIGNED Authorizes the town of East Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, to alienate parklands for the purpose of establishing a hospital emergency room. CHAPTER 610 S6429-A CARLUCCI 12/06/19 SIGNED Authorizes the Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim of Monsey, Inc. to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 611 S6451 BENJAMIN 12/06/19 SIGNED Amends §§101 & 106, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Exempts certain parcels of land from the provisions of law which generally restrict manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license. CHAPTER 612 A1104-A Abinanti 12/06/19 signed 12/06/19 approval memo.32 Adds §9-107, General Obligation Law. Establishes an affirmative defense for causes of actions related to damages for any claim on grounds that a party possessed or used seeds or plants that contained genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms without entering into an agreement or paying fees to the manufacturer or licensed distributor of such products. CHAPTER 613 S4389-B KAMINSKY 12/09/19 SIGNED with Press Release 12/09/19 APPROVAL MEMO.34 Amends §§35-0105 & 71-3703, adds §37-0115, Environmental Conservation Law. Prohibits household cleansing products, cosmetic products and personal care products that contain 1,4-dioxane. CHAPTER 614 S6184-A METZGER 12/09/19 SIGNED with Press Release 12/09/19 APPROVAL MEMO.35 Amends §§505 & 506, adds Article 29-A §§520 - 547, repeals & adds §§507 - 514, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to the growth of industrial hemp and the regulation of hemp extract and provides for the licensing of cannabinoid related hemp extract and the requirements for such licenses. CHAPTER 615 A2687 Thiele 12/10/19 signed with Press Release Amends §7-122, Election Law. Relates to ballots for absentee voters. CHAPTER 616 S2038-A CARLUCCI 12/10/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §2018-a, Education Law. Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections. CHAPTER 617 A212 Galef (MS) 12/10/19 signed with Press Release 12/10/19 approval memo.36 Amends §2994-ll, Public Health Law. Relates to central venous lines; requires hospitals upon discharge of a patient who has a condition that requires a central venous line after discharge, to consult with the designated caregiver to determine his or her capabilities and limitations. CHAPTER 618 S1665 BROOKS 12/11/19 SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land, the Freeport Armory, to the village of Freeport. CHAPTER 619 S5974-A CARLUCCI 12/12/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§6-128, 6-138 & 2-124, Election Law. Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations. CHAPTER 620 A453 Steck 12/12/19 signed with Press Release Amends §609, Limited Liability Company Law. Relates to liability of members for wages due to laborers, servants or employees by domestic and foreign limited liability companies. CHAPTER 621 A754-A Joyner 12/12/19 signed Adds §391, Judiciary Law. Requires the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on limited English proficient litigants in the state; requires such information be publicly available. CHAPTER 622 A1124 Gottfried 12/12/19 signed Amends §2994-g, Public Health Law. Provides that health care decisions regarding routine medical treatment for adult patients without surrogates are not required to be reviewed by an ethics committee. CHAPTER 623 A1239 Jaffee 12/12/19 signed Amends §657, Family Court Act; amends §2504, Public Health Law. Relates to allowing a person having a lawful order of custody of a child to make medical decisions for such child. CHAPTER 624 A4258 Hevesi 12/12/19 signed Amends §409-a, Social Services Law. Relates to providing rent subsidies to individuals living with roommates. CHAPTER 625 A6462 Nolan 12/12/19 signed with Press Release Amends §57.02, Arts & Cultural Affairs Law. Changes New York state history month from November to October. CHAPTER 626 A7564-B Fernandez 12/12/19 signed Amends §7.07, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to requiring a written report on plans and programs related to the prevention of suicide. CHAPTER 627 A7600 Abinanti 12/12/19 signed Amends §3215, Civil Practice Law and Rules. Relates to the permitted submissions in a default judgment, permitting the party entitled to judgment to submit additional proof of damages. CHAPTER 628 A8122 Niou 12/12/19 signed Amends §1977-a, Public Authority Law. Authorizes the Battery Park city authority to issue bonds and notes for certain programs. CHAPTER 629 S727-A MONTGOMERY 12/12/19 signed Amends §96-d, Banking Law; amends §4, Chapter 526 of 1998. Relates to the banking development districts program. CHAPTER 630 S2403 CARLUCCI 12/12/19 signed Amends §7.07, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to reviewing suicide prevention programs periodically and making recommendations regarding cultural and linguistic competency and best practices for screening and interventions aimed at addressing suicide risk factors for minority groups and other underrepresented populations. CHAPTER 631 S2634 KRUEGER 12/12/19 signed Amends §§94, 110, 111 & 112, Public Housing Law. Relates to authority of certain municipalities to levy an excise tax on the sale of tobacco products other than cigarettes; relates to warrants issued pursuant to the administrative code of the city of New York. CHAPTER 632 S3122 MARTINEZ 12/12/19 signed Amends §2.10, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to granting peace officer status to uniformed members of the bureau of fire prevention of the town of Islip. CHAPTER 633 S3247-B SALAZAR 12/12/19 signed Amends §3000-c, Public Health Law. Authorizes certain law enforcement officers and firefighters to possess and administer epinephrine by use of an epinephrine auto-injector device. CHAPTER 634 S3889 CARLUCCI 12/12/19 signed Amends §170.15, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to the removal of an action from a problem solving court; provides that a "problem solving court" shall include, but not be limited to, drug court, domestic violence court, youth court, mental health court and veterans court. CHAPTER 635 S4031-B JACKSON 12/12/19 signed Establishes a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York. CHAPTER 636 S4135-A SKOUFIS 12/12/19 signed Authorizes the city of Newburgh, in the county of Orange, to offer police officer Samuel Kenan Jr. an optional 20 year retirement plan. CHAPTER 637 S5069 PARKER 12/12/19 signed Amends Chapter 403 of 2018. Directs the department of civil service to study and publish a report evaluating public employers' wage disparities related to the job titles segregated by the gender and race/ethnicity identification of the employees in the title. CHAPTER 638 S5262-A HARCKHAM 12/12/19 signed Amends §§2 & 8, Chapter 646 of 1939. Relates to the purpose and duties of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North Tarrytown, New York and the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies by the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North Tarrytown, New York. CHAPTER 639 S5281-B SKOUFIS 12/12/19 signed Alienates certain parklands in the town of Stony Point, county of Rockland, conveyed to said town pursuant to Chapter 851 of the Laws of 1973. CHAPTER 640 S5328-A BRESLIN 12/12/19 signed with Press Release Repealed & adds §3238 sub§ (c), Insurance Law. Relates to denial of coverage of additional or related services or procedures related to health care services for which pre-authorization was granted or did not require pre-authorization. CHAPTER 641 S5372 COMRIE 12/12/19 signed Amends §291, Real Property Law. Provides for a notice of conveyance of real property to be sent to the owners of record of residential real property; provides persons filing for conveyance shall bear the cost of mailing. CHAPTER 642 S5677-A COMRIE 12/12/19 signed Amends §453, General Business Law; amends §3450, Public Health Law. Relates to financial liability and disclosure for funeral homes and requires an audit of accounts related to preneed agreements. CHAPTER 643 S5886-A GAUGHRAN 12/12/19 signed Adds §58.10, Local Finance Law. Establishes an electronic open auction public bond sale pilot program to conduct open auction public bond sales through nationally recognized securities bidding services. CHAPTER 644 S6271 ADDABBO 12/12/19 signed Amends §1340, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law. Relates to regulation and sale of alcoholic beverages at certain tribal casinos. CHAPTER 645 S6345 RITCHIE 12/12/19 signed Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Relates to providing that a special patrol officer of the county of Oswego need not be a resident of such county. CHAPTER 646 A1084 Gottfried 12/13/19 signed 12/13/19 approval memo.37 Amends §461-d, Social Services Law. Relates to rights of residents of adult care facilities; provides that residents have a right to be informed about their condition, treatment and medications. CHAPTER 647 A2501-A Englebright 12/13/19 signed 12/13/19 approval memo.38 Amends §§27-2101, 27-2107 & 71-2724, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps. CHAPTER 648 A3840 McDonald 12/13/19 signed 12/13/19 approval memo.39 Amends §2803-j, Public Health Law. Relates to requiring that information be made available to parents regarding window blind safety. CHAPTER 649 A5137-A Galef 2/13/19 signed 12/13/19 approval memo.40 Amends §459, Real Property Tax Law. Permits special districts to adopt local laws providing for an exemption for improvements to residential real property for the purpose of facilitating accessibility of such property to a physically disabled owner. CHAPTER 650 S3204 COMRIE 12/13/19 SIGNED with Press Release 12/13/19 APPROVAL MEMO.41 Establishes the 400 Years of African-American History Commission. CHAPTER 651 S5098 MARTINEZ 12/13/19 SIGNED 12/13/19 APPROVAL MEMO.42 Adds §11-0535-b, amends §71-0925, Environmental Conservation Law. Requires the department of environmental conservation to designate certain species as vulnerable species and prohibits the sale of articles made from any part of a vulnerable species; and requires the department to designate the giraffe as a vulnerable species. CHAPTER 652 S6320-A BAILEY 12/13/19 SIGNED 12/13/19 APPROVAL MEMO.43 Adds §402-e, Public Housing Law. Requires a conspicuous memorandum regarding the disruption of vital services for residents of the New York city housing authority detailing a process and timeframe such residents can report such disruption for inspection. CHAPTER 653 A1503 Vanel (MS) 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.44 Requires the office of information technology services to study and evaluate the future implementation and possible impact of 5G technology in the state. CHAPTER 654 A1569-A Jones (MS) 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.45 Adds §233-b, Real Property Law. Provides for the removal of persons from campgrounds by the owner or operator thereof, or his or her agent; establishes the grounds for removal of persons from a campground; provides for the disposition of abandoned property at a campground. CHAPTER 655 A1971 Zebrowski (MS) 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.46 Amends §64-c, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Expands the number of barrels that a restaurant brewer may sell at retail. CHAPTER 656 A3214-A Cook 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.47 Amends §405, Financial Services Law. Relates to immunity from civil liability and information furnished to or from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, which is dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of the banking law or the insurance law. CHAPTER 657 A4336 Weprin 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.48 Amends §47, Correction Law. Requires that the report the correction medical review board issues regarding the death of any inmate be issued to the governor, the chairman of the assembly committee on correction and the chairman of the senate committee on crime victims, crime and correction, and requires that such report shall not be redacted except as otherwise required to protect confidential records. CHAPTER 658 A4482 Cusick 12/16/19 signed Amends §47.01, Mental Hygiene Law. Provides a mental hygiene legal service to patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities who have been admitted directly from a facility and who have a serious mental illness and are receiving services related to such illness. CHAPTER 659 A4632 Englebright (MS) 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.49 Adds §§209-M & 626-a, Tax Law; adds §91-g, State Finance Law. Establishes space on the business franchise and personal income tax forms to make a gift for home delivered meals for seniors; creates the senior wellness in nutrition fund. CHAPTER 660 A4988 Paulin 12/16/19 signed Adds §18-b, Public Health Law. Requires informed consent for procedures done in the course of education or training. CHAPTER 661 A6520 Englebright 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.50 Adds Article 11 Title 20-A §§11-2050 & 11-2052, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to establishing the marine mammal and sea turtle protection area. CHAPTER 662 A6962-A Joyner 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.51 Amends §2803-n, Public Health Law. Directs the commissioner of health to establish obstetric hemorrhage protocols to be implemented by hospitals; requires reporting. CHAPTER 663 A7395 Weinstein (Office of Court Administration #48) 12/16/19 signed Amends §812, Family Court Act; amends §530.11, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to notification of rights of victims of domestic violence in criminal and family court proceedings. CHAPTER 664 A7525 DenDekker 12/16/19 signed Amends §1801, NYC Civil Court Act. Increases the small claims court jurisdiction amount to no more than ten thousand dollars in the New York city civil courts. CHAPTER 665 A7647 Weprin (Office of Court Administration #3) 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.52 Amends §§500-a & 500-c, Correction Law. Permits the detention of individuals in a county jail pending a first court appearance in an off-hours arraignment part. CHAPTER 666 A7779 Fahy 12/16/19 signed 12/16/19 approval memo.53 Amends §16-106, Energy Law. Requires an annual report on appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards and resulting energy and utility bill savings. CHAPTER 667 A8024 Zebrowski 12/16/19 signed Amends §160-jjjj, Executive Law. Clarifies the employee requirements for appraisal management companies. CHAPTER 668 S3387 KAPLAN 12/16/19 SIGNED 12/16/19 APPROVAL MEMO.54 Amends §365-a, Social Services Law. Authorizes lactation counseling services without a referral from a physician, registered physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or licensed midwife. CHAPTER 669 S3439-A MYRIE 12/16/19 SIGNED 12/16/19 APPROVAL MEMO.55 Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to rename President Street subway station the President Street - Medgar Evers College station and rename the Franklin Avenue subway station the Franklin Avenue - Medgar Evers College station. CHAPTER 670 S3550 CARLUCCI 12/16/19 SIGNED Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance and the department of corrections and community supervision to examine and make recommendations on current sanctions placed by the state and local social services districts on individuals prior to and after their release from incarceration as part of the individual's re-entry planning. CHAPTER 671 S4046 PARKER 12/16/19 SIGNED 12/16/19 APPROVAL MEMO.56 Adds §§37-0115 & 71-3705, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to jewelry containing lead. CHAPTER 672 S4276 SKOUFIS 12/16/19 SIGNED Amends Various Laws. Corrects various laws to ensure that the office for people with developmental disabilities is no longer referred to as the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. CHAPTER 673 S4351 KENNEDY 12/16/19 SIGNED 12/16/19 APPROVAL MEMO.57 Adds Article 27 Title 20 §§27-2001 - 27-2007, Environmental Conservation Law. Establishes a postconsumer paint collection program; requires producers of architectural paint sold at retail in the state or a representative organization to submit a plan to the commissioner of environmental conservation for the establishment of a postconsumer paint collection program; prohibits a producer or retailer from selling architectural paint in the state unless the producer or producer's representative organization is implementing an approved program plan. CHAPTER 674 S4876-A METZGER 12/16/19 SIGNED 12/16/19 APPROVAL MEMO.58 Amends §16, Agriculture and Markets Law. Requires the preparation of recommendations for best practices in treating livestock and farm property for Asian longhorned tick treatment, prevention and management. CHAPTER 675 S4990-A BIAGGI 12/16/19 SIGNED Amends §390-a, Social Services Law. Requires training with respect to adverse childhood experiences for day care providers. CHAPTER 676 S5820 METZGER 12/16/19 SIGNED Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to study and make recommendations regarding the state's electric vehicle inventory and improvements to the state's electric vehicle infrastructure. CHAPTER 677 S5908 RIVERA 12/16/19 SIGNED Amends §2803-d, adds §§2803-w, 2803-x & 2803-y, Public Health Law. Relates to reporting abuses of persons receiving care or services in residential care facilities; includes misappropriation of property; establishes independent quality monitors and requirements relating to assets of operators. CHAPTER 678 S6524 GOUNARDES 12/16/19 SIGNED Amends §58-a, Civil Service Law; adds §204-dd, General Municipal Law; adds §159-d, Executive Law. Relates to the minimum qualifications to serve as a fire chief in any fire department, fire district or fire protection district that employs six or more paid firefighters. CHAPTER 679 S4663-B CARLUCCI 12/17/19 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§807-a & 807-c, Education Law. Relates to fire inspections in public and private schools; requires annual fire safety reports. CHAPTER 680 A117-A Buchwald 12/18/19 signed with Press Release Amends §§399-z & 399-pp, General Business Law. Prohibits telemarketers from knowingly placing unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a state of emergency or disaster emergency. CHAPTER 681 A1204-A Peoples-Stokes (MS) 12/18/19 signed 12/18/19 approval memo.59 Amends §2805-i, Public Health Law; amends §631, Executive Law. Relates to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis and other health care services for sexual assault victims. CHAPTER 682 S5079-A SKOUFIS 12/18/19 signed with Press Release Adds §1392, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. Enacts the "zombie property remediation act of 2019". CHAPTER 683 S5864-A JACKSON 12/18/19 signed Adds §24-b, amends §§210-B, 606 & 24, Tax Law. Provides a television writers' and directors' fees and salaries credit; provides that to be eligible the writer or director is a minority group member, or a woman, and provides, further, that any writer or director who is a profit participant in the qualified production shall not be eligible. CHAPTER 684 A375 Steck 12/20/19 signed Amends §740, Labor Law. Relates to eliminating a disincentive for whistleblowers. CHAPTER 685 A2163 Morinello 12/20/19 signed Amends §1202-t, Tax Law. Relates to imposing an additional one percent occupancy tax in the county of Niagara to benefit the Discover Niagara Shuttle. CHAPTER 686 A2198 Steck 12/20/19 signed Amends §1202-e, Tax Law. Increases from 4% to 5%, the authorized rate of taxation for the hotel and motel tax in the county of Schenectady. CHAPTER 687 A2236 Norris 12/20/19 signed Amends §1202-o, Tax Law. Allows for the imposition of an additional one percent occupancy tax by the city of Lockport, Niagara county to be dedicated to the operation of the Discover Niagara Shuttle. CHAPTER 688 A2317-B Solages 12/20/19 signed Amends §212, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law. Relates to the composition of the local advisory board for the Belmont racetrack facility. CHAPTER 689 A2554 Otis (MS) 12/20/19 signed Adds §235-h, Real Property Law. Prohibits commercial leases from including a waiver of the right to a declaratory judgment action and states that the inclusion of such a waiver in a commercial lease shall be null and void as against public policy. CHAPTER 690 A2566 Glick (MS) 12/20/19 signed Amends §§624 & 626, Executive Law. Expands eligibility for those who receive awards under crime victims' compensation to include a domestic partner; defines domestic partner; further provides for out-of-pocket loss to include the cost of counseling for surviving family members of homicide victims. CHAPTER 691 A3009 Quart (MS) 12/20/19 signed Adds §§3224-d & 4303-a, Insurance Law. Provides for the insurance coverage of the synchronization of multiple prescriptions. CHAPTER 692 A3271 Morinello 12/20/19 signed Amends §1202-l, Tax Law. Relates to imposing an additional one percent occupancy tax in the city of Niagara Falls to benefit the Discover Niagara Shuttle. CHAPTER 693 A3486 Paulin 12/20/19 signed Amends R3015, Civil Practice Law and Rules. Relates to the licensing board in the county of Westchester and requirements in a cause of action. CHAPTER 694 A4267-A Hevesi 12/20/19 signed Repealed & adds §227-c, Real Property Law. Provides for the termination of a residential lease by a victim of domestic violence; further provides for the lease termination procedure; allows the tenants to pay rent, pro-rata, up to the lease termination date; imposes a civil penalty; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 695 A4474 Stec 12/20/19 signed Adds §253-y, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Washington to impose an additional 25 cents per $100 of debt, mortgage recording tax; revenue therefrom shall be used for community college purposes. CHAPTER 696 A5821-A Abbate 12/20/19 signed Amends §155, Town Law. Relates to the employer's ability to suspend a police officer without pay pending disciplinary charges. CHAPTER 697 A6542 Otis 12/20/19 signed Amends §2, Chapter 508 of 2016. Extends the village of Mamaroneck occupancy tax for three years. CHAPTER 698 A6548 Crouch 12/20/19 signed Adds §1202-ff, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Chenango to establish hotel and motel taxes of up to four percent. CHAPTER 699 A7418 Schmitt 12/20/19 signed Amends §2, Chap 510 of 2016 Extends the hotel and motel tax in the town of Woodbury an additional three years. CHAPTER 700 A7450 Stec 12/20/19 signed Amends §1202-s, Tax Law. Increases hotel and motel taxes in the county of Essex from three to five percent. CHAPTER 701 A8035 Fall (Department of Labor #3) 12/20/19 signed Amends §512, Labor Law. Provides that, for purposes of the unemployment insurance law, the entity which pays an individual shall be the employer even if the work or services are performed for a different entity. CHAPTER 702 S439-A HOYLMAN 12/23/19 SIGNED 12/23/19 APPROVAL MEMO.61 Adds §159-b, Executive Law. Relates to reducing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities. CHAPTER 703 S1624 SKOUFIS 12/20/19 signed Amends §3205, Education Law. Relates to allowing boards of education of every school district to require minors who are five years of age to attend kindergarten. CHAPTER 704 S1864 GAUGHRAN 12/20/19 signed Amends §§1110 & 1122, adds §1111-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the redemption of real property subject to a delinquent tax lien. CHAPTER 705 S3585 PARKER 12/20/19 signed Adds §66-p, Public Service Law. Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises; provides that such information shall be furnished without any charge or fee. CHAPTER 706 S3874-A MAYER 12/20/19 signed Amends §§415 & 416, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Authorizes the issuance of number plates to manufacturers of motor vehicles and relates to the use of such plates. CHAPTER 707 S4685-A SKOUFIS 12/20/19 signed Amends §89, Public Officers Law; amends R5521, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Relates to preference given to an appeal to the appellate division of the supreme court regarding a denial of an exception from disclosure. CHAPTER 708 S4841 RIVERA 12/20/19 signed Repeals §2961 sub 2-a, §2980 sub 2-c, amends Public Health Law, generally. Permits the execution of orders not to resuscitate and orders pertaining to life sustaining treatments by physician assistants. CHAPTER 709 S5080 MAYER 12/20/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 509 of 2016. Extends the village of Port Chester occupancy tax for three years. CHAPTER 710 S5445 SKOUFIS 12/20/19 SIGNED Amends §34, General Municipal Law. Relates to audits by the state comptroller of certain organizations directly or indirectly controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities. CHAPTER 711 S5698-A MAY 12/20/19 SIGNED Adds §336, County Law; amends §186-g, Tax Law. Provides for an increase in the 911 telephone service surcharge in Madison county of sixty-five cents per month and sixty-five cents per retail sale. CHAPTER 712 S6178 LIU 12/20/19 SIGNED Amends §11-a, Domestic Relations Law. Authorizes certain city clerks to designate as many of his or her deputy city clerks or staff members as such city clerks deem necessary to perform marriage ceremonies. CHAPTER 713 S6329 KAMINSKY 12/20/19 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 413 of 2015. Relates to the expiration of provisions amending the executive law relating to quarterly claim reports for certain disaster assistance. CHAPTER 714 S6362 GRIFFO 12/20/19 SIGNED Amends §1202-d, Tax Law. Relates to the hotel or motel tax in the county of Oneida; amends the rate of tax and the purposes for which funds collected therefrom can be used. CHAPTER 715 A57 Rosenthal L (MS) 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.62 Amends §§403 & 408, adds §408-b, General Business Law. Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology and establishes such education programs. CHAPTER 716 A1044 Simotas 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.63 Amends §§15 & 14-a, Domestic Relations Law; amends §65, Civil Rights Law. Relates to name change upon marriage. CHAPTER 717 A1320-A Cahill (MS) 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.64 Amends §9-209, Election Law. Provides that if the board of elections determines that a person was entitled to vote it shall cast and canvass such ballot if such board finds that the voter substantially complied with the requirements of the election law; failure to provide previous address not deemed a fatal defect and ballot cast and counted. CHAPTER 718 A2957-A Richardson 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.65 Amends §§2803-j & 2803-n, Public Health Law. Requires information on possible complications from pregnancy that can lead to death; requires screenings and referrals for serious threats to life after pregnancy. CHAPTER 719 A5762 Paulin 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.66 Adds Article 27-L §2799-u, Public Health Law. Establishes the rare disease advisory council; advise and consult on policy matters relating to rare disease; twenty-one appointed members. CHAPTER 720 A7250-B Fall 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.67 Adds Article 12-C §§220 - 228-b, General Business Law. Establishes requirements for trampoline parks including requirements regarding registration, compliance with industry standards, employee training, inspection, and insurance. CHAPTER 721 A7593 Bronson 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.68 Amends §203, Elder Law. Requires the director of the office for the aging to establish or approve a sexual discrimination training program; requires the director to regularly update the intake form used to assess individuals seeking to participate in programs or services offered by the office to reflect current professional standards. CHAPTER 722 A7947-A Lupardo 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.69 Amends §1115, Tax Law; amends §§51 & 51-a, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Exempts beer tastings from retail sales and compensating use taxes when the beer tasting meets certain limitations on the amount of beer provided or sold to a person in a calendar day. CHAPTER 723 S1379 BAILEY 12/20/19 SIGNED 12/20/19 APPROVAL MEMO.70 Amends §803-b, Correction Law. Relates to significant programmatic accomplishment for limited credit time allowances for certain inmates; now includes completion of an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree. CHAPTER 724 S2359 KAVANAGH 12/20/19 SIGNED 12/20/19 APPROVAL MEMO.71 Amends §100, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Requires the posting of notice by certain establishments upon the submission of an application or application for renewal for a liquor license to sell liquor. CHAPTER 725 S3360-A GAUGHRAN 12/20/19 SIGNED 12/20/19 APPROVAL MEMO.72 Amends §778-aa, General Business Law; amends §378, Executive Law. Relates to home heating system conversion; requires written notice regarding such conversion. CHAPTER 726 S4133 KAVANAGH 12/20/19 SIGNED 12/20/19 APPROVAL MEMO.73 Amends §31, Private Housing Finance Law. Relates to the aggregate annual income of low income persons or families eligible for accommodations in a company project. CHAPTER 727 S4756 BROOKS 12/20/19 SIGNED 12/20/19 APPROVAL MEMO.74 Adds §717-a, Executive Law. Requires that public buildings with multi-line telephone systems configure their system hardware in order to allow any call placed to 911, to be directly connected to a public service answering point. CHAPTER 728 S5300 RIVERA 12/20/19 SIGNED 12/20/19 APPROVAL MEMO.75 Amends §470, Tax Law. Defines tobacco research products, for the purpose of taxation, as tobacco products made by a manufacturer specifically for an accredited college or university or other institution for health, scientific, or other research or experimental purposes. CHAPTER 729 S5922 SALAZAR 12/20/19 SIGNED 12/20/19 APPROVAL MEMO.76 Adds §145, Public Building Law. Requires that all single occupancy bathrooms in state owned or operated buildings and office space be designated as gender neutral. CHAPTER 730 S6239-A SAVINO 12/20/19 SIGNED 12/20/19 APPROVAL MEMO.77 Amends §160-ii, Executive Law. Relates to the authority of the New York black car operators' injury compensation fund, inc. to provide additional benefits, consistent with its plan of operation, for all black car operators. CHAPTER 731 A7540-B McDonald 12/20/19 signed 12/20/19 approval memo.78 Adds §170-c, Executive Law. Relates to regulatory penalties for small businesses; provides that upon an initial violation of a state agency's rules or regulations, a small business shall be afforded a cure period or other opportunity for ameliorative action, which if successful shall prevent the imposition of a fine or fines. CHAPTER 732 S6215 MONTGOMERY (Office of Court Administration #51) 12/23/19 SIGNED Amends §§1017, 1055 & 1089, repealed §1055 sub (b) ¶(i) sub¶ (E), Family Court Act; amends §358-a, Social Services Law. Relates to notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings. CHAPTER 733 A2850-A Lavine 12/23/19 signed 12/23/19 approval memo.79 Adds §2805-z, Public Health Law. Requires hospitals to establish policies and procedures regarding domestic violence; establishes ongoing training programs on domestic violence for all current and new hospital employees; designates a hospital staff member to coordinate services to victims; provides for the interaction of hospitals with community domestic violence service providers in order to coordinate services to victims of domestic violence; requires hospitals to offer to contact a local advocate when admitting or treating a confirmed or suspected victim of domestic violence. CHAPTER 734 S1456 SANDERS 12/23/19 SIGNED 12/23/19 APPROVAL MEMO.80 Renumbers §465 to be §466, adds §465, Labor Law. Relates to licenses to purchase, store or use certain compounds; $50 fee. CHAPTER 735 S2385 PARKER 12/23/19 SIGNED with Press Release 12/23/19 APPROVAL MEMO.81 Adds Article 48 §§48-0101 - 48-0113, Environmental Conservation Law. Creates a permanent environmental justice advisory group; provides that the function of the group is to ensure that no group of people, including a racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic group, bears a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and policies; empowers that advisory group to adopt a model environmental justice policy applicable to state agencies, and to monitor agencies on compliance with such policies; specifies responsibilities of state agencies; establishes an environmental justice interagency coordinating council. CHAPTER 736 S3631 BRESLIN 12/23/19 SIGNED 12/23/19 APPROVAL MEMO.82 Amends §7902, Insurance Law. Relates to expanding the availability of meaningful service contracts to protect New Yorkers leasing automobiles for their personal use from unanticipated "lease-end" charges related to excess use or wear and tear of the leased vehicle. CHAPTER 737 S3966-A SALAZAR 12/23/19 SIGNED with Press Release 12/23/19 APPROVAL MEMO.83 Adds §631-b, Executive Law. Relates to enacting the "safe way home act"; provides that sexual assault crime victims and crime victim advocates shall be entitled to free transportation to and from medical facilities such sexual assault crime victims had received initial victim services from. CHAPTER 738 S4173-A GAUGHRAN 12/23/19 SIGNED 12/23/19 APPROVAL MEMO.84 Amends §205-cc, General Municipal Law. Relates to proof of eligibility for volunteer firefighter enhanced cancer disability benefits. CHAPTER 739 S5160 KAVANAGH 12/23/19 SIGNED Adds §1302-a, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law. Provides that the defense, in a mortgage foreclosure action, of the plaintiff's lack of standing is not waived because of the defendant's failure to raise such defense in his or her responsive pleading. CHAPTER 740 S5225-A GOUNARDES 12/23/19 SIGNED 12/23/19 APPROVAL MEMO.85 Amends §502, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to require the submission of physicians', physicians' assistants or nurse practitioners' statements on a scheduled basis under certain circumstances; relates to the licensing of drivers where there is evidence of the loss of consciousness by such person; defines "loss of consciousness"; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 741 S6436 MONTGOMERY 12/26/19 SIGNED 12/26/19 APPROVAL MEMO.86 Amends §118, Civil Service Law. Relates to equal pay for similar work protections for protected classes. CHAPTER 742 S6000-A RIVERA 12/26/19 SIGNED 12/26/19 APPROVAL MEMO.87 Amends §§4300, 4301, 4305, 4304, 4306 & 4307, adds §§4306-a & 4306-b, repeals & adds §4302, repeals Article 43-A, §4303 sub 5, Public Health Law. Relates to definitions and conforming changes pertaining to anatomical gifts (Part A); gift revocation (Part B); dispositions of gifts (Part C); documents of gifts (Part D); duties of donees (Part E); advance directives (Part F); and prohibition of sales of organs (Part G). CHAPTER 743 S456-B BENJAMIN 12/26/19 SIGNED 12/26/19 APPROVAL MEMO.88 Amends §115, Civil Service Law. Relates to fair, non-biased compensation; provides for remedies and enforcement where an employee believes he or she is being discriminated against in terms of compensation in violation of section 115 of the civil service law; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 744 A2101-A Woerner 12/26/19 signed 12/26/19 approval memo.89 Amends §220, Labor Law. Relates to additional information provided to employees on public work contracts, including supplements. CHAPTER 745 S4241-A KAMINSKY 12/27/19 SIGNED 12/27/19 APPROVAL MEMO.91 Amends §§101-aa, 101-aaa & 55-b, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Authorizes retail licensees to purchase beer, wine and liquor by means of a business payment card. CHAPTER 746 S6197 BRESLIN 12/27/19 SIGNED 12/27/19 APPROVAL MEMO.92 Amends §3240, Insurance Law. Relates to policies or contracts which are not included in the definition of student accident and health insurance. CHAPTER 747 S4278 KRUEGER 12/30/19 SIGNED with Press Release 12/30/19 APPROVAL MEMO.93 Amends §408, Business Corporation Law. Enacts the "women on corporate boards study"; requires the department of state, in collaboration with the department of taxation and finance, to conduct a study on the number of women directors who serve on each board of directors of domestic corporations and foreign corporations authorized to do business in New York state. CHAPTER 748 A2904 Quart 12/31/19 signed Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, repealed §3216 sub§ (i) ¶31-a, §3221 sub§ (l) ¶¶7-a & 7-b, §4303 sub§§ (l-1) & (l-2), Insurance Law. Prohibits certain insurance policies from requiring prior authorization for buprenorphine products, methadone and long acting injectable naltrexone for detoxification or maintenance treatment of substance use disorders. CHAPTER 749 S6293-A COMRIE 12/31/19 SIGNED 12/31/19 APPROVAL MEMO.94 Authorizes in the city of New York, for certain public work undertaken pursuant to project labor agreements, use of the alternative delivery method known as design-build contracts. CHAPTER 750 S4080-C SAVINO 01/01/20 SIGNED 01/01/20 APPROVAL MEMO.95 Adds Article 33 §§950 - 957, Labor Law; adds §97-ssss, State Finance Law; repealed §28-401.3 undesignated ¶, amends §§28-401.3 & 28-304.6.1, title 28 chapter 4 Articles 421 & 422, adds title 28 chapter 4 Articles 425 - 427, NYC Administrative Code. Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators and other automated people moving devices and creates the New York state elevator safety and standards board and the elevator and related conveyances safety program account, in cities with a population of less than one million (Part A); relates to the licensing of approved elevator agency directors, inspectors, and technicians performing elevator work in the city of New York (Part B). CHAPTER 751 S6367 GOUNARDES 01/01/20 SIGNED 01/01/20 APPROVAL MEMO.96 Amends part A §8, Chapter 504 of 2009. Relates to a special retirement plan for certain members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system. CHAPTER 752 S1826-C KENNEDY Same as A 567-C Rosenthal L (MS) 01/02/20 SIGNED with Press Release 01/02/20 APPROVAL MEMO.97 Adds Article 21 §§770 - 776, Labor Law. Enacts the "New York call center jobs act"; requires prior notice of relocation of call center jobs from New York to a foreign country; directs the commissioner of labor to maintain a list of employers who move call center jobs; prohibits loans or grants. CHAPTER 753 S6559 THOMAS 01/22/20 SIGNED 01/22/20 APPROVAL MEMO.98 Authorizes the commissioner of education and the chancellor of the board of regents, with the approval of the board of regents, to appoint monitors to oversee the Hempstead union free school district. CHAPTER 754 S6588-A BROOKS 01/22/20 SIGNED 01/22/20 APPROVAL MEMO.99 Authorizes a state monitor for the Wyandanch union free school district to provide direct oversight of the fiscal policies, practices, programs and decisions of such school district. CHAPTER 755 S4573 KENNEDY 02/06/20 SIGNED CHAP.755 Amends §592, Labor Law. Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from seven consecutive weeks to seven consecutive calendar days; and permits the waiting period to be served during a suspension period. Amended by L.2020 C.20. CHAPTER 756 S501-B KAMINSKY 02/07/20 SIGNED with Press Release 02/07/20 APPROVAL MEMO.100 Adds Article 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 - 37-0913, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products. CHAPTER 757 S5349 KAMINSKY 02/07/20 SIGNED with Press Release 02/07/20 APPROVAL MEMO.101 Amends §§37-0901 & 37-0907, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S. 501-B and A. 6296-A). Makes a chapter amendment to the regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products; defines "trace contaminant". CHAPTER 758 S6265-A GIANARIS 02/07/20 SIGNED 02/07/20 APPROVAL MEMO.102 Amends §§230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238 & 239, Labor Law. Ensures that utility employees, who currently fall outside the definition of an employee that may receive the prevailing wage, fall under such wage requirements. |