This bill prevents insurance companies from denying policy renewals or issuing new policies solely because a privately owned vehicle is used for volunteer firefighting or nonprofit social service transportation. It directly affects individuals and organizations that rely on these vehicles for charitable or government-mandated transport duties, ensuring they are not penalized at the insurance stage for their volunteer work. The law requires insurers to evaluate these applications based on standard risk factors rather than the vehicle's specific use for public service. This change aims to remove financial barriers for those providing essential community support through volunteer efforts.
Authorizes Simcray Holdings, LLC. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 assessment rolls and all of the 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school taxes.
This bill authorizes the town of Lancaster in Erie County to impose a new occupancy tax of up to three percent on guests staying in hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts. The tax applies only to overnight visitors who do not live in the facility for at least 90 consecutive days, while exempting government entities and certain non-profit organizations. Revenue collected from this tax would be deposited into the town's general fund and can be used for any lawful purpose. The legislation allows the town to set its own rules for collecting the tax, filing returns, and enforcing payments, with the authority to enact this tax lasting for a maximum of three years at a time.
Prohibits the admissibility of evidence of a victim's sexual conduct, sexual predisposition, or manner of dress in civil actions or proceedings; provides limited exceptions.
Authorizes children who will be 18 or older on the date of a permanency hearing to apply to dispense with the provision of notice and copy of such hearing and to redact portions of the hearing report.
This bill updates the legal definition of tidal wetlands to explicitly include areas within the marine and coastal district. By amending the Environmental Conservation Law, it clarifies that these wetlands encompass specific features like banks, salt marshes, and swamps that border or lie beneath tidal waters. The change ensures that lands currently or formerly connected to tidal action in this district are recognized under the existing wetland protections. This adjustment affects how environmental regulations are applied to these specific coastal areas without altering other parts of the law.
Provides for a line of duty disability presumption for any condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of the lung, resulting in total or partial disability or death of certain deputy sheriff members of a retirement system in certain cities.
Provides for a line of duty disability presumption for any condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of the lung, resulting in total or partial disability or death of certain deputy sheriff members of a retirement system in certain cities.
This bill creates a legal presumption that heart-related health conditions causing disability or death in deputy sheriffs of cities with at least one million residents were incurred while on duty. It applies specifically to paid deputy sheriffs hired through competitive civil service who passed a physical exam that did not show signs of the condition. Under this provision, such conditions are treated as work-related for retirement purposes, except when dealing with workers' compensation or labor law claims. If a deputy sheriff retires due to these presumptive disabilities, they will receive a pension equal to three-fourths of their final average salary. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
This bill establishes a legal presumption that heart diseases causing disability or death among deputy sheriffs in cities with one million or more residents were incurred while performing their duties. It applies specifically to officers hired through competitive civil service lists who passed a physical exam that did not reveal any signs of heart conditions at the time of entry. Under this new rule, these officers would automatically qualify for a pension equal to three-fourths of their final average salary unless the city can provide strong evidence proving the condition existed before they started work. The legislation explicitly excludes workers' compensation and labor law cases from this presumption.
This bill allows retail alcohol licensees to use business credit or debit cards to pay for alcohol purchases from manufacturers and wholesalers. It defines a "business payment card" as a card issued in the licensee's name without any financial interest from the alcohol supplier, ensuring the transaction is for genuine business use. The law requires suppliers to clearly list both the base price and the total amount including any card fees on invoices, while explicitly stating that retailers must cover the cost of these transaction fees. Additionally, the bill mandates that if a supplier accepts these cards, they must offer them on equal terms to all licensees, but it does not force any supplier to accept this payment method.
Indexes fixed dollar amounts in the statute to inflation, authorizes changes to compensation plans, removes obsolete language, and removes unnecessary filing requirements for certain life insurance and annuity businesses.
