New York Bills

Designates Xylazine as a schedule III depressant controlled substance.

Extends provisions of law relating to the mortgage recording tax in the county of Steuben until December 1, 2020.

Directs the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets to establish the Future Agriculture Readiness Marketing Camp to provide farmers with training in marketing and product development.

Provides that dogs engaged in hunting and training as authorized by the environmental conservation law, shall not be deemed to be running at large in violation of any local law or ordinance.

Provides that the court may, in its discretion, dispense with the defendant's personal appearance at an arraignment whenever such defendant is being held at a secure location outside the courthouse and conduct an electronic arraignment.

Extends the authorization of the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax until November 30, 2019.

Relates to the commercial display of human remains; requires the department of health to implement a permit process for anyone displaying human remains for payment or other consideration; exempts remains more than 100 years old, consisting solely of human hair or teeth, part of the ordinary display at a funeral establishment or memorial, an object of religious veneration, consisting solely of bodies transported into and remaining in the state for display prior to the effective date of this section, in the possession of a museum facility or those remains represented by an entity that has displayed human remains in the state for at least three of the last ten years whether or not such display was in operation at the time of the effective date of this article.

Increases from ten to fifteen years, the period of probable usefulness of additions to or conversions of class "C" buildings.

Increases the penalties for bias related and gang related graffiti, and graffiti upon religious property.

Authorizes and directs the New York state department of health to conduct a study on the high incidence of asthma in the city of New York and to prepare a remedial plan; appropriates five million dollars.

Relates to the continuation of death benefits to a surviving spouse regardless of remarriage.

Provides that a resident of the state for a period of three months prior to the date of application and who is otherwise qualified for certain hunting, fishing and big game licenses and who has a disability as defined in the executive law shall be entitled to receive such license at 50% of the cost set by statute.