Enacts the birds and bees protection act; prohibits the sale of certain pesticides or use of seeds coated with such pesticides; requires the department of environmental conservation to review the latest scientific information concerning certain pesticide active ingredients.
Establishes standards for the prompt investigation and settlement of claims arising out of states of emergency and disasters; relates to the effectiveness thereof.
Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.
Increases the amount of state subsidies schools may receive for serving lunch meals.
Increases the statewide energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by the year 2030.
Prevents the displacement of call center workers who provide call center services for the government in certain circumstances; provides protections for call center workers when contracts with call center contractors are terminated; requires new call center contractors to hire existing call center workers; protects collective bargaining agreements.
Increases the minimum wage annually; provides for the enforcement of the minimum wage; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
Relates to requiring the use of project labor agreements for large scale construction projects under the state university construction fund; provides an exception to such requirement may be granted; provides that the fund may require every contractor become party to a project labor agreement.
Authorizes religious observance as a cause for absentee voting.
Allows approved claims of representatives for services rendered to a claimant in connection with an unemployment insurance claim to become a lien upon the benefit allowed; criminalizes certain violations relating to other forms of compensation in connection with an unemployment insurance claim; provides that a fee allowed shall be on a contingency basis and be equal to fifteen percent of the amount of the benefits to be paid to the claimant at the conclusion of services rendered.
