Prohibits a town, city, or county industrial development agency from waiving taxes which would be received by a school district.
Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity; does not apply to NYC.
Authorizes local governments to pay higher levels of minimum wage.
Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought.
Requires written notice of an adverse determination made by a utilization review agent in relation to a step therapy protocol override determination.
Prohibits disclosure of immigration status for victims of domestic violence.
Relates to the authority of the commissioner of general services to lease public buildings; authorizes the commissioner of general services to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.
Exempts income earned working at the polls from the definition of income.
Establishes a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on premises in a cigar lounge; defines "cigar lounge"; requires cigar lounges to provide written notification warning employees of the dangers of exposure to tobacco smoke.
Provides that the tax on premium cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the wholesale price or fifty cents, whichever is less, and is intended to be imposed only once upon the sale of any premium cigars; defines "premium cigar"; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
