Provides an exemption to the retail sale of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from state sales and compensating use taxes; authorizes local governments to adopt similar incentives.
Enacts the drug take back act requiring certain manufacturers to operate a drug take back program to accept and dispose of covered drugs.
Authorizes certain reports relating to reportable incidents involving vulnerable persons to be released to officers and employees of the state comptroller for the purposes of a duly authorized performance audit.
Relates to adding substance use disorder to the list of conditions covered for lawful medical use of marihuana.
Relates to the powers and duties of the advisory council of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs; adds additional duties relating to investigations of allegations of abuse and neglect.
Authorizes the vacating of an arbitration award on the basis of arbitrator disregard of the law.
Relates to providing broadband and fiber optic services; requires the public service commission to determine the status of broadband and fiber optic services in New York state; provides that the commission shall require construction or installation of broadband and fiber optic services by an internet service provider in communities in which broadband and fiber optic services are determined to be absent, insufficient, or inadequate.
Relates to permanent total disability eligibility, providing a presumption of permanent total disability for employees who are found eligible for federal social security disability benefits.
Allows election commissioners flexibility to designate how many election inspectors are needed at poll sites.
Relates to establishing a database of denied firearms purchase and transfer applications, establishing a victim notification system and exemptions from public inspection and copying under the freedom of information law.
