Relates to action arising out of consumer debt; defines consumer debt and replaces consumer credit transaction with such term.
Asm. Angelo Santabarbara
Sponsored bills
Enacts the "trapped at work act"; prohibits the use of employment promissory notes.
Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.
Prohibits landlords, lessors, sub-lessors and grantors from demanding brokers' fees from a tenant.
Relates to requiring CPR and AED training by youth league coaches; requires youth league coaches to be trained in adult and child CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator; provides current coaches have one year from the effective date of the law to receive such training; provides that a person who is unable to complete a training due to a physical disability may coach as long as a person who has completed a training is present at all times.
Requires cell towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power outage.
Establishes a school ventilation and energy efficiency assessment, repair and verification program to require each school to: obtain an HVAC Assessment Report performed by qualified testing personnel documenting the functionality of the existing system or lack thereof, and obtain a report from a mechanical engineer identifying any upgrades, replacements or other measures recommended to improve the functionality, health and safety and/or energy efficiency of the HVAC system; adjust, and, if necessary, repair existing building HVAC systems, and install or replace HVAC systems, if necessary, to ensure proper and efficient operation, as well as compliance with health and safety standards; obtain an HVAC Verification Report performed by qualified testing personnel documenting any upgrades, replacements, installations or any other work performed on the HVAC system functions as designed and/or in compliance with health and safety standards; install CO2 sensors in classrooms, assembly areas, kitchen or cafeteria areas or building office spaces to provide ongoing verification that proper ventilation is maintained during operation; makes related provisions.
Enacts the manufacturer disclosure and transparency act requiring prescription drug manufacturers to notify the attorney general of arrangements between pharmaceutical manufacturers resulting in the delay of the introduction of generic medications.
Prohibits insurance companies from discriminating based on genetic predisposition including refusing to issue or renew, charging any increased rate, or restricting any length of coverage; prohibits insurers from requiring genetic testing.
Relates to enacting the New York state kratom consumer protection act; relates to labeling and other requirements for the sale of kratom products.