Requires that policy provisions regarding supplemental spousal liability insurance apply only to policies issued or delivered to an insured who is married.
Establishes the "Vets to Vollies" program which encourages veterans or discharged military personnel to join their local fire department and emergency medical service agency.
Provides a payroll tax credit for compensation of journalists; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program to make findings and recommendations.
Relates to the regulation of live restraint cable devices to take wildlife; authorizes regulations by the department of environmental conservation.
Makes the commission of rape, a criminal sexual act, aggravated sexual abuse or course of sexual conduct against a child less than 12 years of age or against a child less than 14 years of age by a person 21 years old or more a class A-I felony; eliminates references to such offenses in less severe crimes; includes such offenses within murder in the second degree for purposes of sentencing to life imprisonment without parole for murder committed in the course of committing such sex offenses against a child; designates such sex offenses against a child as sexually violent offenses for the purposes of sex offender registration; requires every sex offender convicted of such an offense to be subject to lifetime electronic monitoring by the division of criminal justice services upon release from prison.
Enacts the regional broadband expansion and access program act; relates to the cost of expanding broadband access.
Permits owners of private property to post such property to prevent trespass by painting purple markings on trees or markers.
Relates to requiring approval through public referendum in the municipality in which a major electric generating facility is intended to be located prior to final determination for a final siting permit.
Modifies the amount of credit for cider, wine, and liquor produced in NYS under the alcoholic beverage production credit; provides parity with beer credit based on the taxes for cider, wine, and liquor.
