Exempts the sale of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors and carbon monoxide detectors for residential use only from state sales and compensating use taxes.
Prohibits the sale of academic dissertations, theses and term papers whether written or provided through electronic media.
Permits participation in games of bingo by minors who are accompanied by an adult.
Restricts automatic renewal of contracts for electronic and life safety alarm services; makes such automatic renewal provisions unenforceable unless: the automatic renewal offer terms or continuous service offer terms are presented to the consumer in a clear and conspicuous manner; the business or person furnishing the electronic and life safety alarm service obtains the consumer's affirmative consent; and such renewal or continuous service offer provides an acknowledgment of the contract cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel in a manner that is capable of being retained by the consumer.
Relates to the regulation of short-term rental units; authorizes short-term rental units and requires short-term rental hosts to register each unit with the division of housing and community renewal; establishes that occupancies of a short-term rental unit shall be subject to taxes and fees pursuant to articles twenty-eight and twenty-nine of the tax law and applicable local laws.
Exempts from workers' compensation coverage an injury or occupational disease sustained in the perpetration by the employee of a felony or misdemeanor for which the employee is convicted.
Includes certain physicians in provisions of law relating to the defense and indemnification of state officers and employees.
Provides that the sales tax exemption for coin operated car wash facilities shall apply to those facilities which may be operated by a credit or debit card.
Relates to the repayment of awards under the New York state math and science teaching incentive program; allows teachers who teach for three of the seven years after the completion of the degree program and receipt of initial certification who then lose their employment through no fault of their own to repay the award on a prorated basis.
Excludes a statement of apology or regret, made by a health care provider, as an admission of liability in a medical, dental or podiatric malpractice lawsuit.
