Relates to the mental condition of a victim.
Sponsored bills
Increases the limit on the amount of funds which may be on deposit with the excelsior linked deposit program at any given time from $460 million to $525 million.
Establishes the hire a vet grant program; provides grants to municipalities where a veteran is hired and employed, for not less than one year and for not less than thirty-five hours each week; grants up to $5,000 for a qualified vet and $15,000 for a qualified vet who is disabled.
Authorizes the trading of existing but unused research and development credits and existing but unused net operating loss deductions to existing corporations and partnerships in return for private assistance; enacts the "Small New York Based High-Technology Business Investment Tax Credit Act".
Enacts the "medical liability reform act"; requires attorney for plaintiff in a medical, dental or podiatric malpractice case to include with the certificate of merit, an affidavit of an appropriate medical professional licensed in this state stating that there is a reasonable basis for such malpractice action; failure to file will result in dismissal; modifies limited liability of persons jointly liable; limits noneconomic damages in such causes of action to $250,000; requires enhanced and comprehensive disclosure of expert witnesses to be used by any party in medical, dental and podiatric malpractice cases.
Relates to the rate of interest to be paid on judgments and accrued claims; ties the rate of interest to the maturity treasury yield as published by the federal reserve.
Relates to aggravated vehicular homicide where a person commits the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree and has previously been convicted three times of violating any provisions of section 1192 of the vehicle and traffic law within the preceding ten years.
Requires the public arbitration panel to which a dispute is referred to consider above all other factors the financial ability of the public employer to pay, as defined in this bill.
Establishes no itinerant vendor, except for a manufacturer, an authorized manufacturer's representative, or authorized distributor, shall offer for sale baby food, nonprescription drugs, cosmetics or batteries.
Relates to reporting requirements for the START-UP NY program; requires an annual report be prepared and provided to the governor and the legislature including, but not limited to, the number of business applicants, number of businesses approved, benefits distributed and received and the number of net new jobs created per business including cumulative data that reflects the amount previously recorded and adjusted for net new jobs that have been lost.