Relates to directing the commissioner of health to conduct a study on the feasibility of creating a burn center in Kings County Medical Center in collaboration with SUNY Downstate Medical Center's University Hospital of Brooklyn.
Authorizes a public retirement system, as defined in section 501 of the retirement and social security law, mutual fund, or other institutional investor to bring actions for damages sustained due to the commission of certain prohibited and criminal acts in violation of the Martin Act (Fraudulent Practice in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and other Securities).
Creates the crimes of staging a motor vehicle accident in the first and second degrees; prohibits acting as a passenger or an operator of a motor vehicle with intent to defraud by means of planning and execution of an accident; provides crime is a class D felony if an uninvolved party is injured.
Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed one and one-half percent of the unpaid balance of any bill or fifteen dollars.
Relates to categorizing members of an auxiliary police program organized and maintained by a state or local police department with police officers and peace officers for purposes of certain felony classifications.
Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York.
Relates to increasing the exemption from sales and use taxes for food and drink sold through any vending machine; increases the exemption to two dollars.
Decriminalizes the possession and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes; regulates the sale of hypodermic needles and syringes.
Enacts the New York Sun Act of 2017; establishes a solar energy incentive and financing program.
Enacts the New York city department of buildings community accountability act.
