Establishes a prohibition on the imposition of any tax, fee or local charge on carry out merchandise bags in cities having a population of one million or more.
Asm. Andrew Hevesi
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Increases the value of rent subsidies included as a part of preventive services from an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars per month to an amount not to exceed six hundred dollars per month.
Relates to the request of information by chairs of legislative committees.
Establishes rental vouchers for working families; provides definitions; allows for families to make an application for rental vouchers at the appropriate social services district or any facilitated enrollment site authorized by the office of temporary and disability assistance; sets forth eligibility requirements.
Extends the period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to request a fair hearing on a determination of their ability to participate in work activities from ten days to sixty days or within sixty days of receipt of a work activity assignment.
Relates to the facilitation of certain prostitution crimes; increases the maximum term of the indeterminate sentence by one year for certain prostitution crimes where a commercial social networking website, online community or other website is used to facilitate such crime.
Establishes the "Interstate insurance product regulation compact" to regulate certain insurance products among member states and to promote and protect the interest of consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance products.
Provides that applicants for or recipients of food stamps shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the food stamp program.
Relates to price gouging; defines unconscionably excessive price for the purposes of prohibiting price gouging during abnormal disruption of the market.
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment.