Asm. Khaleel Anderson

Maddy summaryThis bill updates rules for when construction projects must pay local prevailing wages. It applies to projects using at least 20% public funds (or $3 million/$5 million in public funds) for construction costs. Exemptions include single-family homes, small nonprofits, and certain affordable housing developments meeting specific affordability requirements. This affects contractors and developers working on qualifying projects funded in part by public money.

Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management; provides for equal representation among certain employees of the board of elections; relates to qualification and removal of certain employees of the board of elections.

Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.

Enacts the "utility penalty adjustment"; adjusts utility penalties to account for inflation; increases such penalties and ties them to inflation after January 1, 2027.

Authorizes people who transport a severely disabled person as an eligible person to receive disabled person plates; defines who qualifies as eligible persons.

Enacts "Destini Smothers' law"; requires collaboration between law enforcement agencies in missing persons investigations; provides support for relatives of such missing persons.

Provides for the regulation of indoor and outdoor worksites with temperature protection standards and education, training and reporting requirements to ensure that employers provide safe conditions for their employees.

Declares a climate emergency and places a ban on fossil fuel infrastructure projects but shall not apply to repair or maintenance of existing infrastructure.

Establishes an indoor air quality inspection and evaluation program which shall: promulgate regulations for inspections, evaluations, acceptable levels of hazardous air pollutants, ventilation standards, notifications and best practices to improve indoor air quality in covered entities; enter into any necessary interagency agreements to coordinate the indoor air quality inspection and evaluation program; inspect a covered entity, upon their own initiative or upon complaint to the department regarding indoor air quality; provide results of an inspection with any appropriate local health authority, and any other person or department the department deems necessary; assist covered entities in developing reasonable plans to improve indoor air quality conditions including but not limited to those found during inspection; and develop and implement community outreach programs to educate the public on indoor air quality and risk reduction.

Relates to creating a separate tax on inheritance income, creating a separate tax on gift income, the computation of the estate tax, and creating a gift tax.