Provides for a real property tax exemption on real property owned by siblings, one of whom is over 65, once granted, shall not be rescinded solely because of the death of the older sibling as long as the surviving sibling owner is at least 62.
Establishes an electronic health care decision documents registry for the purpose of collecting, maintaining, and transmitting health care decisions documents.
Increases the personal income tax credit for college tuition from the first $10,000 to the first $20,000 of college tuition expenses.
Grants a state personal income tax deduction for retirement plan distributions used to purchase long-term care insurance; exempts distributions from individual retirement accounts and individual retirement annuities from state personal income taxation when such distributions are used to purchase long-term health care insurance.
Defines the term "tabling" as dissemination of information; allows organizations to do tabling outside buildings on campus so long as they don't block access to or disrupt the academic use of campus buildings.
Relates to freshwater wetlands; defines specific classes of wetlands.
Relates to claims against insurers for petroleum spills, providing that all direct and indirect damages relating to a discharge of petroleum shall be considered insurable property damage, creating an affirmative defense for insurers that the insured failed to take reasonable steps to prevent such discharge and requiring insurers provide a notice in every homeowner's policy that the insured is responsible to take reasonable steps to prevent petroleum discharges.
Provides for the adjustment of the dispensing fees for multiple source covered drugs by the department of health and the pharmacy advisory committee.
Provides that it is deceptive to misrepresent that a product or package is recyclable unless it can be collected, separated or otherwise recovered from the waste stream through an established recycling program for reuse or use in manufacturing or assembling another item; requires the department of environmental conservation to develop regulations on types and forms of plastic products and packaging for which a claim of recyclability may be made; requires all rigid plastic containers sold in this state be labeled with a code that indicates the resin used to produce such container; makes related provisions.
Creates a database of technical and financial assistance programs available to the political subdivisions of the state.
