Pertains to confinement of certain animals for food producing purposes; prohibits any person to tether or confine any pig during pregnancy or calf raised for veal for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevents such animal from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs and turning around freely; establishes that commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year and/or fine not to exceed $1,000.
Asm. William Colton
Sponsored bills
Prohibits the use of wastewater from high-volume hydraulic fracturing for road and land spreading, for dust control or de-icing.
Establishes the "pollution justice act"; implements a plan to replace peaker plant electric generating facilities with renewable energy systems.
Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, the rent following the dissolution date of Mitchell-Lama developments shall be the last rent authorized for the affected dwelling.
Establishes the New York task force on automated vehicle technology to study and assess the future of automated vehicle technology.
Creates a tax abatement for geothermal well systems up to $62,500.
Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi.
Provides for an initial hearing in every case for a claim of compensation.
Provides a tax abatement for geothermal well systems in cities of one million or more.
Relates to prohibitions on fur products; prohibits the manufacture, sale, display for sale, trade, giving, donating, or otherwise distributing of a fur product by any means in the state beginning twenty-four months after this act becomes a law.