Permits voter registration and party enrollment, and change of party enrollment within 10 days of a primary, general, or special election.
Requires mandatory arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts to be disclosed and explained to the consumer.
Relates to requiring voting materials to be provided in Russian.
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.
Requires contractors in cities having a population of one million or more to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites.
Requires the removal from an insured's record of claims any claim made in good faith and paid for lost property which was not lost and the insured reimbursed the insurer for the claim after the lost property is found.
Requires a vote of two-thirds of total membership of stockholders to allow the sponsor of a cooperative apartment building or condominium units to become the managing agent after the conversion of the building.
Requires registered sex offenders to personally appear annually, within thirty days of the anniversary of their initial registration date, at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for the purpose of having a photograph taken; failure to so appear shall constitute a class A misdemeanor; such agency shall forward a copy of the photograph to the division of criminal justice services, along with the date the photograph was taken; requires disclosure of the date that a photograph of a sex offender was taken.
Prohibits sex offenders from being entitled to licenses as state certified and licensed real estate appraisers; requires real estate appraisers convicted of sex offenses to, within five days of the imposition of sentence, transmit a certified copy of the judgment of conviction to the department of state.
Provides that an insurer doing business in this state shall be liable to a policy holder for such insurer's refusal to pay or unreasonable delay of payment to the policy holder if such refusal or delay was not substantially justified; enumerates instances whereby an insurer's refusal or delay of payment is not substantially justified including intentional negligence, failure to act in good faith, failure to provide written denial of claim, failure to make final determination of claim within six months, and failure to promptly proceed with the appraisal process.
