Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes; includes the definition of emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.
Requires parental notice prior to the performance of an abortion upon an unemancipated minor; defines unemancipated minor as person less than eighteen years of age; allows for waiver of such notice in limited instances; establishes circumstances and procedures for proceedings to obtain an order waiving such parental notification.
Includes attachments to electronic devices within the meaning of the term "imitation weapon".
Clarifies the extension of uniform land use review procedures to any not-for-profit organization or corporation proposing to provide shelters to the homeless irrespective of any declaration of an emergency or a finding of need for immediate action.
Relates to designating offenses against law enforcement officers as hate crimes.
Enables the victim of a misdemeanor to make a statement at the sentencing of the defendant.
Enacts the New York State Iran divestment act.
Permits localities to grant a real property tax exemption for first-time homebuyers; provides declining exemption from 40% to 10% decreased over five years for first-time buyers of property within certain purchase price limits set by SONYMA.
Allows persons 60 years or older to keep and care for common household pets in buildings operated by the New York city housing authority; prevents eviction of such persons based on the ownership of pets; provides that any pet who poses a nuisance to the community may be removed; does not remove any pet owner from liability for the reasonable costs directly attributable to any damage caused by the pet.
Relates to city reimbursement for state highway construction within such cities; raises such rate from eighty-five cents to one dollar and eighty cents.
