Increases the exemption of self-employment earnings from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax from $50,000 to $100,000.
Requires health insurance coverage of infertility to be provided to insureds with same sex partners on the same basis as that provided to insureds with a partner of the opposite sex.
Establishes a twelve percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers and an animal shelter and wildlife rehabilitator account to be administered by an animal protection organization to be chosen by the comptroller and the commissioner of agriculture and markets.
Relates to restricting the use of economic development funds to business entities where the CEO of such business entity earns a salary which is 25 times greater than that of the lowest paid employee.
Limits compensation of executives of charter schools to $199,000 where such compensation is provided through state funding.
Allows employees to utilize accrued and available sick leave to provide care to immediate family, household members or domestic partners; and defines relevant terms.
Prohibits any person from slaughtering a horse where such person knows or has reason to know that such horse will be used for human consumption; and prohibits any person from selling, bartering, giving away, purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering or receiving horseflesh where such person knows or should know that such horseflesh is intended for human consumption; and provides penalties for violation.
Relates to violations of secrecy provisions of the tax law; increases penalties for disclosure of personal income information from a misdemeanor to a class E felony.
Requires the promulgation of regulations relating to the commercial trade of human reproductive processes involving semen donation; limits the number of live births from a single semen donor; requires the commissioner to promulgate the regulations no later than six months after the act takes effect.
Relates to requiring the court to consider the best interest of a companion animal when awarding possession in a divorce or separation proceeding.
