Relates to requiring the recording of mezzanine debt and preferred equity investments and including mezzanine debt in the mortgage recording tax; defines mezzanine debt.
Relates to employment of persons and veterans with disabilities by the state; provides up to five thousand positions may be filled by persons with a physical or mental disability and up to two thousand positions may be filled by disabled veterans and veterans with disabilities.
Relates to the menstrual product safety and research act and its creation of a research program to determine the risks posed from potential toxins in menstrual products.
Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generation systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality standards for ozone; provides limited exceptions for use.
Relates to sanitation services provided to the New York city housing authority; provides notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-114 of the administrative code of the city of New York, the New York city housing authority shall not be required to pay for sanitation services provided by the sanitation department of the city of New York.
Prohibits a person currently employed by the governor in the executive chamber or employed as a lobbyist from being appointed to a position that requires approval of the senate.
Imposes an additional two percent sales tax on retail sales of motor vehicles over $70,000, excluding commercial vehicles and electric vehicles, jewelry over $5,000 and articles of clothing, footwear, handbags, luggage, umbrellas, wallets or watches sold for over $1,000; provides that such tax shall be distributed equally to the credit of the state university of New York and the city university of New York.
Enacts the "criminal forfeiture process act" to replace the process for the criminal forfeiture of certain property in certain instances.
Requires foster care records of incarcerated individuals to be sent to the correctional facility.
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.
