Requires a study by the department of health to determine the effects that exposure to long range acoustic devices have on an individual's hearing.
Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky.
Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law.
Relates to motor vehicle accident reports; requires contact information including names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses where available, for all parties and telephone numbers and email addresses where available for all witnesses, for a commercial enterprise where a vehicle or bicycle involved in an accident is operated by an employee or independent contractor of such commercial enterprise.
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.
Requires any person engaged in commercial mold remediation to be certified by the commissioner; provides minimum work practices and procedures for mold remediation and assessment.
Prohibits the use of wastewater from high-volume hydraulic fracturing for road and land spreading, for dust control or de-icing.
Prohibits employers from requiring or requesting employees working at home to install monitoring software on the personal electronic device of such employee, limits monitoring on an electronic device provided by the employer to the website browsing history of such employee, and prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to leave a camera on while such employee is working from home; provided, however, an employer may require an employee to utilize a video communication program for work-related activities.
Modifies the offense of forcible touching by removing the element of the actor's intent, including the intent to degrade or abuse another person.
Relates to the permitted voluntary dissolution of a mutual company.
