Establishes that consumer litigation funding transactions should be subject to state regulation and sets forth requirements regarding disclosure, licensing, funding company and attorney responsibilities and limitations, violations and other provisions.
Prohibits drivers of a bus, taxi or livery from using hands-free mobile telephones; provides for certain exceptions.
Requires that for hire vehicles with a chassis which was manufactured and then altered for the purpose of transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver, be equipped with an operable carbon monoxide detector.
Relates to authorizing the payment of costs, up to eighty dollars, of diapers for an eligible child two years of age or younger for children receiving safety net assistance.
Requires insurance coverage for the cost of donated breast milk.
Relates to the role of the department of corrections and community supervision in planning and facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated individuals to the community.
Authorizes continuing education courses for hearing aid dispensers and home inspectors to be completed online.
Establishes that any person who knowingly engages in a repeated course of cyberbullying of a minor is guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by a period of imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both.
Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve social and emotional learning in schools.
Imposes a progressive income tax structure for high income taxpayers.
