Relates to unfair claim settlement practices; provides that plaintiff may recover interest, costs and disbursements; compensatory damages, consequential damages and reasonable attorneys' fees in addition to amounts due under the policy when the insurer refused to pay or unreasonable delay of payment was not reasonably justified.
Asm. Al Taylor
Sponsored bills
Requires optometrists to meet certain standards, including the completion of a course, to prescribe oral medications.
Includes earning at least eighteen credits from a program registered by the state education department from a degree-granting higher education institution as a condition on which the merit board may grant merit time.
Relates to proceedings to vacate convictions for offenses resulting from sex trafficking, labor trafficking and compelling prostitution and provides for confidentiality of records of such proceedings.
Requires notice to members of the legislature and certain local officials relating to certain construction and other projects affecting such members' and officials' districts.
Establishes the lease and landlord fraud public awareness program to promote public awareness of the potential risks of signing a fraudulent lease with an individual misrepresenting themselves as a landlord.
Relates to the offenses of rape in the first, second and third degrees.
Prohibits the use of consumer credit history in hiring, employment and licensing determinations.
Relates to gender balance on boards of state and local public authorities.
Requires cemetery corporations to post and provide customers with the New York state cemetery disclosure form.