Requires that restaurants only provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.
Relates to prohibiting homeowners' associations from restricting the installation of or use of solar power systems.
Exempts certain retirement plan distributions for income tax purposes.
Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility residents' bill of rights.
Prohibits health insurers, health care plans and HMOs from requiring prior authorization for pre-exposure prophylaxis used to prevent HIV infection.
Changes the timing of when state committees shall assume certain legal authority.
Requires instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course to educate prospective licensees on how to safely pass a bicyclist on the road, use of bicycle lanes and the dangers of motorists to bicyclists and pedestrians.
Provides that agricultural lands acquired pursuant to section 247 of the general municipal law are eligible to receive permits for uses, buildings, and structures provided that such municipality determines that the granting of any such permits are accessory to bona fide agricultural production.
Relates to increasing the exemption from sales and use taxes for food and drink sold through any vending machine; increases the exemption to two dollars fifty cents until December 31, 2023.
Relates to the prevention of discrimination; replaces the term "sexual harassment" with "discrimination".
