Prohibits the sale of single-use plastic water bottles that hold twenty-one ounces of water or less in port authority facilities in New York; requires such facilities install water fountains within one year.
Asm. Harvey Epstein
Sponsored bills
Creates a "purple alert system" for missing victims of domestic violence.
Provides for the employment of mental health professionals by school districts.
Establishes an accessory dwelling unit incentive program to encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units; includes accessory dwelling units in the definition of the term housing accommodations in the human rights law; provides for a temporary property tax exemption on the increase in value of property resulting from the addition of an accessory dwelling unit.
Directs the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to conduct a legal review for the re-designation of Donald J. Trump State Park, in Putnam and Westchester counties to a new name.
Establishes the public water justice act; prohibits sale of waters of the state unless otherwise specifically authorized; establishes a public water justice fund for royalties and fees collected from persons or entities authorized to sell waters of the state.
Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the firearm violence intervention fund to help victims of and witnesses to violence.
Requires that certain New York state police vehicles be equipped with a dashboard camera.
Increases monetary penalties for public health law violations; provides support for the nursing home quality improvement demonstration program.
Requires law enforcement agencies to store physical or other evidence it maintains within fireproof containers or within a fireproof storage area; requires law enforcement agencies to document and photograph evidence before it is stored in a fireproof container or storage area; requires that such documents and photographs be stored in a different location.