Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of incarcerated persons by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture or improper treatment of an incarcerated person; requires health care professionals to report torture and improper treatment.
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Permits voting by absentee ballot where there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease that may cause illness to the voter or to other members of the public.
Relates to the offenses of rape in the first, second and third degrees.
Directs the department of health to make publicly available the results of all inspections conducted by the department in nursing homes and other residential health care facilities in the state during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency.
Relates to penalties for wilful false statements by employers to avoid payment of unemployment benefits.
Provides that intercity rail passenger services and commuter rail services shall be liable for health care costs for injuries to railroad employees caused by passengers, customers or members of the public.
Relates to the allocation of jail time credit; provides that when a person is subject to an undischarged term of imprisonment or post-release supervision following parole release, presumptive release or conditional release from an indeterminate sentence, or conditional release or maximum expiration of a determinate sentence, and is held in pre-trial custody on a new charge or charges that culminate in an indeterminate or determinate term of imprisonment, the time spent in pre-trial custody shall be credited as jail time.
Prohibits employers from using the federal electronic employment verification system to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not been offered employment and prohibits municipalities from requiring employers to use the federal electronic employment verification system.
Eliminates family contribution exceptions to candidates for election.
Enacts the COVID-19 housing relief and recovery for all act.