Provides small businesses with grants of up to $100,000 to commercialize energy and environmental technology innovations and ideas in-state to stimulate economic development.
Prohibits lobbyists who are convicted of or plead guilty to class D felonies or higher level crimes from acting as a lobbyist for a period of three years from the date of the conviction; provides the authority to extend suspensions; entitles such lobbyist to a hearing upon application for suspension extension.
Relates to civil penalties associated with financial frauds; redefines financial product or service to include warranties sold or provided to a consumer or small business or any guaranty or suretyship provided by a consumer.
Directs the department of financial services to conduct a study on underbanked communities and households in New York state and to make recommendations to improve access to financial services.
Establishes the task force on social innovation, entrepreneurship and enterprise to study and report on developing and sustaining socially innovative programs and businesses.
Requires the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations regarding psychological evaluations for certain members of the police force of a city with a population of one million or more.
Provides taxpayers with a modification reducing federal adjusted gross income for tuition paid at any higher education institution.
Requires certain for-hire vehicles to install and maintain an interior rear-facing video camera.
Authorizes the seizure and impoundment of all terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles operated in violation of the vehicle and traffic law in a city having a population of one million or more.
Relates to the "Heather D. Heyer act" which increases penalties where a vehicle is used as a weapon in a hate crime and makes it illegal to travel upon a roadway in a vehicle within 1000 feet of a protest.
