Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship and for cemetery desecration.
Requires cable companies to charge the same rate for the same service to different subscribers.
Clarifies that individuals have the ability to vote by absentee ballot in certain elections where their maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired.
Enacts the "New York city teleworking expansion act"; provides that each agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance; defines the term "telework" to mean to perform normal and regular work functions on a workday that ordinarily would be performed at the agency's principal location at a different location, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing the physical commute to and from such agency's principal location.
Prohibits consumer reporting agencies and lenders from using an individual's late payment of cashless tolls to determine their credit worthiness.
Permits other qualifying members of a household to qualify the household for the disability rent increase exemption when they are not the head of household.
Relates to investment management services to a partnership or other entity.
Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes with respect to certain aircraft; repeals provisions relating to the exemption from sales and compensating use taxes of general aviation aircraft, and machinery or equipment to be installed on such aircraft.
Directs the office of fire prevention and control to conduct a study, which evaluates the minimum recommended qualifications to becoming a volunteer firefighter; requires such office to provide a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly within twelve months of the effective date of this act.
Establishes the abortion access fund; allows for individuals to designate a gift to the fund on their personal income tax returns.
