Enacts the New York Sun Act of 2017; establishes a solar energy incentive and financing program.
Relates to meetings and proceedings of the joint commission on public ethics.
Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products.
Expands the definition of criminal sexual act in the first degree to include cases of incest when the victim is under 17 years of age and the actor is over 18 years of age.
Relates to unconsented removal or tampering with a sexually protective device.
Amends the definition of "public body" to include any entity created or appointed to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process.
Requires the county health commissioner to notify certain individuals in the event of an emergency creating an imminent risk to public health and safety.
Requires group health insurance policies offered in the large group market to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law.
Provides that a pre-sentence investigation and written report thereon shall not be required where a negotiated sentence of imprisonment for a term of three hundred sixty-five days or less has been mutually agreed upon by the parties with consent of the judge, as a result of a conviction or revocation of a sentence of probation; removes the requirement of solely in a city with a population of one million or more.
