Requires notice to members of the legislature and certain local officials relating to certain construction and other projects affecting such members' and officials' districts.
Regulates commercial finance licensing; establishes the minority- and women-owned business protection program; makes conforming technical changes thereto.
Designates the month of September as firefighter, police officer and emergency medical technician appreciation month.
Protects patients from liens against their primary residence and wage garnishment due to money judgments arising from actions brought by hospitals or health care professionals.
Requires district leadership teams to operate under open meetings law requirements.
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an aggrieved employee, whistleblower or representative organization to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Relates to adding certain notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities; extends the demand for payment period to 60 days.
Prohibits banking organizations from issuing mail-loan checks without request or application therefor; provides that failure to destroy or return a mail-loan check does not constitute an acceptance thereof; provides that mail-loan checks shall have the transaction fee and interest rate included on the check.
Requires contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites; provides contractors can apply for a waiver if they are unable to recycle the appropriate amount and shall be exempt if their construction site is more than 25 miles from a construction and delivery recycling center or if such a center is not located within the construction site's county.
Safeguards cash accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility under the control of the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services.
