Relates to directing cities with a population of one million or more which employ health inspectors to oversee compliance of restaurants and food establishments; enacts the "Restaurant Owner Whistleblower Protection Act".
Sponsored bills
Establishes automatic voter registration through the department of motor vehicles; provides for voter pre-registration and education on voter pre-registration for certain persons who are at least sixteen years of age.
Provides that the sponsor of a cooperative apartment building or condominium units may not continue to sit on the board or to vote after the transfer to the cooperative corporation or condominium ownership.
Requires municipalities to participate in an online vendor responsibility information system approved by or operated by the state comptroller.
Authorizes the denial of the issuance or renewal of a cabaret license in the city of New York upon the determination of the community board that the licensed premises would have a negative impact on the surrounding community; authorizes the imposition of a fine of up to $10,000 for unlicensed operation of a cabaret or for violations by cabarets; provides for mandatory suspension or revocation of a cabaret license for violations thereof.
Broadens scope of prevailing wage requirements for service employees and establishes criminal penalties for violations.
Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act; requires the enactment of rules and regulations for enhanced work place safety and employee training for all oil and gas drilling operations in the state; provides that new permit holders should utilize union laborers or laborers with specific training; provides that employers shall report workplace accidents and the commissioner of the department of labor must publish a quarterly report on workplace accidents.
Authorizes the state liquor authority to retain monies collected as fines for use for the operational purposes of the state liquor authority.
Creates a fair sharing housing act and a council on affordable housing within the executive department; provides for planning and construction of low and moderate income housing in accordance with regional considerations; provides that no municipality may enact any zoning regulation that would inhibit or make economically infeasible the development of affordable housing.
Provides for the awarding of state contracts for professional services under the minority and women-owned business enterprise program.