Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of income due to lost work (Part A); establishes the "Digital Ad Tax Act (DATA)" creating a tax on digital advertising services (Part B).
Sen. John Liu
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Requires schools to include instruction on the prevention of eating disorders as an integral part of their health education programs.
Enacts the wine industry and liquor store revitalization act; authorizes grocery and drug stores to sell wine on their premises for consumption off the premises.
Prevents fees from being charged for the issuance of license plates where the vehicle has legible plates.
Prevents evictions during the COVID-19 covered period.
Relates to rent regulated and rent stabilized housing accommodations by tenants over sixty-two years of age or a tenant with a disability.
Establishes the universal child care act to provide for the establishment and funding of universal child care in the state of New York; relates to the effectiveness of the child care availability taskforce; makes an appropriation therefor.
Authorizes the city of New York to establish and maintain an electronic voter registration transmittal system for New York city residents.
Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes; prohibits the use of drones by law enforcement at concerts, protests, demonstrations, or other actions protected by the first amendment.
Implements the "New York State Build Public Renewables Act"; requires the New York power authority to provide only renewable energy and power to customers; requires such authority to be the sole provider of energy to all state owned and municipal properties; requires certain New York power authority projects and programs pay a prevailing wage and utilize project labor agreements.