Prohibits enforcement of personal liability provisions against individuals in the event of default on a commercial lease, where the commercial tenant was restricted from operating under certain executive orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sen. Andrew Gounardes
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Prohibits the sale of second-use lithium-ion batteries intended for use in a bicycle with electric assist, an electric scooter or a limited use motorcycle; provides penalties for violations.
Removes the eight year expiration for judgments entered by the New York City environmental control board.
Excludes any period of time during which a person who was wrongly convicted of a crime was serving a sentence of incarceration from the time limit applicable to timeliness of prosecution.
Repeals law permitting peremptory challenges of trial jurors.
Provides that the tax imposed upon the sales on goods or services purchased from businesses which employ twenty or less persons, are resident in this state, are independently owned and operated and not dominant in their field shall be two percent.
Provides protection to certain retirees from de-risking pension transactions.
Creates an enhanced real property tax circuit breaker credit.
Prohibits food-service and retail establishments from refusing to accept cash as payment for goods or services; calls for a civil fine if an establishment should refuse cash as payment.
Clarifies the definition of floor area and what is excluded in the measurement of floor area.