Authorizes persons 16 years of age or older to register to vote.
Sen. Jose Serrano
Sponsored bills
Authorizes localities to establish administrative proceedings for the enforcement of state and local housing maintenance codes; permits administratively imposed penalties to be docketed and enforced in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action without further judicial proceedings.
Provides additional compensation to certain city employees who possess or make substantial use of foreign languages in the performance of official duties; further creates the "language services program" and a language services director to implement the program.
Designates discrimination against employees for failure to meet certain ticket quotas as a class A misdemeanor.
Prohibits the use of waste from oil or natural gas extraction activities or waste from storage of oil or natural gas on any highway.
Requires disclosure terms relating to pre-paid calling cards to be provided in languages other than English and increases fines for violations of disclosure requirements.
Relates to the uniform treatment of waste from the exploration, development, extraction, or production of crude oil or natural gas.
Relates to gun violence restraining orders; provides a procedure whereby family members may prohibit persons from owning or possessing firearms if the person poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control a firearm and a gun violence restraining order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another because less restrictive alternatives either have been tried and found to be ineffective, or have been determined to be inadequate.
Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work encompassing minority healthcare issues.
Requires landlords to furnish each tenant either renewing or entering into a lease with a rider describing the rights and duties of landlords and tenants; further requires the rider to conform to the intent of section 5-702 of the general obligations law.