Sen. Nathalia Fernández

Relates to recording certain law enforcement activities; provides that a person not under arrest or in the custody of a law enforcement official has the right to record police activity and to maintain custody and control of that recording and of any property or instruments used by that person to record police activities, however, a person in custody or under arrest does not, by that status alone, forfeit such right to record.

Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for racial and ethnic profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.

Establishes the crime of unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image as a class B misdemeanor; requires sexual harassment prevention training.

Includes electronic cigarettes in the regulation of tobacco products; relates to the distribution and transportation of such products.

Authorizes absentee voting; defines the term "illness" for the purposes of absentee voting to include instances where a voter who, during a declaration of a state disaster emergency related to an epidemic or disease outbreak declared by the Governor pursuant to section twenty-eight of the executive law, is unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease causing illness to the voter or to other members of the public.

Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.

Requires members of the metropolitan transportation authority police force to wear body cameras and for such camera to be on at all times during the officer's shift; directs the chief of the metropolitan transportation authority police force to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to such body cameras.

Modifies the standard of evidence and certain other procedures when determining whether to revoke the community supervision of a person.

Suspends the payment of property taxes during a state disaster emergency for owners of one, two and three family dwellings; suspends rent payments during a state disaster emergency; and suspends power, water and sewer payments during a state disaster emergency.

Relates to the right to vote for a non-citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.