Relates to prohibitions on certain circus performances; prohibits circuses from conducting shows or other performances in the state for two years where a circus has been found to be in violation or in non-compliance with the Animal Welfare Act of 1966.
Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate the legality of the 2006 merger of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York and Group Health Incorporated; appropriates $250,000 therefor.
Requires alcohol and substance use screening for all incoming college students; allows screening to be in person, online or written; includes screening for illegal drugs and prescription medication for non-medical uses.
Relates to vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter when a person operates a motor vehicle without having been licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state of New York, and while operating said motor vehicle causes the death of another person.
Exempts community colleges from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.
Increases the rates of compensation for the chairman, election inspectors and ballot clerks.
Establishes a tax credit for the adoption of a dog or cat; establishes a $100 credit for a maximum of three dogs or cats per taxable year.
Waives any interest, penalties, or other charges for late payment of property taxes due to financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Suffolk county.
Relates to the time period for state environmental quality review.
Pertains to confinement of animals for food producing purposes; prohibits any person to tether or confine any pig during pregnancy, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen who is kept on a farm for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevents such animal from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs and turning around freely; establishes that commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year and/or fine not to exceed $1,000.
