Expands the food donation and food scraps recycling program by scaling down the annual average tonnage requirement every two years until 2026; removes exceptions regarding recycler capacity.
Sen. Pete Harckham
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Enacts the "Tax-free debt forgiveness act"; excludes certain student loan forgiveness amounts authorized under 20 U.S.C. Sections 1098aa, 1098bb, 1098cc, 1098dd or 1098ee from state income tax.
Extends the effectiveness of the real property tax exemption task force by two years.
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
Provides for taxpayer gifts for Lyme and tick-borne diseases education, research and prevention; establishes the Lyme and tick-borne diseases education, research and prevention fund.
Establishes the "diaper initiative affordability for parents and elderly remedy (DIAPER) act".
Creates the "Great Swamp protection act" for lands in Dutchess and Putnam counties.
Requires written agreements between the governor and the legislature that relate to any budget appropriations be included in the synopsis of requests for appropriations for the state budget and published on the public website of the division of the budget.
Includes Furnace Brook in the list of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program.
Relates to equality of rights and protection against discrimination.