Prohibits insurers from excluding, limiting, restricting, or reducing coverage on a homeowners' insurance policy based solely on the insured harboring or owning a specific breed of dog.
Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain provisions of law.
Authorizes park-and-ride development as construction or improvement by the department of transportation partly at municipal expense.
Eliminates judicial immunity or quasi-judicial immunity for certain third parties, such as special masters, minor's counsel, investigators, therapists, evaluators, receivers, bankruptcy trustees, experts, and factfinders, who provide a report or finding to the family court.
Adjusts licensing fees regarding certain alcoholic beverages.
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an aggrieved employee, whistleblower or representative organization to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Provides that local assessor offices no longer must add a code to notification forms for creation of termination of a mortgage escrow account.
Relates to conducting investigations into the administration and enforcement of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code and the New York state energy conservation construction code by counties.
Relates to the statute of limitations for actions based on discriminatory practices in employment; establishes action must be commenced within six years.
Expands the water resources planning council; directs such council to fulfill certain duties; requires reports from the council.
