Relates to government vendor contributions.
Sen. James Skoufis
Sponsored bills
Subjects to taxation the possessory interest of a private individual or corporation which uses real property owned by the United States or the state, except for real property owned by public authorities, for business purposes; excludes private property where the use is for a concession available to the general public located on property, such as parks, available for the use of the general public.
Relates to adding disability to the equal protection requirement.
Requires the implementation of an electronic death registration system; all deaths occurring in the state must be registered using the electronic registration system.
Relates to directing the public service commission and the department of public service to study and report upon the potential to pass the tax savings incurred by public utility companies to ratepayers; requires two public hearings on such topic; repealer.
Relates to allowing all students to participate in a high school graduation ceremony; requires any school board of education to develop policies and procedures to allow all students to participate in a high school graduation ceremony.
Defines a serious condition regarding the medical use of marihuana as a severe debilitating or life-threatening condition, or symptom or complication of the condition or its treatment, for which, in the practitioner's professional opinion and review of past treatments, the patient is likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from primary or adjunctive treatment with medical use of medical marihuana.
Relates to early voting; provides that beginning the eighth day prior to any election and ending on and including the second day prior to the election a person duly registered and eligible to vote shall be permitted to vote.
Implements the New York propane education and safety act; authorizes the creation of certain propane education programs; requires the creation of a New York propane education and safety council; enumerates the duties and purposes of the New York propane education and safety council.
Authorizes a resident individual to deduct his New York itemized deduction in lieu of the New York standard deduction where his federal taxable income is not determined by itemizing deductions.