Enacts "Kirby and Quigley's Law"; establishes a cause of action against a person who has intentionally caused injury or death of a companion animal.
Sen. Pat Fahy
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Relates to the installation of radiator covers.
Prohibits certain charges to residential consumers in connection with the purchase of zero emissions credits from the New York State Research and Energy Development Authority and attributed to the continued operation of the nuclear powered generating facility or facilities.
Establishes an electronic registration process integrated within designated agency applications; makes related provisions.
Relates to truth and fairness in asbestos litigation; requires documentation for the purpose of demonstrating asbestos exposure, the health effects of exposure to asbestos and/or the validity of a claim.
Requires school administrators in private schools to report allegations of child abuse in an educational setting; includes private schools in the reporting requirements relating to child abuse in an educational setting.
Enacts the New York Sun Act of 2017; establishes a solar energy incentive and financing program.
Requires lithium batteries of less than 1 inch in diameter and products containing such batteries to be labeled with warnings that swallowing such batteries has been known to cause death.
Relates to the allocation of building aid funds to struggling and persistently struggling schools.
Requires the provision of 5 days of paid leave and counseling to child protective services employees investigating child abuse or maltreatment when the child dies from such abuse or maltreatment.