Requires registration of new automotive broker businesses; enacts various provisions relating to conduct of such businesses; defines certain deceptive practices; establishes rights of action and penalties.
Relates to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices and expands prohibited acts to include unfair, deceptive or abusive acts.
Establishes an electronic open auction public bond sale pilot program for certain municipalities, to be administered by the municipality's chief fiscal officer and calls for an evaluation of the program annually.
Limits investments of public pension funds in fossil fuel companies.
Increases state funding for construction and improvement by the department of transportation where the municipality agrees to fund a complete street design feature as a component of the project.
Enacts the "bail elimination act of 2019"; creates provisions for pretrial detention.
Establishes the low carbon fuel standard of 2019; such standard is intended to reduce carbon intensity from the on-road transportation sector by 20% by 2030, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.
Requires instruction in civic education for grades 5 through 12 including instruction on the NYS constitution; federal, state and local government; civic literacy; methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Prohibits certain political contributions and loans by certain organizations; provides that loans not repaid by the date of the primary or election shall be considered a contribution.
Enacts the New York state climate leadership and community protection act; relates to climate change; renewable energy program; labor and job standards and worker protection.
