Sen. Pam Helming
Sponsored bills
Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal.
Relates to the interest assessment surcharge.
Provides that a green CHIPS project means that the project shall meet certain criteria, including but not limited to, it will create at least 250 new net jobs or make at least 3 billion dollars in qualified investment; makes related provisions.
Includes within the definition of "wine product", a beverage containing wine which has undergone an alcohol reduction process including but not limited to nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, osmotic distillation, vacuum distillation, spinning cone column, or through a multi-stage membrane-based system.
Establishes a New York state English as a new language teaching assistance program for certain undergraduate and/or graduate students in a program leading to a career as a teacher in primary or secondary education.
Relates to providing a tax credit for qualified expenses relating to healthy living; provides such credit shall equal, up to one thousand dollars, the amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified expenses relating to healthy living.
Enacts "Kirby and Quigley's Law"; expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony.