Rep. Julie Fahey

Prohibits fact finder from determining plaintiff's damages for civil cause of action using calculation for projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff. ] Makes calculation of projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff inadmissible in civil action. Directs court to instruct jury in civil action involving claim for projected future earnings that jury may not consider race or ethnicity of plaintiff.

Provides specific procedure for petitioning for removal of personally discriminatory restrictions from title of real property. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to school dropouts. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Small Donor Elections program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations. Limits matching funds. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires attorney who represents defendant in criminal action to inform defendant that disposition of criminal action may impact defendant's immigration status, including defendant's admissibility, deportability and eligibility for naturalization. Requires prosecuting attorney, if defendant so requests, to consider immigration consequences as mitigating factor during plea negotiations and when making sentencing recommendations to court.

Prohibits retail pet store from selling or offering to sell dog other than dog acquired from animal shelter, humane society, dog control district or nonprofit corporation that provides rescue services. Imposes record keeping and signage requirements regarding dogs sold or offered for sale by retail pet store. Makes prohibited sale or offer to sell violation punishable by maximum of $500 fine.

Makes contractor liable for unpaid wages, including other benefit payment or contribution, of employee of subcontractor at any tier after employee files wage claim and Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries makes determination that claim is valid but cannot be enforced against subcontractor . Prohibits commissioner from holding contractor liable if contractor has already paid subcontractor in full for services performed by subcontractor under contract before commissioner makes determination. Permits exclusive representative of collective bargaining unit to bring action against contractor on behalf of employee for unpaid wages. ] Permits joint labor and management committee to bring action against contractor on behalf of employee for unpaid wages. ] Requires subcontractor at any tier to provide certain information to contractor upon request. ] Requires contracts entered into between contractors and first-tier subcontractors or between first-tier subcontractors and subcontractor at any tier to include certain provisions ] provision to ensure timely payments of wages to employees. Allows contractor to pay unpaid wages to employee of subcontractor and to withhold payment to subcontractor in amount equal to amount of unpaid wages for subcontractor's failure to meet certain requirements. ] Directs contractor to pay to commissioner amount due to employee wage claimant. Permits contractor to deduct from amount owed to subcontractor amount equal to unpaid wages and benefits owed to employee wage claimant. Applies to contractors who enter into contract with subcontractor on or after January 1, 2019.

Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program that places cap on greenhouse gas emissions and that provides market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance. Establishes program advisory committee. Declares legislative purposes of program and related investments of moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism. Establishes certain statutory funds in State Treasury. Requires certain moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in certain funds. Requires certain uses of moneys deposited in funds. Requires program advisory committee to submit biennial report to Governor and Legislative Assembly each even-numbered year. Requires Governor to consider investment and expenditures recommendations in biennial report during preparation of Governor's budget. Makes all provisions related to program adopted by commission and distribution of proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes commission and certain other agencies to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025 and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for air pollution laws. Establishes Joint Legislative Committee on Climate. Modifies registration and greenhouse gas reporting requirements for certain persons. Makes provisions related to Joint Legislative Committee on Climate, greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2019. Requires certain persons to pay annual program development fee to Department of Environmental Quality. Becomes operative July 1, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste. Establishes Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Fund. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Requires initial plans for household hazardous waste stewardship programs to be submitted to Department of Environmental Quality no later than April 1, 2020. Requires household hazardous waste stewardship program pursuant to approved plan to be implemented no earlier than January 1, 2021. Imposes penalty for violation of program provisions not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day of violation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Housing and Community Services Department to establish and administer program that provides incentive payments to construction contractors undertaking energy improvement projects on residential structures and provides grants for energy improvement projects for manufactured dwellings. Requires that contractors use incentive payments to reduce amounts paid by property owners for projects. Reserves portions of program moneys for activities promoting healthy affordable housing environments and for grants relating to manufactured dwellings owned and occupied by persons having low income or very low income. Limits program expenditures for biennium ending June 30, 2019. Sunsets program January 2, 2022. Requires sustainable energy project manager to refer applicant for small scale energy loan to department if applicant has income qualifying applicant for department weatherization program. Authorizes department to enter into agreements with other units of state government to facilitate department administration of home weatherization programs for persons with low income or very low income. Declares emergency, effective on passage.