Imposes moratorium until December 31, 2027, on use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days' notice to employees and certain officials before ceasing operations, relocating or ordering mass layoff involving 50 or more employees. Creates exceptions. Requires employer attempting to invoke exception involving active pursuit of capital or business to provide, under penalty of perjury, written documentation of efforts to court or Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Requires commissioner to adopt rules related to requirements. Provides that employer is liable for back pay to employee and other relief.
Modifies law regarding requirement that public employer grant preference to veteran or disabled veteran in selection process for civil service position. Limits eligibility for preference to veteran who applies for position within 10 years of discharge or release from service in Armed Forces of United States. Requires evidence of eligibility and disability to be provided at time of application. Sets forth processes for granting one or more preferences. Allows public employer to exercise discretion to not appoint qualified veteran or disabled veteran to civil service position based solely on veteran's or disabled veteran's merits or qualification in final stage of selection process. Requires public employer to provide written reasons for not appointing veteran or disabled veteran to position under certain circumstances. Requires aggrieved veteran or disabled veteran to exhaust nonjudicial remedies with Bureau of Labor and Industries before filing civil action for unlawful employment practice.
Provides that contracting agency, in solicitation for procurement, must require bidder or proposer to disclose violations of certain laws. Permits bidder or proposer to describe circumstances of violation and steps bidder or proposer took to remedy violation and improve future compliance with laws. Requires contracting agency, in consultation with Attorney General or local contracting review board, to determine whether violations, remedies and assurances of improved compliance, taken together, warrant finding that bidder or proposer has satisfactory record of integrity and is otherwise responsible. Provides that contractor must require prospective subcontractor to make disclosures similar to disclosures contractor made to contracting agency in bid or proposal. Requires public contract to provide that contractor and subcontractor must update list of violations every 180 days during term of public contract. Permits contracting agency to consider certain actions after disclosure of new violations. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Alters passenger motor vehicle registration fee from flat rate to fee based on formula. Bases formula on age, weight, list price and miles per gallon or miles per gallon equivalent of vehicle.
Authorizes local government to publish notice of public hearing regarding proposed rule on agency's website instead of in newspaper of general circulation.
Requires youth to consult with legal counsel in person, by telephone or by video conference prior to custodial interview with peace officer, and before waiver of constitutional rights. Sets forth exceptions.
Imposes tax on distribution of inhalant product based on percentage of wholesale price. Defines inhalant product as including inhalant-form nicotine but excluding cigarettes, tobacco products and cannabinoids. Requires licensing of place of business of inhalant product distributor. Establishes licensing program within Department of Revenue. Provides that licensing provisions become operative January 1, 2018. Applies to inhalant-form nicotine sold after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Limits hours that nurses employed in Department of Corrections institutions may work. Creates exceptions.
Ensures that private sector labor organizations and employers throughout state may enter into union security agreements to full extent allowed by federal law. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
