This bill prohibits the sale of most consumer cleaning products containing triclosan, triclocarban, or their related antibacterial chemicals in New York State. It directly affects manufacturers and retailers selling products like dish soap, hand sanitizer, laundry detergent, and body wash (excluding those used in medical facilities). Key provisions ban these specific chemicals in defined cleaning products, authorize the state to create implementation rules, and impose civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for violations. The ban takes effect 18 months after enactment.
Excludes the amount of state and local taxes and fees from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged for that electronic payment transaction by a credit or debit card network; prohibits a payment card network from altering or manipulating the computation and imposition of interchange fees.
This bill transfers the Buffalo Division of Health Research, Inc. to the Roswell Park Cancer Research Corporation to streamline management and grant administration for the state's premier cancer research institute. The transfer ensures that all employees currently serving the institute through the division move to the new corporation while retaining their existing job titles, benefits, and collective bargaining rights until their current contract expires in 2028. Key provisions require that salary payments, leave balances, and retirement liabilities be assumed by the new corporation and explicitly prohibit layoffs of transferred staff as a direct result of the move. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that the employees and the new corporation are not considered public employees under state civil service laws, shifting control to an independent board of directors.
This bill creates a specific exemption allowing restaurants to sell alcohol within 200 feet of schools, churches, or places of worship in a designated area of Manhattan. The law applies only to properties located within a precisely defined boundary in the city of New York, permitting the alcohol beverage authority to issue licenses for these establishments despite general restrictions near educational facilities. By amending the alcoholic beverage control law, the legislation clarifies that this exception is limited to restaurants operating entirely within the described block, taking effect immediately upon passage.
Increases the authorization of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York ("DASNY"), as successor to the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency ("MCFFA") pursuant to the Health Care Financing Consolidation Act of 1995, to issue hospital and nursing home project bonds and notes from $20 billion to $21.8 billion.
Provides for compensation and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; authorizes funding of joint labor-management committees; implements agreements between the state and an employee organization; makes an appropriation therefor (Part A); provides for the salaries of certain state officers and employees excluded from collective negotiating units; makes an appropriation therefor (Part B).
Establishes penalties where a party is found to be engaged in controlling and abusive litigation against another where they have committed an act of domestic violence against the other party and in bad faith such person advances or continues litigation against the party who is the victim of the domestic violence.
This bill allows the New York Dormitory Authority to provide financing for the construction of a school building for Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph. The legislation specifically authorizes funding for the acquisition and equipping of a facility located at 1128 36th Street in Brooklyn, New York. It designates Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph as an eligible recipient, noting that the organization is a private, accredited, non-profit school exempt from federal income taxes. By amending the Public Authorities Law, the bill enables the school to secure the necessary capital to build its new campus.
Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish nursing facility transition and diversion Medicaid waiting lists per designated waiver region, once the federally approved capacity for the waiver is reached.
Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to a widow or widower or the children of a deceased member of the state and local retirement system.
Extends the demonstration project and workgroup to reduce the use of temporary staffing agencies in residential healthcare facilities for a fifth year, until December 31, 2027 (Part A); extends the duration of certain brownfield redevelopment and remediation tax credits with respect to a site located at 1800 Park Avenue (Part B); makes technical corrections relating to extending the term and authority of the independent monitor for the Orange county IDA (Part C); extends the demonstration project and workgroup to reduce the use of temporary staffing agencies in residential healthcare facilities for a fifth year, until December 31, 2027 (Part D); makes technical corrections to section 11-3206 of the administrative code of the city of New York (Part E); provides for the temporary transfer of racing support payments (Part F).
Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland and to lease such land to HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years.
