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Amends the real property tax law to allow local governments to exempt un-remarried spouses of public safety officials from all or a portion of tax

Relates to exempting un-remarried spouses of paid or volunteer firefighters, ambulance workers or police officers who have fallen in the line of duty from all or a portion of their real property…

Greg BallLocal Government Committee

Provides a tax credit for spay or neuter services

Provides a tax credit for spay or neuter services.

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Establishes the "cold war veterans medal" for members of the armed forces or organized militia serving during such war

Establishes the "cold war veterans medal" for members of the armed forces or organized militia serving at any time during the period April 16, 1947 through December 21, 1991.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies

Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies.

Greg BallEducation Committee

Relates to the implementation of a food security, empowerment and economic development program

Authorizes the department of health to implement a community food security, empowerment and economic development program (SEED) to help meet the food need of low-income people and promote…

Greg BallHealth Committee

Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund

Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.

Greg BallFinance Committee

Establishes the confidentiality of annual professional performance reviews of individual classroom teachers and building principals

Establishes the confidentiality of annual professional performance reviews of individual classroom teachers and building principals.

Greg BallEducation Committee

Provides that an officer may be suspended without pay for only thirty days pending a trial of disciplinary charges

Provides that an officer may be suspended without pay for only thirty days pending a trial of disciplinary charges.

Greg BallLocal Government Committee

Amends the legislative law, in relation to term limits for members of the legislature

Relates to term limits for members of the legislature.

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Directs the state interoperable and emergency communication board to establish a system for advance notification of 911 answering points of developmentally disabled

Directs the state interoperable and emergency communication board to establish system for advance notification of 911 answering points of developmentally disabled present at certain residences and…

Greg BallLocal Government Committee

Imposes additional penalties upon persons convicted of animal abuse

Requires unsealing of court records of youthful offenders convicted of animal abuse offense; provides that such persons undergo a psychiatric evaluation and treatment where necessary.

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

Relates to the display of certain flags upon the capitol building

Relates to the display of certain flags upon the capitol building.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Establishes an identification card for persons with traumatic brain injuries

Establishes an identification card for persons with traumatic brain injuries; creates the traumatic brain injury fund.

Greg BallTransportation Committee

Provides that a member shall forfeit retirement rights and benefits if convicted of certain crimes related to public employment; repealer

Provides that a public retirement system member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of certain crimes related to public employment.

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Establishes the New York state veterans cemetery act

Establishes the "New York state veterans cemetery act"; directs the division to conduct an investigation and study on the issue of the establishment of a New York state veterans cemetery program.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Enacts the New York state veteran health insurance act

Enacts the New York State veteran health insurance act.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Enacts the public corruption prevention and enforcement act of 2013

Creates the public corruption prevention and enforcement act; increases penalties for violations relating to scheme to defraud the government, duty to provide faithful public services, and bribery;…

Greg BallCodes Committee

Establishes policy of equal pay for comparable work regardless of sex, race or national origin and requires corrective action therefor

Implements compliance with the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 by establishing a state policy of compensating employees in state civil service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed at every state public building at which the flag of the United States of America is displayed

Requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed at every state public building at which the flag of the United States of America is displayed.

Greg BallFinance Committee

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when violation is on camera or observed

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when such violation is captured on a camera or observed by a school bus driver;…

Greg BallTransportation Committee

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful dissemination of a security body scan

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful dissemination of a security body scan.

Greg BallCodes Committee

Provides that the death of a member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system from heart disease shall be deemed accidental

Provides that the death of a member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system from heart disease during the course of his or her employment shall be deemed an accidental…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Extends, from 2 years to 4 years, the time between parole eligibility for certain inmates

Extends, from 2 years to 4 years, the time between parole eligibility for certain inmates.

Greg BallCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Requires businesses which receive economic development incentives to disclose on a continuing basis the conditions thereof and compliance therewith

Requires businesses which receive economic development incentives to disclose to the public, on a continuing basis, the conditions thereof and compliance therewith.

Greg BallCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

Creates junior big game hunting license; describes rights and duties

Creates junior big game hunting license for people between the ages of 12 and 16 years to hunt wild deer and bear during the hunting season; describes the rights and duties associated with such…

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Enacts the "domestic violence registration act"

Enacts the "domestic violence registration act" defining domestic violence offenses and offenders, and requiring such offenders to register with the division of criminal justice services.

Greg BallCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Provides residency requirements for sex offenders

Provides residency requirements for sex offenders including criminal sanctions for violations; prohibits sex offenders from residing in a residence that is within one thousand feet from any school…

Greg BallCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Relates to the procurement process of homeland security goods and services for state and local government

Relates to the procurement process of homeland security goods and services for state and local government; exempts homeland security purchases from pre-audit by the state comptroller; requires all…

Greg BallInfrastructure And Capital Investment Committee

Prohibits harassment, intimidation or bullying in schools

Requires provisions in schools that prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying whether by electronic communication or a written, verbal, physical or sexual act.

Greg BallEducation Committee

Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester

Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester; requires notice by applicant to property…

Greg BallLocal Government Committee

Prohibits the ownership of electric corporations by any foreign based person, corporation or entity

Prohibits the ownership of electric corporations by any foreign based person, corporation or entity.

Greg BallEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention, which shall be widely disseminated and shall take into consideration the linguistic…

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Relates to local disaster preparedness plans

Includes acts of terrorism including biological, chemical or radiological terrorism within the definition of disaster for the purpose of local disaster preparedness plans; adds to what must be…

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service in combat or subject to hostile fire or imminent danger

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service in combat or subject to hostile fire or imminent danger for the five years immediately after his or…

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Authorizes a consumer to seek reimbursement for treatment for an unfit cat or dog within 6 months of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer

Enacts "Charlemagne's Law; authorizes a consumer to seek reimbursement for treatment for a unfit cat or dog within 6 months of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer; provides that, the…

Greg BallConsumer Protection Committee

Relates to the standards and requirements for evacuation plans for weather-related emergencies

Relates to the funding of evacuation plans for weather-related emergencies; establishes the state disaster preparedness fund.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five years in qualified agricultural property

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five continuous years in qualified agricultural property; provides for…

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates

Provides for distinctive license plates for gold star family members; eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates.

Greg BallTransportation Committee

Authorizes retired police officers to apply for a firearms license that is valid throughout the state

Authorizes retired police officers to apply for a firearms license that is valid throughout the state.

Greg BallCodes Committee

Allows any family member working on a family farm to build a home on such land

Provides that in an agricultural district with a working family farm, any producer, as defined in subdivision three of section two hundred eighty-two of this chapter, shall have the authority to…

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

Establishes a residential condominium owner's bill of rights

Enacts a bill of rights for owners of residential condominium units to provide fair and equitable treatment of all unit owners; directs the attorney general to promulgate a handbook summary of the…

Greg BallHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Exempts owners of farms and the owners of multiple dwellings from the scaffold law in certain instances

Exempts owners of farms and the owners of multiple dwellings from complying with the scaffold law in certain instances.

Greg BallLabor Committee

Provides for the regulation of the conducting of hydraulic fracturing; repealer

Provides for the regulation of the conducting of hydraulic fracturing; requires producers to disclose the composition of hydraulic fracturing fluids to the department of environmental conservation;…

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes a cause of action for damages against a person who attempts or performs a sex selective abortion

Establishes a cause of action for damages against a person who attempts or performs a sex selective abortion.

Greg BallHealth Committee

Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students

Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rule and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students; school districts shall be responsible for making copies of…

Greg BallEducation Committee

Exempts from disclosure on the freedom of information law, the issuance of pistol permits to active and retired police officers, peace officers and correction officers

Exempts from disclosure, under the freedom of information law, the issuance of pistol permits to active and retired police officers, peace officers and correction officers.

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Exempts from disclosure on the freedom of information law, the issuance of pistol permits to any person

Exempts from disclosure on the freedom of information law, the issuance of pistol permits to any person.

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Authorizes DA on behalf of impounding organizations to file a petition seeking a security for the reasonable costs for caring for seized animals from individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty

Authorizes DA on behalf of impounding organizations to file a petition seeking a security for the reasonable costs for caring for seized animals from individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty…

Greg BallSigned by Governor

Signed into law