Relates to audits by the state comptroller of certain organizations directly or indirectly controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities. / Sponsor: RULES COM Committee: RULES

Authorizes Native American nations and tribes to make payments to municipal governments hosting tribal casinos; such payments shall be in lieu of payments that the state is otherwise required to make to the municipal government. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: FINANCE

Includes within the definition of government service, service rendered under the direction and control of the officers or directors of a public benefit corporation, local public authority or municipality where the service involved was performed at the request of such public benefit corporation, local public authority or municipality on or after April 1, 1990. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: RULES

Creates the "public corruption prevention and enforcement act"; establishes the crimes scheme to defraud the government in the first and second degrees; requires the provision of faithful public services; relates to reportable business relationships for legislative ethics purposes. / Sponsor: KRUEGER Committee: CODES

Provides that municipalities made coterminous may qualify for the citizen empowerment tax credit and the local government citizens re-organization empowerment grant program. / Sponsor: BONACIC Committee:

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government-owned property. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: RULES

Authorizes and directs the committee on open government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing transparency and access to government information. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: RULES

Requires public administrators to provide notice to the local government and municipal landmark board prior to the disposal of certain historic properties. / Sponsor: STEWART-COUSINS Committee: JUDICIARY

Enacts the religious freedom restoration act; provides that government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion by any act or failure to act; requires that religious rights may not be burdened by government absent compelling interest and requires that the application of any rule in furtherance of such compelling interest be performed the least restrictive manner. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CODES

Relates to local government borrowing practices and mandate relief. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee:

Provides authorized leave for volunteer fire department members or volunteer ambulance squad members for states of emergency; leave is deemed excused when a state of emergency is declared by the federal or state government and such person is engaged in the actual performance of his or her duties as an emergency responder; such period of leave shall not be charged against any other leave to which the employee is entitled; the employer may request a statement from the department or service stating the period of time the employee responded to the state of emergency. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Prohibits the sale of sugar sweetened beverages at food service establishments and vending machines located on government property. / Sponsor: Jeffries Committee:

Enacts the local government fiscal indicator system act. / Sponsor: Zebrowski Committee:

Directs local government units providing services to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities to create a single point of access system. / Sponsor: Ortiz Committee:

Establishes a local government assistance program for the villages within Nassau county. / Sponsor: RULES COM Hooper Committee:

Provides that a local government shall have ninety days, increased from thirty, to make certain determinations in response to an application for mining activities. / Sponsor: Cahill (MS) Committee:

Relates to local government borrowing practices and mandate relief. / Sponsor: Rules (Magnarelli) Committee:

Includes within the definition of government service, service rendered under the direction and control of the officers or directors of a public benefit corporation, local public authority or municipality where the service involved was performed at the request of such public benefit corporation, local public authority or municipality on or after April 1, 1990. / Sponsor: RULES COM Magnarelli Committee:

Provides that municipalities made coterminous may qualify for the citizen empowerment tax credit and the local government citizens re-organization empowerment grant program. / Sponsor: Rules (Cahill) Committee:

Enacts the New York state English language empowerment act which deems English the official language of the government of the state of New York. / Sponsor: Kolb Committee: