Prohibits the possession, sale, barter, offer, purchase, transportation, delivery, or receipt of bear gallbladder, bile, or any product, item, or substance containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear gallbladders or bile; exempts federal and state government. / Sponsor: Rosenthal (MS) Committee:

Relates to the taking of wildlife without a permit; takings may only be done subject to regulations promulgated by the department; regulations shall incorporate the recommendations of the most recent guidelines on euthanasia of the American Veterinary Medical Association; the taking method selected shall be the least stressful, quickest and most painless to the animal available while protecting human health and safety. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Provides condominium owners with access to the application for the entire building for the tax abatements to verify that such owner's unit was included in the submission. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Provides that an offer of employment or assignment made to a part-time faculty employee by a higher education institution which is contingent on enrollment, funding, or programmatic changes shall not constitute reasonable assurance of continued employment. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Requires builders to include, on any building permit application, the name of the community school district in which the proposed dwelling or dwelling units will be located, the number of families that will occupy the dwelling or dwelling units, and an estimate of the number of child occupants of compulsory school age. / Sponsor: Rosenthal (MS) Committee:

Exempts retirement accounts established by not-for-profit corporations from application to the satisfaction of money judgments for bankruptcy purposes. / Sponsor: RULES COM Rosenthal Committee:

Pertains to confinement of certain animals for food producing purposes; prohibits any person to tether or confine any pig during pregnancy or calf raised for veal for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevents such animal from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs and turning around freely; establishes that commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year and/or fine not to exceed $1,000. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generation systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality standards for ozone; provides limited exceptions for use. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Designates rescue cats as the official state cat; establishes that a rescue cat is a cat of any breed or mixture of breeds rescued and adopted from an animal shelter or rescue group located in the state. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Limits a candidate for public office to one authorized committee per election; defines the term "multi-candidate committee" and provides that such a committee may not be authorized by a candidate. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Requires organizations that take in rescued companion animals to examine them for identifying information including microchips and to contact the owner. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Authorizes Medicaid coverage to a disabled person attending an out-of-state college or university who is in need of continuous medical care and is a domiciliary of the state of New York; authorizes continuous coverage for services and care such person received while in-state; persons eligible for the provisions of this section must show proof of enrollment every semester. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Requires a hotel or inn address be provided to customers at the time of their reservation; customers shall not be penalized or charged for cancelling a reservation when the address of the hotel or inn was not provided at the time the customer was booking the reservation; authorizes consumer protection board to establish penalties. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Provides for a transfer fee of 75% of the fair market value in dissolution or sales of a rental project or mutual company. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Prohibits the sale of pavement products containing coal tar; prohibits the use of pavement products containing coal tar. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Establishes the diesel emissions retrofit program and fund; fund supplements through federal diesel emission reduction act funds in addition to other state funds. / Sponsor: Rosenthal (MS) Committee:

Sets out the procedures and requirements for special elections; implements a timetable for the special primary and special election, including the number of signatures required for the petition. / Sponsor: Rosenthal (MS) Committee:

Requires written notification to parents of infant's whose DNA or blood spots are retained. / Sponsor: Rosenthal (MS) Committee:

Relates to reports on certain criminal offenses on public transportation. / Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee:

Pertains to confinement of animals for food producing purposes; prohibits any person to tether or confine any pig during pregnancy, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen who is kept on a farm for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevents such animal from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs and turning around freely; establishes that commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year and/or fine not to exceed $1,000. / Sponsor: Rosenthal (MS) Committee: