Requires notice of cancellation or non-renewal of property/casualty insurance policies to be sent by an insurer to an insured by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: INSURANCE

Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides similar coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: HEALTH

Authorizes the commissioner of economic development together with the commissioner of agriculture and markets to devise a program to promote and distribute statewide and regional guides to farms, farmers markets and other agriculturally significant tourist destinations. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Allows salary and civil service exam credits for police officers in certain cities and property tax credits for resident officers and student loan forgiveness program for certain police officers. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Expands the powers and duties of the office of community gardens. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: AGRICULTURE

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 comprehensive responses to local food, farm and nutrition issues; provides grants for the cost of program projects which will be available to non-profit organizations and local governments, with limited partnership with for-profit enterprises; makes related provisions. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Relates to the suspension of hunting and fishing licenses pursuant to the interstate wildlife violator compact. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Requires the creation of a nine member advisory board within the department of agriculture and markets on food safety and inspection programs; such board is to advise, counsel and confer with the commissioner of agriculture and markets on matters dealing with enforcement of laws and regulations regarding food safety and protection and shall make recommendations regarding any necessary statutory or regulatory changes. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: AGRICULTURE

Provides that health insurance contracts and policies for long term care shall be renewable each year at the option of the insured unless there is nonpayment of premiums. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: INSURANCE

Provides that with respect to a serious personal injury action still permissible under the no-fault insurance system, the award or decision of an arbitrator or master arbitrator rendered in a no-fault arbitration will not constitute a collateral estoppel of the issues arbitrated. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: INSURANCE

Provides for the licensing of apartment information vendors; defines such vendors as persons who, for a fee, furnish information concerning the location and availability of rental real property. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: JUDICIARY

Relates to deductibles for physical damage insurance. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: INSURANCE

Authorizes the inspector general of the metropolitan transportation authority to delegate the power to take testimony to any member or his or her staff. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Orders the confiscation of property or devices, used in willful and continual violation of any provision of this code or order or regulation promulgated by the commission or the board, which belongs to any person classified as a persistent violator. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: CITIES

Provides that the fire commissioner of any fire department in cities having a population of one million or more shall not substantially alter the boundaries of fire companies, once fixed, or close, remove or relocate a fire company unless at least thirty days prior to the taking effect of such action written notice thereof has been given to each local community board or board having jurisdiction over that part of the city directly affected by such proposed action or service reduction. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state equipped with a radar device commonly known as a PHAZER II connected to a power source; provides for use of rebuttable presumption. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides for limited death benefit life insurance policies for persons aged 60 and over; authorizes the attorney general to enforce provisions; requires insurers to provide consumers with a prescribed "Financial Review of Policy" form when it delivers or issues for delivery in this state an insurance policy or a certificate of insurance for persons aged 60 and over. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: INSURANCE

Requires insurers which issue contracts providing long term care benefits to maintain records of policies cancelled during each year and requires that such records indicate which policies were cancelled due to, or within thirty days after, an increase in policy premiums due to increased premiums. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: INSURANCE

Prohibits insurers from cancelling life insurance policies based on a medical condition that was disclosed in the application for insurance. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: INSURANCE

Provides that the police commissioner of any police department in a city having a population of one million or more shall not substantially alter the boundaries of police precincts, once fixed, or close, remove or relocate a police station house unless at least thirty days prior to the date such action shall take effect, written notice of such action has been given to each local community board or board having jurisdiction over that part of the city directly affected by such proposed alteration, closure, removal or relocation. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS