Relates to management of wildlife resources; permits the release of certain ring-necked pheasant or quail birds without permit; adjusts the hunting season to August 16 through April 15, catch limits, and geographic areas for hunting certain species. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

Establishes a distinctive "New York recycles" license plate, with the proceeds from the additional $25 annual service charge therefor to be deposited into the solid waste account of the environmental protection fund for municipal waste reduction or recycling projects. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to the liability of landowners who permit recreational uses of their land; establishes landowners owe no duty to keep premises safe for entry, passage over premises or other recreational uses or to give warning of any hazardous condition of use of or structure or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: JUDICIARY

Protects certain information on hunting, fishing and trapping license and permit applications from disclosure or release outside of the department of environmental conservation. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

Provides free use of state parks to family members of deceased military; requires rules and regulations for timely implementation. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Includes additional definitions for procedures relating to state purchasing of tropical hardwoods; requires state to maximize the use of environmentally preferable building materials; requires use of information provided by forest certifiers; requires the governor to develop a list of eligible forest certifiers and chain of custody certifiers. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

Relates to the regulation of live restraint cable devices to take wildlife; authorizes regulations by the department of environmental conservation. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Relates to creating funding for post-employment benefit reserve funds. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Imposes a one year residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance; authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: SOCIAL SERVICES

Directs any retail establishment that sells any product or products containing as an active ingredient dextromethorphan, to limit direct access to such products in a manner designed to prevent the misuse or abuse of such products; provides that persons eighteen or younger are prohibited from purchasing; requires establishments to maintain a written or electronic log of information pertaining to the sale of such products. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to the employment of persons to function as central service technicians in certain healthcare facilities. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: HEALTH

Exempts contractors employed by the city of Buffalo from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: LABOR

Provides that on all publicly accessible municipally owned property where trapping is allowed, posted signage at all recognized entry points must inform readers that trapping is allowed in season and to take appropriate precautions. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state, to include a party whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim or defense was a catalyst for a voluntary or unilateral change in position by the opposing party that provides any significant part of the relief sought. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: JUDICIARY

Enacts the "coerced confession remediation act"; relates to exclusion of statements made or provided by a claimant in the course of a custodial interrogation. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: FINANCE

Increases penalties for individuals or companies who engage in the business of cashing checks, drafts or money orders for consideration without a license; makes such violation a class E felony; provides for a fine of $2,500 for each transaction. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: BANKS

Authorizes the reduction of assessed value of land subject to a conservation easement conveyed to not-for-profit conservation organization. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Relates to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions; increases the the credit preference for wartime and disabled wartime veterans by five points for a competitive examination for original appointment and by two and one-half points for a competitive examination for promotion. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

Relates to veterans' credits for civil service appointments and promotions; increases the credit preference for wartime and disabled wartime veterans by five points for a competitive examination for original appointment and by two and one-half points for a competitive examination for promotion. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: JUDICIARY

Provides for source separation and disposal of recyclable materials and requires municipalities to adopt local laws providing therefor; prohibits transporters from commingling recyclables with other materials; prohibits incinerators and landfills from accepting recyclables. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION