Requires fiscal impact notes on bills affecting political subdivisions including identifying a source of funding for the annual cost of the legislation. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Authorizes & directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to study the use of certain pesticides and report on the effects of such use on the Long Island water supply and the possible ban of certain pesticides. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct a noise and land use compatibility study. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Authorizes the creation of small business tax-deferred savings accounts. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: SMALL BUSINESS

Permits localities to grant a real property tax exemption for first-time homebuyers; provides declining exemption from 40% to 10% decreased over five years for first-time buyers of property within certain purchase price limits set by SONYMA. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

Repeals certain provisions relating to dark day commission payments made to licensed regional harness tracks from off-track betting corporations. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: RACING AND WAGERING

Relates to the reproduction of certain records. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Relates to good faith negotiations under mandatory settlement conferences; defines the term "good faith", and provides that the failure of a creditor to act in good faith shall entitle the debtor to appropriate relief as determined by the court including dismissal of the proceeding and/or cancellation of the underlying loan where appropriate. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: JUDICIARY

Relates to the disposition of unclaimed winnings and refunds; provides that such unclaimed winnings shall be applied to the use and purpose of the corporation. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: RACING AND WAGERING

Relates to prohibiting registered sex offenders from residing near any school, park, or his or her victim. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: CORRECTION

Relates to leaves of absence for lawful causes of every public officer or employee who is or becomes a member of any force of the organized militia or reserves. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Relates to the town of Hempstead industrial development agency; requires signatures of chief executives of local municipalities for payments in lieu of taxes prior to the granting of application or the effectiveness of any such grant for a payment in lieu of taxes by an industrial development agency or any other agency that affects a municipality. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Authorizes school tax reductions of 25% for residents in communities that restrict ownership to those fifty-five years of age and older. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Relates to the definition of active duty for the purposes of the real property tax exemption for cold war veterans. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Relates to school district eligibility for an increase in apportionment of school aid and implementation of new standards for conducting annual professional performance reviews to determine teacher and principal effectiveness, in relation to requiring certain costs to be reimbursed by the state and permitting forfeited funds to be disbursed to school districts in compliance thereof. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: EDUCATION

Allows the Franklin Square and Munson Fire District to file an application for exemption from real property taxes. /
Sponsor: Ra Committee: REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

Sponsor: Ra Committee: CALENDAR