Relates to payment of independent contractors and authorizes the department of labor to investigate complaints, make claims for compensation, assess liquid damages, civil penalties and criminal penalties, and authorizes the award of attorney fees and liquidated damages. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: LABOR

Provides that the income level for the requirement to file a personal income tax return shall be the dollar amount of the New York standard deduction. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: RULES

Relates to the sale of tonic water, bitters and maraschino cherries at liquor stores. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Provides that whenever rent is paid by NYC human resources administration on behalf of a tenant on public assistance, the department of housing preservation shall send a certification of payment to such tenant. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: CITIES

Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Relates to the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of state senator or in the office of member of assembly; allows for independent nominating petitions to be presented and provides for a special election to be held forty-five days from the date of the governor making a proclamation for a special election. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ELECTIONS

Establishes the Asian Lunar New Year day as a school holiday for all city school districts of cities of one million inhabitants or more, with an Asian population of seven and one-half percent or more; uses the year 2000 federal decennial census as the basis for calculation of the Asian population. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: RULES

Permits special proceedings against certain designated state officials to be commenced in a supreme court in the judicial district of the petitioner's residence or principal place of business; provides that a proceeding against the public service commission shall only be commenced in the supreme court, Albany county. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: JUDICIARY

Relates to the siting of certain premises, located in cities with a population in excess of one million, licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises; provides that required distances from schools and places of worship and from existing licensed premises shall be measured from the closest boundary lines instead of from the center of the entrances of such premises. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Relates to political contributions by limited liability companies. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: RULES

Enacts the commission on governmental ethics act of 2011. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: FINANCE

Relates to the procedure to fill vacancies for representatives in Congress; provides for a special popular election; sets procedures for independent nominating petitions. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ELECTIONS

Requires automobile dealers display a fuel economy label on all new vehicles. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Provides for the inclusion of low income credit unions in the banking development district program in cities having a population of one million or more persons. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: BANKS

Lowers the annual candidate contribution limit from $150,000 to $75,000. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ELECTIONS

Prohibits idling by heavy-duty vehicles. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Restricts form, amount and time of political contributions by lobbyists and the acceptance of such contributions by public officials. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: FINANCE

Relates to political contributions made by limited liability companies. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: RULES

Requires the posting of notice by certain establishments upon the submission of an application or application for renewal for a liquor license to sell liquor; requires an applicant seeking or renewing a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on the premises, a special license to sell liquor at retail on premises, a license to sell liquor on premises of a bottle club, license to manufacture and sell in a restaurant/brewer, or license to sell liquor on premises at a cabaret to post notice of such to the community or community board with jurisdiction over the area in which the licensed establishment is located to ensure the opportunity to participate in the licensing process. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Requires the posting of notice by certain establishments upon the submission of an application or application for renewal for a liquor license to sell liquor; requires an applicant seeking or renewing a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on the premises, a special license to sell liquor at retail on premises, a license to sell liquor on premises of a bottle club, license to manufacture and sell in a restaurant/brewer, or license to sell liquor on premises at a cabaret to post notice of such to the community or community board with jurisdiction over the area in which the licensed establishment is located to ensure the opportunity to participate in the licensing process. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS