Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: LABOR

Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: LABOR

Eliminates the provisions of law establishing the imposition of the death penalty for a conviction of murder in the first degree; repeals inconsistent provisions. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CODES

Amends provisions of child protective proceedings to prevent the unnecessary removal of children from a custodial parent who is the victim of domestic violence. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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: Wright Committee: CITIES

Requires commercial bicyclists in New York city to wear helmets (meeting A.N.S.I. or Snell standards), display the required identifier only at the rear of the bicycle, and register with the local police precinct. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CITIES

Relates to the medical examination and needs of children placed in foster care; requires that home health care agencies providing services to children in foster care provide a monthly report on the status of the child to the referring physician, the authorized foster care agency, and the foster parent. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Authorizes an application for permission to appeal to the court of appeals from an order of the appellate division concerning a change of venue; requires the chief administrator of the courts, with the advice and consent of the administrative board of the courts, to adopt rules for the expeditious briefing, hearing and determination of such appeals. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CODES

Authorizes imposition of a sentence of conditional discharge pending the completion of a substance abuse treatment program licensed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services and approved by the division of probation and correctional alternatives for first or second conviction of certain controlled substance possession or marihuana possession offenses provided such offender has no prior violent felony convictions. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CODES

Prohibits the sale to minors of any video game that has a mature or violent rating. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Amends benefits and income eligibility requirements under the real property tax circuit breaker credit. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Provides for public assistance eligibility requirements for persons with AIDS or HIV-related illnesses and the expiration of such benefits. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: SOCIAL SERVICES

Provides that applicants for or recipients of food stamps shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the food stamp program. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: SOCIAL SERVICES

Authorizes county boards of elections to count the write-in votes at the recanvass. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: ELECTION LAW

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with a video monitor that plays pre-recorded programming or other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications within view of the operator of such vehicle or where the monitor is located at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat; prevents distracted driving. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Clarifies conciliation procedures in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: SOCIAL SERVICES

Provides for the financing and construction of capital facilities for a certain not-for-profit corporation. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides that for purposes of political contribution limitations the term corporation shall be deemed to include a limited liability company. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: ELECTION LAW

Authorizes a person to petition for expungement of records of arrest, investigation, detention and computer databases in certain instances where such person may have been falsely arrested, whose case was dismissed, or where innocent. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CODES

Requires stops and stop signs at the exits of parking garages in cities with a population of one million or more; provides that the failure to erect the signs is not grounds for a cause of action for negligence, nor a defense to such an action. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: TRANSPORTATION