Provides that a lender providing a reverse mortgage to a person who is 60 years of age or older may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by the mortgage as consideration for providing such reverse mortgage. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: JUDICIARY

Relates to contracts for technology and telecommunications services between boards of cooperative educational services and third-party vendors. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: EDUCATION

Increases the fines for dumping snow onto handicapped parking spaces. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides that where a person responsible for the welfare of a child under the age of eight leaves such child inside a motor vehicle without the supervision of a person who is at least twelve years of age, under conditions which knowingly or recklessly present a significant risk to the health or safety of such child, such person shall be guilty of an infraction. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to theft of credit card and debit card account numbers. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: CODES

Requires the surfaces of non-commercial vehicles and commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less to be cleared of accumulated snow, sleet or hail; exempts any automobile transporter, motorcycle or authorized emergency vehicle; imposes fines. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides for the issuance of distinctive plates for the Unites States merchant marine academy at Kings Point. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Requires notices of parking violations to include the printed name, signature and badge number or other identifying number of the officer issuing such notice. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to clarifying the number of signatures required on an independent nominating petition in a municipality with less than a thousand residents; relates to declination of office and filling vacancies; relates to establishing residency at the time of nomination in village elections; relates to paper ballots counted by hand in village elections and eliminating the ability of a candidate to timely file via mailing with postmark before midnight of the last date to file a petition. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee:

Relates to special proceedings to convey title to abandoned real property to cities, towns or villages. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: JUDICIARY

Relates to the criminal enforcement of violations of the state's uniform fire prevention and building code. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Establishes certain waivers from the project notification fee imposed for certain asbestos removal projects. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: FINANCE

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government-owned property. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee:

Prohibits the retail sale, distribution or offer to sell at retail to any person in the state, novelty lighters; provides definition of novelty lighters; establishes civil penalties; makes certain exceptions; provides no person is subject to a civil penalty for any violation occurring before the 90th day after enactment. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: FINANCE

Authorizes on-site inspections of housing in violation of zoning laws for purposes of enforcing housing laws and regulations. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Requires the executive director of the office of real property services to create a list of documents which support a veterans eligibility when applying for real property tax exemptions. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Authorizes municipalities to extend the real property exemption for property owned by veterans' organizations to portions of the property which are used by entities which are not entitled to the exemption. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Changes the definition of "employment number" with respect to empire zones to include employees of contract operators. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Relates to a stay of enforcement of a determination involving a permit or approval in connection with the development or construction of residential housing. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: JUDICIARY

Authorizes the board of cooperative educational services of Nassau county to maintain funds in an employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: EDUCATION