Establishes a time limit on utilizing third-party practice of no later than twenty days unless consented to by the parties or upon written application of any of the parties to the main action or upon the consent of the court such time is extended.
Permits the admissibility of testimony that a person reported acts of discrimination to another person in a civil trial under the human rights law, including the contents of such report.
Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose "onerous or unreasonable conditions" for the payment or continued payment of benefits thereunder, and provides for the enforcement thereof including actual damages, interest and penalties, reasonable costs and attorney's fees, and in the court's discretion, exemplary damages; exempts worker's compensation and NYS disability insurance.
Relates to the scheduling of a fact finding hearing after the issuance of a temporary order of protection in family court; provides that such hearing shall be scheduled no later than 14 days after the temporary order is issued.
Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.
Allocates fines imposed on real estate appraisers to the anti-discrimination in housing fund; provides that a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars may be imposed on real estate appraisers for certain acts or omissions.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years and limit the terms of office a member of the legislature may serve.
Relates to the taxation of moneys, credits, securities and other intangible personal property in the state that is not employed in carrying on any business therein.
Relates to increasing the maximum civil penalty from $500 to $1000 per day per property for each day the mortgagee or agent of the mortgagee has been in violation.
Requires parity in the mental and physical health treatment of the residents of New York state; provides that both mental and physical health "will be matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions".
Defines the terms "person", "human", and "human being" to mean a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of biological development beginning at the moment of fertilization regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or condition of dependency; requires the right to life of all human beings.