Enacts "Cecilia's act for rights in the sex trades"; decriminalizes certain prostitution offenses; amends provisions relating to prosecution of such offenses and vacating judgments.
Relates to including outpatient care provided by creative arts therapists in certain insurance policies covering care for other mental health services.
Allows for no fault separation where the relationship between the spouses has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months; requires that issues of support and custody or visitation have been resolved.
Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.
Requires gene synthesis providers and manufacturers of gene synthesis equipment to operate in accordance with international gene synthesis consortium protocols.
Establishes a tax on certain vacant land in the city of New York; provides exemptions for certain vacant land; establishes a tax credit for certain renovations to certain rent-stabilized properties.
Directs the legislature to ensure that the number of judges and justices in districts and courts is sufficient; directs the chief administrator of the courts to report on the sufficiency of the number of judges and justices in each court and to make recommendations on such numbers.
Incorporates the 2022 Uniform Law Commission recommended amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code to provide for emerging technologies; addresses emerging technologies, providing updated rules for commercial transactions involving virtual currencies, distributed ledger technologies (including blockchain), artificial intelligence, and other technological developments.
Directs the department of taxation and finance to establish a pilot program for implementation of local land value taxation based on classes of land; directs the department of taxation and finance to establish an application procedure for the pilot program.
Provides that, for a quorum, an advisory board may require that at a minimum, one quarter of the members and the presiding officer of a community board physically be present at a location where the public can attend for such board to conduct videoconferencing.
Prohibits school districts from authorizing a currently enrolled public school student to be home schooled when the superintendent of the school district is notified of a pending child abuse or neglect investigation or if either custodial parent or a person instructing the child has been convicted of domestic violence, child abuse, or neglect.