Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to provide for the payment by the department of taxation and finance of tax refunds within 30 days of the receipt of a taxpayer's tax return, unless there is a discrepancy in such return, in which case the department shall provide written notice to the taxpayer of such discrepancy and a date when the discrepancy will be resolved; provides failure to comply with such refund and notice requirement shall make the department of taxation and finance liable for interest on the refund due at a rate of 6% per annum.
Implements driving privilege licenses for applicants with alternative forms of identification; requires a social security number to register to vote on an application for a motor vehicle driver's license.
Protects the identity of witnesses of hate crimes in discovery proceedings by requiring identifying information to be redacted, unless the court rules otherwise for good cause shown.
Authorizes the town board of the town of Islip, county of Suffolk, to transfer funds from the Kismet street improvement district to a special fund for the collection and removal of trash from the hamlet of Kismet upon approval of such town board.
Designates the bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between Parkdale Drive and Sylvan Road in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, the "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy Memorial Bridge".
Ensures repeat offenders qualify for bail and pre-trial detention when the principal has been convicted of one or more misdemeanor or felony offenses within the immediate preceding five years.
Provides that either a person or an unborn child in any stage of gestation may be the victim of an assault or homicide; states situations when it does not constitute an assault on an unborn child such as during the course of an otherwise lawful abortion, during normal medical treatment or by the pregnant woman; defines "person" to include any human being who is born and is alive or an unborn child at any stage of gestation.