Requires merchants to accept cash as payment for goods and services; permits the superintendent of financial services to provide exemptions based on certain criteria.
Permits the possession or use of narcotic drug testing products that are used to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl or a fentanyl analog.
Relates to veterans' eligibility for public housing; expands eligibility requirements to include veterans of the recent conflicts; requires granting of a preference for public housing to veterans or families of veterans who have a military service connected disability.
Directs the department of labor to provide notice of job skills training programs and employment services available to taxicab drivers seeking alternate employment who may need assistance with language instruction, financial literacy, social services, computer training and career counseling.
Provides that the governmental agency shall notify any person on a special eligible list, in writing, that their name will remain on such list for two years after the termination of military duty and shall be removed at the end of the two year period unless such person requests to remain on such list.
Creates the 3D printed housing task force to promote large scale construction of 3D printed homes with respect to legislation, regulatory environment, government initiatives and inducements.
Creates a state office of algorithmic innovation to set policies and standards to ensure algorithms are safe, effective, fair, and ethical, and that the state is conducive to promoting algorithmic innovation.
Relates to establishing speed limits in cities with populations in excess of one million people by easing restrictions so cities can establish speed limits below twenty miles per hour.
Relates to rechargeable battery recycling; adds a battery used as the principal electric power source for an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist to the definition of "rechargeable battery"; provides that a battery manufacturer may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute rechargeable batteries in the state unless the battery manufacturer is implementing or participating under an approved plan; allows a city with a population of one million or more to enforce through its own agencies.
Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 9,900 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2035, 15,800 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.