Requires the commissioner of transportation to increase the number of licenses for tow truck operators in a city with a population of one million or more by thirty percent by December 31, 2025.
Expands eligibility for loans and grants pursuant to the resilient retrofits loan and grant program for private sewer repairs and upgrades; establishes the resilient retrofits loan and grant fund.
Provides that anyone who directs, hires, requests, encourages, orchestrates or invites another individual to cause a collision involving a motor vehicle shall be guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree.
Relates to electronic financial disclosures of members and candidates of the legislature; requires creation of electronic version of disclosure statement; directs the commission on ethics and lobbying in government shall make available an editable, electronic, readable and searchable version of the annual statement of financial disclosure by January 1, 2026.
Relates to authorizing the superintendent of financial services to grant three credit hours of continuing education for a licensees' active membership in a statewide professional insurance producer association.
Requires actuarial certification of certain rate determinations made by the superintendent, in accordance with practice standards established by the actuarial standards board.
Ensures that insurers are permitted to offer loss prevention programs as long as such programs are offered to the general public and the insurer's policyholders.
Relates to replacement of individual life insurance policies or annuity contracts; amends provisions relating to misrepresentations and misleading statements; requires replacements regulation be consistent with policies of the national association of insurance commissioners.
Provides that payment of interest penalty and attorney fees to claimant when payment of a claim is overdue shall be exclusive remedy when insurer fails to make timely payment; provides such failure of insurer to make timely payment or issue denial within 30 days after proof of claim has been submitted to insurer shall not preclude such insurer from issuing a denial or asserting a defense after the 30 day period has elapsed.
Provides that certain utilization review determinations shall be made consistent with medical and scientific evidence; includes services for mental health and substance use disorders as part of emergency services.
Increases the minimum wage outside of New York city and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; repeals certain provisions of law relating to exceptions to minimum wage increases.
Protects certain employees from a reduction of wages due to their involvement in the investigation of a violation of a workplace violence protection program.