We pass many important laws in the state Assembly. Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor.<\/p>\n
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New Laws Taking Effect \u2013 May 2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Effective Date<\/strong><\/td>\n | Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\n | Bill Number<\/strong><\/td>\n | Summary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n | 5\/2\/2022<\/td>\n | Ch. 573 of 2021<\/p>\n | Ch. 146 of 2022<\/td>\n A.3136-A<\/a><\/p>\n | Ensures that higher education institutions that participate in state financial aid programs cannot as a condition of any award or loan, require any student to: submit to mandatory arbitration, resolve a complaint through an internal dispute process, waive any rights or be prohibited from disclosing or commenting on the agreement; nor can the institution threaten, retaliate or discriminate against any student eligible for an award or loan because of the student’s refusal to consent to any of these requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5\/7\/2022<\/td>\n | Ch. 583 of 2021<\/td>\n | A.430<\/a><\/p>\n | Requires prior written notice upon hiring to all employees informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur and requires employers to post the notice of electronic monitoring.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5\/7\/2022<\/td>\n | Ch. 593 of 2021 \u00a7\u00a72, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12<\/td>\n | A.2382<\/a><\/p>\n | Enacts provisions of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, requiring that a notice of lawsuit must be mailed to the debtor with clear instructions on how to get legal help, and it must be translated in English and Spanish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5\/9\/2022<\/td>\n | Ch. 56 of 2022<\/p>\n | Part UU<\/p>\n Subparts A-D, F<\/td>\n A.9006-C<\/a><\/p>\n | Makes the following changes to criminal justice reforms:<\/p>\n | \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Allows a court to set bail for certain gun-related charges, modifies the definition of \u201cqualifying offenses\u201d which are bail eligible, for those who commit certain crimes that involve harm to a person or property, amends the definition of harm to a person or property, and requires the court to consider certain factors when determining whether or not to set bail.<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Provides for an involuntary or voluntary psychiatric evaluation for individuals before the court who appear mentally ill and could cause harm to themselves or another person.<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modifies the discovery process to allow for reasonable delays while ensuring the defendant\u2019s right to a fair and speedy trial.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 5\/9\/2022<\/td>\n | <\/p>\n | Ch. 58 of 2022<\/p>\n Part JJ<\/p>\n <\/td>\n A.9008-C<\/a><\/p>\n | Repeals the right-of-way permit fee for fiber optic deployment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5\/10\/2022<\/td>\n | Ch. 602 of 2021<\/td>\n | A.3920<\/a><\/p>\n | Enables veterans and reservists to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver’s license.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5\/14\/2022<\/td>\n | Ch. 613 of 2021<\/td>\n | A.743-A<\/a><\/p>\n | Requires certain contractor, subcontractor and worker certifications for certain contracts which involve industrial painting or industrial coating work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5\/14\/2022<\/td>\n | Ch. 618 of 2021<\/p>\n | Ch. 58 of 2022<\/p>\n Part GGG<\/td>\n A.6295-A<\/a><\/p>\n | Establishes a commercial driver’s license (CDL) class A young adult training program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5\/30\/2022<\/td>\n | Ch. 643 of 2021; Ch. 9 of 2022<\/td>\n | A.1508<\/a><\/p>\n | Authorizes reverse cooperative apartment unit loans for individuals 62 years of age or older and provides for additional consumer protections.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" | We pass many important laws in the state Assembly. Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor. New Laws Taking Effect \u2013 May 2022 Effective Date Chapter Bill Number Summary 5\/2\/2022 Ch. 573 of 2021 Ch. 146 of 2022 A.3136-A S.4237-A A.8709 S.7699 Ensures that higher education institutions that participate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3541,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540\/revisions\/3541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |