State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would order most NYC buildings to shut off non-essential exterior and interior lighting after 11 p.m. during migration season to cut bird deaths — a mandate that, if it passes, lands on facilities managers, electricians, and anyone specifying exterior lighting controls on a job. Secret NYC

In a Pennsylvania case, a subcontractor used that state's prompt-payment act to turn a wrongfully withheld $125,000 into a judgment over $500,000 — a reminder that payment-act claims carry attorney's fees and penalties wherever they exist, New York's own public-work prompt-payment law included. jdsupra.com

A general primer on how state licensing boards process complaints against contractors is a plain reminder for any NY-registered home improvement contractor: a licensing complaint sits on your record and can surface in a future bid review long after the job that caused it is closed out. jdsupra.com

New Jersey's construction code just changed, worth a flag for any NY-based GC or sub chasing work across the Hudson — the rulebook doesn't travel with you, and a set of drawings compliant in the five boroughs isn't automatically compliant in Bergen or Hudson County. jdsupra.com