A look at some of the top issues for the New York state Legislature during its 2019 session, which formally begins Wednesday and is scheduled to end June 19:

LEGALIZED MARIJUANA: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he wants adult recreational use of pot legalized within the first 100 days of the session. The third-term Democrat hopes that within that period he and the Democrat-controlled Legislature will have hashed out specifics of how legalized marijuana will be sold, taxed and regulated. Legal sales likely wouldn�t begin for another two years.

SPORTS BETTING: New Jersey already has it, and privately owned and Native American-owned casinos in New York are preparing for the state to approve legally wagering on college and professional sports.

CONGESTION TOLLS: Charging private and commercial vehicles to enter the busiest parts of Manhattan would raise billions of much-needed revenues for New York City�s aging subway system.

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE: Many Democrats are pushing for a state-level, single-payer health care system.

CHILD VICTIMS ACT: Would extend the statute of limitations for child molestation and create a one-year window for victims to sue over old abuse claims. Opponents include the Roman Catholic Church.

CODIFYING ROE v. WADE: For years Senate Republicans blocked efforts to put federal legal protections of abortion rights in state law. With Democrats now in charge, however, supporters say it�s time to ensure those rights continue in New York if Roe v. Wade is ever overturned.

GUN CONTROL: Proposals include banning bump stocks, extending the waiting period for buying a gun from three to 10 days, and enacting a �red flag� law that would allow police, or family members, to seek court orders temporarily removing guns from people deemed dangerous or unstable.

ETHICS REFORM: Cuomo is seeking to limit the amounts that limited liability companies can give to election campaigns, and he also wants to ban all campaign contributions from corporations.

ELECTION REFORM: Proposals include early voting, automatic voter registration when a person interacts with a state agency, combining state and federal primaries on the same day, and making Election Day a state holiday.

DREAM ACT: Extending financial aid to students who were brought to the nation illegally as children has long been a priority for liberals in the Legislature. With Republicans no longer in charge of the state Senate, Democrats think the bill�s time may have finally come.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS: They include elimination of cash bail and changes to the state parole system in an effort to reduce the number of people sent to prison and make the state�s criminal justice system fairer and more focused on rehabilitation.

PROPERTY TAX: Cuomo is proposing to make permanent the 2-percent cap on local property tax increases.

(AP)