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Jun 28, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8387
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S8387 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Military Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §267, Mil L; amd §3, Pub Bldgs L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3957
2013-2014: S2657
2009-S8387 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8387 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the military law and the public buildings law, in relation to the display of certain flags upon the capitol building PURPOSE: This bill would provide for the display of the National Honor and Remember Flag for fallen members of the armed forces. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill would add a new section 267 to the executive law, to designate the honor and remember flag for fallen members of the armed forces. Specifically, this bill would: (a) Provide for a legislative intent which would find and determine that: (1) Since the revolutionary war, more than one million members of the United States armed forces have paid the ultimate price by sacrificing their lives in the line of duty.
2009-S8387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8387 I N S E N A T E June 28, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LARKIN, SKELOS, LEIBELL, FARLEY, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the military law and the public buildings law, in relation to the display of certain flags upon the capitol building THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 267 to read as follows: S 267. DESIGNATION OF HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG FOR FALLEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (A) LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT: (1) SINCE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MORE THAN ONE MILLION MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE BY SACRIFICING THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. (2) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE FALLEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ARE DESERVING OF NATIONAL RECOGNITION. (3) CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED SYMBOLIC FLAG THAT ACKNOWLEDGES MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. (B) ADOPTION. THE NATIONAL HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG FOR FALLEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG IS THE SYMBOL OF OUR NATION'S CONCERN AND COMMITMENT TO HONORING AND REMEMBERING THE LIVES OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. (C) PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF FLAGS. NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL COMMENCE THE PROCUREMENT OF HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAGS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM AS NECESSARY. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 3 of the public buildings law, as amended by chapter 118 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows: 2. cause the flags of the United States [and], the state flag bearing the arms of the state AND THE FLAG COMMONLY DESIGNATED AS THE NATIONAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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