Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to finance |
Oct 23, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5963
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
2013-S5963 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง403-c, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3186
2011-2012: S584
2013-S5963 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5963 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to display of the Missing In Attack On Our Nation flag on public buildings PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would encourage every county, city, town and village to display the Missing In Attack On Our Nation (MIA-00N) flag at the building housing its local legislative body and state police facility. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the executive law by adding a new section 403-C to encourage every county, city, town, and village to display the MIA-00N flag at the building housing its local legislative body and state police facility for a period of thirty (30) days every year commencing each September 11. The MIA-00N flag shall display a black silhouette of a mother holding her child's hand upon a field of yellow. Underneath the image shall be the phrase "You Will Always Be Remembered" in black lettering. The image of mother and child shall symbolize the vulnerability of innocents to terrorist attack, while the yellow shall symbolize that those taken by terrorist attacks will be returned to their loved ones.
2013-S5963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5963 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 23, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to display of the Missing In Attack On Our Nation flag on public buildings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 403-c to read as follows: S 403-C. DISPLAY OF MISSING IN ATTACK ON OUR NATION FLAG TO BE COMMON- LY KNOWN AS THE MIA-OON FLAG. 1. EVERY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN AND VILLAGE IS ENCOURAGED TO DISPLAY THE MIA-OON FLAG AT THE BUILDING HOUSING ITS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS OR SUCH LONGER PERIOD AS THAT BODY DEEMS APPROPRIATE EVERY YEAR COMMENCING EACH SEPTEMBER ELEV- ENTH. 2. EVERY STATE POLICE FACILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE HEAD- QUARTERS, SUBSTATIONS AND TRAINING ACADEMY, IS ENCOURAGED TO DISPLAY THE MIA-OON FLAG FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS OR SUCH LONGER PERIOD AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE DEEMS APPROPRIATE EVERY YEAR COMMENC- ING EACH SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH. 3. THE MIA-OON FLAG SHALL DISPLAY A BLACK SILHOUETTE OF A MOTHER HOLD- ING HER CHILD'S HAND UPON A FIELD OF YELLOW. UNDERNEATH THE IMAGE SHALL BE THE PHRASE "YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED" IN BLACK LETTERING. THE IMAGE OF MOTHER AND CHILD SHALL SYMBOLIZE THE VULNERABILITY OF INNOCENTS TO TERRORIST ATTACK, WHILE THE YELLOW SHALL SYMBOLIZE THAT THOSE TAKEN BY TERRORIST ATTACKS WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR LOVED ONES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11360-01-3
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