Senate Bill S288A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "American made flag act of 2016" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S288 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4856
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §165, St Fin L; amd §403, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6580, A9091
2017-2018: S4007, A5661
2019-2020: S2981, A10192
2021-2022: S6367, A5160
2023-2024: S3203, A2945

2015-S288 - Summary

Enacts the "American made flag act" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States.

2015-S288 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S288 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   288

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
  to enacting the "American made flag act of 2015"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "American
made flag act of 2015".
  S 2. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. FLAGS. ONLY FLAGS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, THAT ARE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
MANUFACTURED   IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  FROM  ARTICLES,  MATERIALS,  OR
SUPPLIES, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF WHICH ARE GROWN, PRODUCED  OR  MANUFAC-
TURED  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  MAY  BE  PURCHASED FOR USE BY THE STATE
GOVERNMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "FLAG"  SHALL
HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR
HUNDRED ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S 3. Section 403 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22.  ALL FLAGS PURCHASED AND DISPLAYED AT ANY PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL BE
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM AMERICAN MATERIALS, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDI-
VISION NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02195-01-5

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2015-S288A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4856
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §165, St Fin L; amd §403, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6580, A9091
2017-2018: S4007, A5661
2019-2020: S2981, A10192
2021-2022: S6367, A5160
2023-2024: S3203, A2945

2015-S288A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "American made flag act" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States.

2015-S288A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S288A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 288--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MARTINS,  BOYLE, CARLUCCI, CROCI, LARKIN, SERINO,
  VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
  committed  to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the Committee
  on Finance in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
  to enacting the "American made flag act of 2016"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "American
made flag act of 2016".
  S  2.  Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. FLAGS. ONLY FLAGS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, THAT ARE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
MANUFACTURED  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  FROM  ARTICLES,  MATERIALS,   OR
SUPPLIES,  ONE  HUNDRED PERCENT OF WHICH ARE GROWN, PRODUCED OR MANUFAC-
TURED IN THE UNITED STATES, MAY  BE  PURCHASED  FOR  USE  BY  THE  STATE
GOVERNMENT.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "FLAG" SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  FOUR
HUNDRED ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S  3.  Section  403  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22. ALL FLAGS PURCHASED AND DISPLAYED AT ANY PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL  BE
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM AMERICAN MATERIALS, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDI-
VISION NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02195-02-6

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