Senate Bill S5304

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the designation of Diwali as a public holiday

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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-S5304 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4331
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2401, A651
2019-2020: S2814, A1197
2021-2022: S5710, A6846
2023-2024: A8597

2015-S5304 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the designation of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, as a public holiday.

2015-S5304 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5304 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5304

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the  desig-
  nation of Diwali as a public holiday

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

  Section 1. Section 24 of the general construction law, as  amended  by
chapter 347 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  S 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
the following days in each year:  the first day of January, known as New
Year's  day;  the  third  Monday  of January, known as Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
the third Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday;  the  last
Monday  in  May, known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in June, known
as Flag day; the fourth day of July,  known  as  Independence  day;  the
first  Monday  in  September,  known  as Labor day; the second Monday in
October, known as Columbus day; the eleventh day of November,  known  as
Veterans'  day;  the  fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving
day; [and] the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day; AND
THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE HINDU  LUNISOLAR  MONTH  OF  KARTIK,  KNOWN  AS
LAKSHMI  PUJA,  OR THE HINDU FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, and if any of such days
except Flag day  is  Sunday,  the  next  day  thereafter;  each  general
election  day,  and  each  day  appointed by the president of the United
States or by the governor of this state as a day of  general  thanksgiv-
ing, general fasting and prayer, or other general religious observances.
The  term half-holiday includes the period from noon to midnight of each
Saturday which is not a public holiday.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07977-01-5

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