Senate Bill S3241

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the prohibition against requiring a permit for the singing of the national anthem or the reciting of the pledge of allegiance

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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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2017-S3241 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3108
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-h, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7395, A10007
2019-2020: S346, A3139
2021-2022: S3690, A4132
2023-2024: S1379

2017-S3241 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the prohibition against requiring a permit for the singing of the national anthem or the reciting of the pledge of allegiance.

2017-S3241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3241
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation  to  establishing  the
   prohibition against requiring a permit for the singing of the national
   anthem or the reciting of the pledge of allegiance

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general city law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 20-h to read as follows:
   §  20-H. PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIRING A PERMIT FOR THE SINGING OF THE
 NATIONAL ANTHEM OR THE RECITING OF THE PLEDGE OF  ALLEGIANCE.  ANY  CITY
 THAT  REQUIRES  A  PERMIT  FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ACTIVITY THAT TAKES
 PLACE ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND WITHIN SUCH CITY, SHALL  NOT  APPLY  ANY
 REQUIREMENT  TO  OBTAIN  SUCH A PERMIT FOR, AND SHALL NOT LEVY OR ASSESS
 ANY SANCTION OR ANY OTHER  PENALTY  AGAINST  ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  GROUP  OR
 ORGANIZATION  FOR  THE  NON-PERMITTED PERFORMANCE OF, THE SINGING OF THE
 NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE RECITING  OF  THE
 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04808-01-7

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