Senate Bill S5540

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of general services to place a POW/MIA chair and plaque in the capitol

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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-S5540 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7506
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-c, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S8023

2017-S5540 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of general services to place a POW/MIA chair and plaque in the capitol to honor United States prisoners of war and those still missing in action.

2017-S5540 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5540
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to  directing  the
   commissioner of general services to provide space for and place in the
   capitol a POW/MIA chair and plaque to honor United States prisoners of
   war and those still missing in action
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
 5-c to read as follows:
   § 5-C. POW/MIA CHAIR AND PLAQUE IN THE CAPITOL.  THERE  SHALL  BE  SET
 ASIDE SPACE IN THE CAPITOL BY THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES FOR A
 POW/MIA  CHAIR  AND  PLAQUE, AND SUCH COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE
 PLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH CHAIR AND PLAQUE  IN  THE  CAPITOL  TO
 HONOR UNITED STATES PRISONERS OF WAR AND THOSE STILL MISSING IN ACTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02818-01-7

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