Assembly Bill A3139

2019-2020 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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2019-A3139 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S346
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: A10007, S7395
2017-2018: A3108, S3241
2021-2022: A4132, S3690
2023-2024: S1379

2019-A3139 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A3139 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3139
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred 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.
                                                            LBD02615-01-9

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