Assembly Bill A8927

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the official state flag for recognizing armed services members

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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-A8927 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §92, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1771
2023-2024: A3429

2019-A8927 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the "Honor and Remember Flag" as the official state flag for recognizing armed service members who have died as a result of serving the United States in any war or conflict the nation have been involved in since its inception.

2019-A8927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8927
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating the "Honor and
   Remember Flag" as  the  official  state  flag  for  recognizing  armed
   services members

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 92 to read
 as follows:
   § 92. STATE FLAG FOR RECOGNIZING ARMED SERVICES  MEMBERS.  THE  "HONOR
 AND  REMEMBER FLAG" SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL STATE FLAG FOR RECOGNIZING ALL
 ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF SERVING  THE  UNITED
 STATES IN ANY WAR OR CONFLICT THE NATION HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SINCE ITS
 INCEPTION. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH A PROTO-
 COL FOR THE FLYING OF SUCH FLAG.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13598-01-9

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