NY State Senate Bill 2021-S3690

Senate Bill S3690

2021-2022 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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Jan 05, 2022	referred to cities 2
Jan 30, 2021	referred to cities 2

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2021-S3690 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4132
Current Committee:: Senate Cities 2
Law Section:: General City Law
Laws Affected:: Add §20-h, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7395, A10007
2017-2018: S3241, A3108
2019-2020: S346, A3139
2023-2024: S1379

2021-S3690 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S3690 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3690

SPONSOR: FELDER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE:

This bill seeks to prohibit the requiring of a permit for the singing of
the national anthem or the reciting of the pledge of allegiance.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill would amend the general city law to add a new
section 20-H to prohibit the requiring of a permit for the singing of
the national anthem or the reciting of the pledge of allegiance.

More specifically, this bill would provide a that 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.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2016, a group of school children were stopped from signing the
National Anthem at September 11 memorial by security due to a require-
ment that any performance on such site must first obtain and purchase a
permit to do so.

The expression of singing the National Anthem or reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance to honor our nation, and those who have given their lives in
its service, should not require a permit, nor should those who sing such
Anthem or recite such Pledge be subject to sanctions or fines for fail-
ing to obtain such a permit. This bill would thereby permit such patri-
otic and reverential displays, without the unjustifiable interference of
the city in which they Occur.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: S.346 - Referred to Committee
2017-18: S.3241 - Passed Senate
2016: S.7395

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S3690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3690
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 2
 
 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.
                                                            LBD05713-01-1

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