Senate Bill S4459A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates the state of New York a purple heart state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S4459 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10337
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6745, A10598
2021-2022: S2279, A7961
2025-2026: A29

2023-S4459 - Summary

Designates the state of New York a purple heart state.

2023-S4459 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4459 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4459
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ASHBY, GALLIVAN, OBERACKER, ORTT, RHOADS, ROLISON,
   WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating the  state  of
   New York a purple heart state

   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 93 to read
 as follows:
   § 93. PURPLE HEART STATE. THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  IS  DESIGNATED  A
 "PURPLE HEART STATE".
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06278-01-3

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2023-S4459A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10337
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6745, A10598
2021-2022: S2279, A7961
2025-2026: A29

2023-S4459A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the state of New York a purple heart state.

2023-S4459A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4459A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4459--A
     Cal. No. 764
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, ADDABBO, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, MATTERA, MURRAY,
   OBERACKER,  O'MARA,  ORTT,  PALUMBO,  RHOADS,  ROLISON, STEC, TEDISCO,
   WALCZYK, WEBER, WEIK -- read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and
   Government Operations in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to
   the  Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state law, in relation to designating the state of
   New York a purple heart state
 
   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 93 to read
 as follows:
   §  93.  PURPLE  HEART  STATE.  THE  STATE  OF NEW YORK IS DESIGNATED A
 "PURPLE HEART STATE", HONORING OUR COMBAT VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND
 SACRIFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06278-03-4

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