Senate Bill S5394

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of a New York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal

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Current Bill Status Via A119 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-S5394 - Details

Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §247, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8476

2023-S5394 - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a New York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal.

2023-S5394 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5394 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5394
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HARCKHAM, HELMING, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
   ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a New
   York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1-d  of  section 247 of the military law, as
 added by chapter 583 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered 1-e  and  a  new
 subdivision 1-f is added to read as follows:
   1-F.  THE  GOVERNOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME OF THE
 LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A MEDAL, TO BE KNOWN AS  THE  "NEW
 YORK   STATE   IRAQ   WAR   COMMEMORATIVE  MEDAL",  BEARING  A  SUITABLE
 INSCRIPTION, TO ANY PERSON: (I) WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE  STATE  OF  NEW
 YORK;  OR (II) WHO WAS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHILE SERVING
 IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES; (III) WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED
 STATES ARMED FORCES, DEFINED AS ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINE CORPS,  OR
 COAST  GUARD,  OR  THE  ORGANIZED  MILITIA  DEFINED AS THE ARMY NATIONAL
 GUARD, THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD, THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA,  OR  THE  NEW
 YORK  GUARD,  ON  ACTIVE  DUTY ABROAD IN IRAQ DURING THE PERIOD OF MARCH
 TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND THREE THROUGH DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH, TWO  THOUSAND
 ELEVEN;  AND  (IV) WHO WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER HONOR-
 ABLE CIRCUMSTANCES OR WHO HAS A  QUALIFYING  CONDITION,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW,  AND RECEIVED A
 DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR  DISHONORABLE  DISCHARGE,  OR  IS  A
 DISCHARGED  LGBT  VETERAN,  AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF
 THE EXECUTIVE LAW, AND RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN  BAD  CONDUCT  OR
 DISHONORABLE  DISCHARGE.  NO PERSON SHALL RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE NEW YORK
 STATE IRAQ WAR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL.  IN THE EVENT OF THE  DEATH  OF  ANY
 ELIGIBLE  PERSON  PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF SUCH COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, SUCH
 COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE DESIGNATED  REPRESENTATIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00343-01-3

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2023-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §247, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8476

2023-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a New York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal.

2023-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5394--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HARCKHAM,  ASHBY, HELMING, MARTINEZ, WEIK -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland  Security  and  Military Affairs --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a New
   York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1-d  of  section 247 of the military law, as
 added by chapter 583 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered 1-e  and  a  new
 subdivision 1-f is added to read as follows:
   1-F.  THE  GOVERNOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME OF THE
 LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A MEDAL, TO BE KNOWN AS  THE  "NEW
 YORK   STATE   IRAQ   WAR   COMMEMORATIVE  MEDAL",  BEARING  A  SUITABLE
 INSCRIPTION, TO ANY PERSON: (I) WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE  STATE  OF  NEW
 YORK OR WHO WAS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHILE SERVING IN THE
 ARMED  FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES; (II) WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES
 ARMED FORCES, DEFINED AS ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINE  CORPS  OR  COAST
 GUARD,  ON  ACTIVE  DUTY  IN IRAQ AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD OF MARCH
 TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND THREE THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-ONE; AND (III) WHO WAS DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS
 OR  WHO  HAS  A  QUALIFYING  CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE
 VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD  CONDUCT
 OR  DISHONORABLE  DISCHARGE, OR IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION ONE OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW AND  RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE
 OTHER  THAN  BAD  CONDUCT  OR  DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.   NO PERSON SHALL
 RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE NEW YORK STATE IRAQ WAR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL.    IN
 THE  EVENT  OF  THE DEATH OF ANY ELIGIBLE PERSON PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF
 SUCH COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, SUCH COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL SHALL BE PRESENTED TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00343-05-3

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