Senate Bill S5856

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the designation of Good Friday as a public holiday

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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S5856 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Gen Con L; add §3204-a, amd §3604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6937
2019-2020: S4430
2021-2022: S4769

2023-S5856 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the designation of Good Friday as a public holiday.

2023-S5856 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5856
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  BAILEY, CLEARE -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Judici-
   ary
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general construction law and the education law, in
   relation to the designation of Good Friday as a public holiday

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 24 of the general construction law, as amended by
 chapter 249 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
 the following days in each year: the first day of January, known as  New
 Year's  day;  the  third  Monday  of January, known as Dr. Martin Luther
 King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
 the third Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; THE FRIDAY
 IMMEDIATELY BEFORE EASTER, KNOWN AS GOOD FRIDAY; the last Monday in May,
 known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in June, known as Flag day; the
 nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; the  fourth  day  of  July,
 known as Independence day; the first Monday in September, known as Labor
 day;  the  second Monday in October, known as Columbus day; the eleventh
 day of November, known as Veterans' day; the fourth Thursday  in  Novem-
 ber,  known  as  Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth day of December,
 known as Christmas day, and if any of  such  days  except  Flag  day  is
 Sunday, the next day thereafter; each general election day, and each day
 appointed  by  the  president of the United States or by the governor of
 this state as a day of general thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer,
 or other general religious observances. The term  half-holiday  includes
 the  period from noon to midnight of each Saturday which is not a public
 holiday.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3204-a  to
 read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07442-01-3
 S. 5856                             2
              

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