Senate Bill S1787

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to a state flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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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2025-S1787 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8283
2021-2022: S5148
2023-2024: S1290

2025-S1787 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.

2025-S1787 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1787 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1787
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, ADDABBO, ASHBY, HARCKHAM, HELMING, MARTINS,
   MATTERA, SANDERS, SKOUFIS, STEC, WEIK -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to a state flag  for  raising
   awareness of veteran suicide

   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. STATE  FLAG  FOR  RAISING  AWARENESS  OF  VETERAN  SUICIDE.  THE
 "SUICIDE  AWARENESS  AND  REMEMBRANCE  FLAG" SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL STATE
 FLAG FOR THE RAISING OF AWARENESS OF VETERAN SUICIDE.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  GENERAL  SERVICES  SHALL ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL 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.
                                                            LBD05451-01-5

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