Bill Text: NY A05116 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A05116 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A05116-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5116 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental 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: 1 Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read 2 as follows: 3 § 93. State flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide. The 4 "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state 5 flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide. The commissioner 6 of general services shall establish a protocol for the flying of such 7 flag. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04366-01-3