Bill Text: NY S04459 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Designates the state of New York a purple heart state.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 17-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-28 - referred to governmental operations [S04459 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S04459-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4459--A
            Cal. No. 764

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    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:

     1    Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    §  93.  Purple  Heart  state.  The  state  of New York is designated a
     4  "purple heart state", honoring our combat veterans for their service and
     5  sacrifice.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
     7  ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
     8  ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
     9  necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
    10  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.
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