Bill Text: NY S06224 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the display of the United States flag over the capitol building to honor selected veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-06 - referred to governmental operations [S06224 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06224-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 6, 2016
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       Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
         ty and Military Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to the display  of
         flags upon the capitol building
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3 of the public buildings law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  118  of  the  laws  of 1962, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    2. cause the flags of the United States and the state flag bearing the
    5  arms of the state, to be displayed upon the capitol building during  the
    6  daily sessions of the legislature and on public occasions, and cause the
    7  necessary  flagstaffs  to  be erected therefor. OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
    8  DISPLAY A UNITED STATES FLAG UPON THE CAPITOL BUILDING  ON  A  SPECIFIED
    9  DATE IN HONOR OF A VETERAN, SUCH FLAG BEING PURCHASED FROM THE OFFICE OF
   10  GENERAL  SERVICES OR OWNED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, UPON PAYMENT OF A FEE TO BE
   11  SET BY THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL
   12  SERVICES SHALL PRESCRIBE A FORM FOR SUCH PURPOSE INDICATING THE NAME  OF
   13  THE  VETERAN  TO BE HONORED AND PROVIDING A SPACE TO DESCRIBE THE REASON
   14  WHY SUCH VETERAN HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR RECOGNITION. Cause  the  flag  of
   15  the  United  States  to  be  appropriately displayed at all times in the
   16  senate chamber and in the assembly chamber. Cause the flag of the United
   17  States to be appropriately displayed upon the walls of any hall or other
   18  meeting place in a public building under  his  supervision  and  control
   19  during  any  meeting  or  gathering  of  persons  to which the public is
   20  invited. The necessary expenses incurred thereby shall be  paid  out  of
   21  the treasury on the warrant of the comptroller.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11922-02-5