Assembly Actions -
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Oct 03, 2012 |
signed chap.481 |
Sep 21, 2012 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 06, 2012 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.55 substituted for a9078 |
May 16, 2012 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 14, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
May 09, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
May 08, 2012 |
1st report cal.735 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6068
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, IP) Senate District
2011-S6068 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9078
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง168-a, Exec L
2011-S6068 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6068 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing December third of each year as a day of commemoration known as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" PURPOSE: This bill would recognize the economic, cultural, and civic advancements that people with disabilities contribute to New York. It will also rein- force this state's continuing commitment to remove barriers that people with disabilities face. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the executive law is amended by adding December 3 as International Day of Persons with Disabilities. EXISTING LAW: JUSTIFICATION: An estimated 19.5% of all adult New Yorkers have some form of disabili- ty. While they face numerous difficulties and challenges, people with disabilities have contributed greatly to the fabric of this state. In addition, a growing awareness for people with disabilities has promoted acceptance and engendered understanding with the public at large.
2011-S6068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6068 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing December third of each year as a day of commemoration known as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the executive law, as separately amended by chapters 31, 72, 180 and 199 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 3. The following days shall be days of commemoration in each year: January sixth, to be known as "Haym Salomon Day", January twenty-sev- enth, to be known as "Holocaust Remembrance Day", February fourth, to be known as "Rosa Parks Day", February fifteenth, to be known as "Susan B. Anthony Day", February sixteenth, to be known as "Lithuanian Independ- ence Day", February twenty-eighth, to be known as "Gulf War Veterans' Day", March fourth, to be known as "Pulaski Day", March tenth, to be known as "Harriet Tubman Day", March twenty-ninth, to be known as "Viet- nam Veterans' Day", April ninth, to be known as "POW Recognition Day", April twenty-seventh, to be known as "Coretta Scott King Day", April twenty-eighth, to be known as "Workers' Memorial Day", the first Tuesday in May to be known as "New York State Teacher Day", May seventeenth, to be known as "Thurgood Marshall Day", the first Sunday in June, to be known as "Children's Day", June second, to be known as "Italian Inde- pendence Day", June twelfth, to be known as "Women Veterans Recognition Day", June nineteenth, to be known as "Juneteenth Freedom Day", June twenty-fifth, to be known as "Korean War Veterans' Day", August twenty- fourth, to be known as "Ukrainian Independence Day", August twenty- sixth, to be known as "Women's Equality Day", September eleventh, to be known as "Battle of Plattsburgh Day" and also to be known as "September 11th Remembrance Day", September thirteenth, to be known as "John Barry Day" and also to be known as "Uncle Sam Day in the State of New York", September seventeenth, to be known as "Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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