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Assembly Bill A4856A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "American made flag act of 2016" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States

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2015-A4856 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S288
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §165, St Fin L; amd §403, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9091, S6580
2017-2018: A5661, S4007
2019-2020: A10192, S2981
2021-2022: A5160, S6367
2023-2024: A2945, S3203
2025-2026: A3871, S3429

2015-A4856 - Summary

Enacts the "American made flag act" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States.

2015-A4856 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4856

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CURRAN, BUTLER, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
  to enacting the "American made flag act of 2015"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "American
made flag act of 2015".
  S 2. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. FLAGS. ONLY FLAGS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, THAT ARE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
MANUFACTURED   IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  FROM  ARTICLES,  MATERIALS,  OR
SUPPLIES, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF WHICH ARE GROWN, PRODUCED  OR  MANUFAC-
TURED  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  MAY  BE  PURCHASED FOR USE BY THE STATE
GOVERNMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "FLAG"  SHALL
HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR
HUNDRED ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S 3. Section 403 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22.  ALL FLAGS PURCHASED AND DISPLAYED AT ANY PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL BE
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM AMERICAN MATERIALS, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDI-
VISION NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02195-01-5

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2015-A4856A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S288
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §165, St Fin L; amd §403, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9091, S6580
2017-2018: A5661, S4007
2019-2020: A10192, S2981
2021-2022: A5160, S6367
2023-2024: A2945, S3203
2025-2026: A3871, S3429

2015-A4856A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "American made flag act" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States.

2015-A4856A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4856--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CURRAN, BUTLER, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA, DiPIETRO,
  PALUMBO, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAWRENCE --  read
  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations --
  recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations in  accordance
  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
  to enacting the "American made flag act of 2016"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "American
made flag act of 2016".
  S 2. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. FLAGS. ONLY FLAGS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, THAT ARE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
MANUFACTURED   IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  FROM  ARTICLES,  MATERIALS,  OR
SUPPLIES, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF WHICH ARE GROWN, PRODUCED  OR  MANUFAC-
TURED  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  MAY  BE  PURCHASED FOR USE BY THE STATE
GOVERNMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "FLAG"  SHALL
HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR
HUNDRED ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S 3. Section 403 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22.  ALL FLAGS PURCHASED AND DISPLAYED AT ANY PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL BE
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM AMERICAN MATERIALS, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDI-
VISION NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02195-03-6

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