Senate Bill S6804

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the flag to be flown at half-staff to commemorate the death of certain first responders

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6804 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9542
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §403, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2161, A2445
2019-2020: S1319
2021-2022: S3755

2015-S6804 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the flag to be flown at half-staff to commemorate the death of certain first responders who passed away in performance of emergency response activities in this state.

2015-S6804 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6804 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6804

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- 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 authorizing  the  flag
  to  be  flown  at half-staff to commemorate the death of certain first
  responders

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  21  of  section 403 of the executive law, as
amended by chapter 666 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  21. The flag shall be flown at full staff at all times except it shall
be  flown at half-staff on the eleventh of September, known as September
11th Remembrance Day, the seventh day of December, known as Pearl Harbor
Day, and to commemorate the death of a personage of  national  or  state
standing  or  of  a local serviceman, official or public servant who, in
the opinion of the local agency concerned, contributed to the community.
It may also be flown at half-staff during special  periods  of  mourning
designated by the President of the United States or the Governor of this
state.    THE  GOVERNOR AND ALL LOCAL AGENCIES OF THIS STATE SHALL ORDER
FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF TO COMMEMORATE THE DEATH OF  ANY  POLICE
OFFICER,  FIREFIGHTER,  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AMBULANCE DRIVER,
PARAMEDIC, PHYSICIAN OR REGISTERED NURSE INVOLVED IN  A  FIRST  RESPONSE
TEAM,  OR  ANY  OTHER  INDIVIDUAL  WHO IN THE COURSE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES,
WHETHER THEY WERE PAID OR VOLUNTEER, PERFORMED EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIV-
ITIES IN THIS STATE WHO PASSED AWAY IN PERFORMANCE OF THESE DUTIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14214-02-6

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