Senate Bill S8023

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of general services to place a POW/MIA chair and plaque in the capitol

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-S8023 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-c, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5540

2015-S8023 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of general services to place a POW/MIA chair and plaque in the capitol to honor United States prisoners of war and those still missing in action.

2015-S8023 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S8023 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8023

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to  directing  the
  commissioner of general services to provide space for and place in the
  capitol a POW/MIA chair and plaque to honor United States prisoners of
  war and those still missing in action

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

  Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
5-c to read as follows:
  S 5-C. POW/MIA CHAIR AND PLAQUE IN THE CAPITOL.  THERE  SHALL  BE  SET
ASIDE SPACE IN THE CAPITOL BY THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES FOR A
POW/MIA  CHAIR  AND  PLAQUE, AND SUCH COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE
PLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH CHAIR AND PLAQUE  IN  THE  CAPITOL  TO
HONOR UNITED STATES PRISONERS OF WAR AND THOSE STILL MISSING IN ACTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15758-01-6

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