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Assembly Bill A10400

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of general services to cause the United States flag, the state flag and the POW/MIA flag to be displayed in the well of the legislative office building

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2017-A10400 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7737
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9564

2017-A10400 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of general services to cause the United States flag, the state flag and the POW/MIA flag to be displayed in the well of the legislative office building.

2017-A10400 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10400
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to  directing  the
   commissioner  of  general  services  to  cause  the flag of the United
   States, the state flag and the POW/MIA flag to  be  displayed  in  the
   well of the legislative office building

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3 of the public buildings law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  118  of  the  laws  of 1962, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. cause the flags of the United States and the state flag bearing the
 arms of the state, to be displayed upon the capitol building during  the
 daily sessions of the legislature and on public occasions, and cause the
 necessary  flagstaffs  to  be  erected  therefor.  Cause the flag of the
 United States to be appropriately displayed at all times in  the  senate
 chamber  and  in  the  assembly  chamber.  CAUSE  THE FLAG OF THE UNITED
 STATES, THE  STATE  FLAG  AND  THE  POW/MIA  FLAG  TO  BE  APPROPRIATELY
 DISPLAYED  AT  ALL TIMES IN THE WELL OF THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING.
 Cause the flag of the United States to be appropriately  displayed  upon
 the  walls of any hall or other meeting place in a public building under
 his supervision and control during any meeting or gathering  of  persons
 to  which the public is invited. The necessary expenses incurred thereby
 shall be paid out of the treasury on the warrant of the comptroller.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14753-01-8

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