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Assembly Bill A2445

2017-2018 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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2017-A2445 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2161
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §403, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9542, S6804
2019-2020: S1319
2021-2022: S3755

2017-A2445 (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.

2017-A2445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2445
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01530-01-7

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