Senate Bill S2161

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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  • 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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2017-S2161 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §403, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6804
2019-2020: S1319
2021-2022: S3755

2017-S2161 (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-S2161 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2161 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2161
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERINO, AVELLA, LARKIN, RITCHIE -- 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.
   § 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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