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Senate Bill S2401

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the designation of Diwali as a public holiday

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2017-S2401 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A651
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5304, A4331
2019-2020: S2814, A1197
2021-2022: S5710, A6846
2023-2024: A8597
2025-2026: A3507

2017-S2401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the designation of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, as a public holiday.

2017-S2401 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2401
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. COMRIE, DILAN, HAMILTON, PERALTA, PERKINS, SANDERS,
   STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the desig-
   nation of Diwali as a public holiday

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 24 of the general construction law, as amended by
 chapter 347 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
 the following days in each year:  the first day of January, known as New
 Year's day; the third Monday of January,  known  as  Dr.  Martin  Luther
 King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
 the  third  Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; the last
 Monday in May, known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in  June,  known
 as  Flag  day;  the  fourth  day of July, known as Independence day; the
 first Monday in September, known as Labor  day;  the  second  Monday  in
 October,  known  as Columbus day; the eleventh day of November, known as
 Veterans' day; the fourth Thursday in November,  known  as  Thanksgiving
 day; [and] the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day; AND
 THE  FIFTEENTH  DAY  OF  THE  HINDU  LUNISOLAR MONTH OF KARTIK, KNOWN AS
 LAKSHMI PUJA, OR THE HINDU FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, and if any of  such  days
 except  Flag  day  is  Sunday,  the  next  day  thereafter; each general
 election day, and each day appointed by  the  president  of  the  United
 States  or  by the governor of this state as a day of general thanksgiv-
 ing, general fasting and prayer, or other general religious observances.
 The term half-holiday includes the period from noon to midnight of  each
 Saturday which is not a public holiday.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00217-01-7

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