Senate Bill S7737

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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  • 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-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10400
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-S7737 (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-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7737
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment 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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