assembly Bill A10729A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the state of New York from selling or displaying symbols of hate

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  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 15, 2020 approval memo.47
signed chap.343
Dec 03, 2020 delivered to governor
Jul 23, 2020 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.340
substituted for a10729a
Jul 23, 2020 substituted by s8298b
Jul 22, 2020 ordered to third reading rules cal.340
rules report cal.340
reported
reported referred to rules
Jul 21, 2020 reference changed to ways and means
Jul 18, 2020 print number 10729a
Jul 18, 2020 amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations
Jul 01, 2020 referred to governmental operations

Votes

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Jul 22, 2020 - Rules committee Vote

S8298B
18
1
committee
18
Aye
1
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Jul 20, 2020 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

S8298B
5
1
committee
5
Aye
1
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Jul 20, 2020

nay (1)

A10729 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8298
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §146, Pub Bldg L; amd §16, Ag Mkts L

A10729 - Summary

Prohibits the state of New York from selling or displaying symbols of hate or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed with such an image unless the image appears in a book, digital medium, museum or serves an educational or historical purpose; defines term "symbol of hate" to be symbols of white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.

A10729 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10729

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              July 1, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Bichotte) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to prohibiting the
  state of New York from selling or displaying symbols of hate

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
146 to read as follows:
  § 146. PROHIBIT SYMBOLS OF HATE. 1. THE STATE OF NEW  YORK  SHALL  NOT
SELL  OR  DISPLAY  ANY  SYMBOL OF HATE OR ANY SIMILAR IMAGE, OR TANGIBLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY, INSCRIBED WITH SUCH AN IMAGE UNLESS THE IMAGE APPEARS
IN A BOOK,  DIGITAL MEDIUM, OR STATE MUSEUM THAT SERVES  AN  EDUCATIONAL
OR HISTORICAL PURPOSE.
  2.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SYMBOL OF HATE" SHALL
BE SYMBOLS OF WHITE SUPREMACIST AND NEO-NAZI IDEOLOGY,  INCLUDING    BUT
NOT  LIMITED  TO THE BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERACY, ALSO REFERRED TO AS
THE STARS AND BARS.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16200-02-0

A10729A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8298
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §146, Pub Bldg L; amd §16, Ag Mkts L

A10729A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the state of New York from selling or displaying symbols of hate or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed with such an image unless the image appears in a book, digital medium, museum or serves an educational or historical purpose; defines term "symbol of hate" to be symbols of white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.

A10729A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                10729--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              July 1, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Bichotte) --
  read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public buildings law and the agriculture and markets
  law,  in relation to prohibiting the state of New York from selling or
  displaying symbols of hate

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
146 to read as follows:
  §  146.  PROHIBIT  SYMBOLS OF HATE. 1. THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL NOT
SELL OR DISPLAY ANY SYMBOLS OF HATE OR ANY SIMILAR  IMAGE,  OR  TANGIBLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY, INSCRIBED WITH SUCH AN IMAGE UNLESS THE IMAGE APPEARS
IN A BOOK, DIGITAL MEDIUM, MUSEUM, OR OTHERWISE SERVES AN EDUCATIONAL OR
HISTORICAL PURPOSE.
  2.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SYMBOLS OF HATE" SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SYMBOLS  OF  WHITE  SUPREMACY,  NEO-NAZI
IDEOLOGY OR THE BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERACY.
  §  2.  Section  16  of  the  agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 51 to read as follows:
  51. TAKE ANY MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROHIBIT THE SALE, ON  THE  GROUNDS
OF  THE  STATE FAIR AND ANY OTHER FAIRS THAT RECEIVE GOVERNMENT FUNDING,
OF SYMBOLS OF HATE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX  OF  THE
PUBLIC  BUILDINGS LAW,  OR ANY SIMILAR IMAGE, OR TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY, INSCRIBED WITH SUCH AN IMAGE, UNLESS THE IMAGE APPEARS IN A  BOOK,
DIGITAL  MEDIUM,  OR  OTHERWISE  SERVES  AN  EDUCATIONAL  OR  HISTORICAL
PURPOSE.
  § 3. This act shall take effect  immediately.  Effective  immediately,
the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.