S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9755
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 10, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, DeSTEFANO, FERNANDEZ, GALEF, GLICK,
LAVINE, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, RA, SIMON, SIMOTAS,
SMULLEN, TAGUE, WALCZYK, WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to making the yellow pro-suf-
fragist rose the official flower of the state for the 2020 calendar
year; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 75 of the state law, as added by chapter 507 of the
laws of 1955, is amended to read as follows:
§ 75. State flower. The rose shall be the official flower of the state
in any color or combination of colors common to it, PROVIDED, THAT FOR
THE CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, THE YELLOW PRO-SUFFRAGIST ROSE
SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL FLOWER OF THE STATE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14804-02-0