NY State Senate Bill S4615A

senate Bill S4615A

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the selling or displaying of symbols of hate by municipalities, fire districts, volunteer fire companies, police departments and school districts

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 02, 2021	signed chap.554
Oct 22, 2021	delivered to governor
Jun 09, 2021	returned to senate passed assembly
Jun 07, 2021	ordered to third reading rules cal.437 substituted for a5402a
May 25, 2021	referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate
May 19, 2021	amended on third reading 4615a
Mar 18, 2021	advanced to third reading
Mar 17, 2021	2nd report cal.
Mar 16, 2021	1st report cal.561
Feb 08, 2021	referred to local government

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S4615 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5402
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§99-x & 209-gg, Gen Muni L; add §1527-a, Ed L

S4615 - Summary

Prohibits the selling or displaying of symbols of hate by municipalities, fire districts, volunteer fire companies, police departments and school districts.

S4615 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4615

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
relation to prohibiting the selling or displaying of symbols of hate

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would prohibit a municipal corporation from the selling
or displaying any symbol of hate.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the general municipal law to prohibit a municipal
corporation from selling or displaying any symbols of hate or any simi-
lar image, or tangible personal property inscribed with such image
unless the image is in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise
serves an educational or historical purpose. This section also defines
symbols of hate as symbols of white supremacy, neo-Nazi ideology, or the

Battle Flag of the Confederacy.

Section 2 amends a different section of general municipal law to prohib-
it a fire district, volunteer fire company, or police department from
selling or displaying any symbols of hate or any similar image, or
tangible personal property inscribed with such image unless the image is
in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise serves an educational or
historical purpose. This section also defines symbols of hate as symbols
of white supremacy, neoNazi ideology, or the Battle Flag of the Confed-
eracy.

Section 3 amends the education law to prohibit a school district from
selling or displaying any symbols of hate or any similar image, or
tangible personal property inscribed with such image unless the image is
in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise serves an educational or
historical purpose. This section also defines symbols of hate as symbols
of white supremacy, neoNazi ideology, or the Battle Flag of the Confed-
eracy.

Section 4 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation which is patterned after ground breaking legislation
that was signed into law in 2020 would extend prohibitions on the
display and sale of symbols of hate. Hate has no place in New York. Hate
especially has no place on display by our municipal governments, our
volunteer fire companies, fire districts or police departments. This
legislation takes the next steps towards eradicating the governmental
public display of symbols of hate.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S4615 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4615
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAPLAN, BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  education  law,  in
   relation to prohibiting the selling or displaying of symbols of hate

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 99-x to read as follows:
   §  99-X.  PROHIBIT  SYMBOLS OF HATE.  1. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL
 NOT SELL OR DISPLAY ANY SYMBOLS OF HATE OR ANY SIMILAR IMAGE, OR  TANGI-
 BLE  PERSONAL  PROPERTY,  INSCRIBED  WITH SUCH AN IMAGE UNLESS THE IMAGE
 APPEARS IN A BOOK, DIGITAL MEDIUM, MUSEUM, OR OTHERWISE SERVES AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL 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. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 209-gg to read as follows:
   §  209-GG. SYMBOLS OF HATE.  1. A FIRE DISTRICT, VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPA-
 NY, OR POLICE DEPARTMENT 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.
   § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  1527-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  1527-A.  PROHIBIT  SYMBOLS OF HATE.  1. A SCHOOL DISTRICT 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD08985-01-1

 S. 4615                             2
 
 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.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

Co-Sponsors

S4615A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5402
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§99-x & 209-gg, Gen Muni L; add §1527-a, Ed L

S4615A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the selling or displaying of symbols of hate by municipalities, fire districts, volunteer fire companies, police departments and school districts.

S4615A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4615A

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
relation to prohibiting the selling or displaying of symbols of hate

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would prohibit a municipality from the selling or
displaying any symbol of hate.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the general municipal law to prohibit a municipality
from selling or displaying any symbols of hate or any similar image, or
tangible personal property inscribed with such image unless the image is
in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise serves an educational or
historical purpose.  This section also defines symbols of hate as
symbols of white supremacy, neo-Nazi ideology, or the Battle Flag of the

Confederacy.

Section 2 amends a different section of general municipal law to prohib-
it a fire district, volunteer fire company, or police department from
selling or displaying any symbols of hate or any similar image, or
tangible personal property inscribed with such image unless the image is
in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise serves an educational or
historical purpose. This section also defines symbols of hate as symbols
of white supremacy, neoNazi ideology, or the Battle Flag of the Confed-
eracy.

Section 3 amends the education law to prohibit a school district from
selling or displaying any symbols of hate or any similar image, or
tangible personal property inscribed with such image unless the image is
in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise serves an educational or
historical purpose. This section also defines symbols of hate as symbols
of white supremacy, neoNazi ideology, or the Battle Flag of the Confed-
eracy.

Section 4 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation which is patterned after ground breaking legislation
that was signed into law in 2020 would extend prohibitions on the
display and sale of symbols of hate. Hate has no place in New York. Hate
especially has no place on display by our municipal governments, our
volunteer fire companies, fire districts or police departments. This
legislation takes the next steps towards eradicating the governmental
public display of symbols of hate.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S4615A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4615--A
     Cal. No. 561
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KAPLAN, BIAGGI, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
   Government -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  education  law,  in
   relation to prohibiting the selling or displaying of symbols of hate
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 99-x to read as follows:
   § 99-X. PROHIBIT SYMBOLS OF HATE.  1. A MUNICIPALITY 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 FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "SYMBOLS OF HATE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SYMBOLS OF
 WHITE  SUPREMACY, NEO-NAZI IDEOLOGY OR THE BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERA-
 CY.
   (B) "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN ANY COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE,  CITY,  BOARD
 OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  OTHER  SPECIAL DISTRICT, OR ANY
 OFFICE OR AGENCY THEREOF.
   § 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 209-gg to read as follows:
   §  209-GG. SYMBOLS OF HATE.  1. A FIRE DISTRICT, VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPA-
 NY, OR POLICE DEPARTMENT 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08985-02-1

 S. 4615--A                          2
 
   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.
   §  3.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-a to
 read as follows:
   § 1527-A. PROHIBIT SYMBOLS OF HATE.  1. A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  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.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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S4615 - Sponsor Memo

S4615 - Bill Text download pdf

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S4615 - Sponsor Memo

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