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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 23, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEE, COLTON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation  to  declaring
   Asian Lunar New Year 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 249 of the laws of 2020, 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 FIRST DAY OF THE SECOND LUNAR MONTH AFTER THE WINTER
 SOLSTICE IN THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, KNOWN AS ASIAN LUNAR NEW  YEAR;
 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 nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; 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  Decem-
 ber,  known as Christmas day, 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 thanksgiving, 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 immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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