senate Bill S1290

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a state flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
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    • Passed Assembly
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 15, 2023 referred to governmental operations
Feb 14, 2023 delivered to assembly
passed senate
Feb 08, 2023 advanced to third reading
Feb 07, 2023 2nd report cal.
Feb 06, 2023 1st report cal.275
Jan 11, 2023 referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

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Feb 14, 2023 - floor Vote

S1290
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floor
61
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Feb 14, 2023

aye (61)
excused (2)

Feb 6, 2023 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

S1290
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committee
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Aye
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Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Investigations and Government Operations Committee Vote: Feb 6, 2023

aye (7)

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S1290 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5116
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8283
2021-2022: S5148, A6200

S1290 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.

S1290 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1290 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1290
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HINCHEY, ADDABBO, HARCKHAM, SANDERS, SKOUFIS, WEIK
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to a state flag  for  raising
   awareness of veteran suicide

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read
 as follows:
   § 93. STATE  FLAG  FOR  RAISING  AWARENESS  OF  VETERAN  SUICIDE.  THE
 "SUICIDE  AWARENESS  AND  REMEMBRANCE  FLAG" SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL STATE
 FLAG FOR THE RAISING OF AWARENESS OF VETERAN SUICIDE.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  GENERAL  SERVICES  SHALL ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL FOR THE FLYING OF SUCH
 FLAG.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04366-01-3

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