Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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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 |
senate Bill S1290
Sponsored By
Michelle Hinchey
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Jacob Ashby
(R) 43rd Senate District
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
James Sanders Jr.
(D) 10th Senate District
S1290 (ACTIVE) - Details
S1290 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1290 SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state law, in relation to a state flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section 92 to state law to establish the *Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" as the official state flag for the rais- ing of awareness of veteran suicide. The commissioner of general services shall establish a protocol for the flying of such flag. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Veterans continue to be at the greatest risk of committing suicide among the U.S. population. An average of approximately 6,000 veterans commit suicide every year in the United. States, with a 6.1 increase from to
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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