NY State Senate Bill 2023-S3203

Senate Bill S3203

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "American made flag act" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to finance
Jan 30, 2023	referred to finance

2023-S3203 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2945
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §165, St Fin L; amd §403, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6580, A9091
2015-2016: S288, A4856
2017-2018: S4007, A5661
2019-2020: S2981, A10192
2021-2022: S6367, A5160

2023-S3203 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "American made flag act" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States.

2023-S3203 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3203

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
to enacting the "American made flag act"

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure that all American flags purchased for use by the State of New
York are manufactured in the United States of America.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Sections 1: Titles the bill the "American made flag act."

Section 2: Amends section 165 of the state finance law to require that
all American flags purchased for display in State buildings are 100%
made in the United States of America.

Section 3: Amends section 403 of the executive law to require that all

flags displayed at public buildings conform to the requirements of
section 165 of the state finance law

Section 4: Sets the enacting date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The American Flag is one of the most universally recognized symbols
representing the United States and the principles and freedoms upon
which it was founded. It is estimated that New York spends nearly $3.6
million dollars every year on United States flags produced in other
countries. This bill would ensure that all United States flags purchased
by New York State are, likewise, made in the United States.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-2022: S.6367 referred to Finance/A.5160 referred to Governmental
Operations

2019-2020: S.2981 referred to Finance

2017-2018: S.4007-A passed Senate/A.566I-A referred to Governmental
Operations

2015-2016: S.288-A passed Senate/A.4856-A referred to Governmental Oper-
ations

2014: S.6580-B passed Senate/A.9091-B referred to Governmental Oper-
ations

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2023-S3203 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3203
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
   to enacting the "American made flag act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "American
 made flag act".
   § 2. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. FLAGS. ONLY FLAGS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, THAT ARE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
 MANUFACTURED   IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  FROM  ARTICLES,  MATERIALS,  OR
 SUPPLIES, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF WHICH ARE GROWN, PRODUCED  OR  MANUFAC-
 TURED  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  MAY  BE  PURCHASED FOR USE BY THE STATE
 GOVERNMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "FLAG"  SHALL
 HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 3. Section 403 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22.  ALL FLAGS PURCHASED AND DISPLAYED AT ANY PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL BE
 MADE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM AMERICAN MATERIALS, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDI-
 VISION NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02028-01-3

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