Senate Bill S7899

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates Kwanzaa as a public holiday

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7899 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2705
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6830, A9182

2023-S7899 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates Kwanzaa as a public holiday in New York.

2023-S7899 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7899
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the  desig-
   nation of Kwanzaa as 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 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  Thurs-
 day  in November, known as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth day of
 December, known as Christmas day, THE PERIOD OF TIME BEGINNING THE TWEN-
 TY-SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER AND ENDING THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY,  KNOWN  AS
 KWANZAA, 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.
                                                            LBD07024-01-3

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