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Assembly Bill A11336

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the state flag for raising awareness of neurodiversity

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2025-A11336 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8643
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §94, State L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5780, S5169

2025-A11336 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Neurodiversity Flag" as the official state flag for raising awareness of neurodiversity.

2025-A11336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11336
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Schiavoni)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation  to  establishing  the  state
   flag for raising awareness of neurodiversity
 
   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 94 to read
 as follows:
   § 94. STATE FLAG FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF NEURODIVERSITY. THE  "NEURO-
 DIVERSITY  STRENGTH FLAG" SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL STATE FLAG FOR THE RAIS-
 ING OF AWARENESS OF NEURODIVERSITY. SUCH FLAG SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY  THE
 AUTISM  SPECTRUM  DISORDERS  ADVISORY BOARD PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.42 OF
 THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND REVIEWED AND UPDATED AS NECESSARY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01004-03-6

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