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Assembly Bill A7328

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to a state flag for raising awareness of Black liberation

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2025-A7328 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5115
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L

2025-A7328 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Declares the "Juneteenth flag" to be the official state flag for raising awareness of the history of slavery, the struggles African Americans have faced, and the ongoing fight for equity today.

2025-A7328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7328
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state law, in relation to a state flag for raising
   awareness of Black liberation
 
   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 BLACK LIBERATION. THE "JUNE-
 TEENTH  FLAG"  SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL STATE FLAG FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF
 THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY, THE STRUGGLES AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE FACED,  AND
 THE ONGOING FIGHT FOR EQUITY TODAY. 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.
                                                            LBD09868-01-5

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