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Senate Bill S10352

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to displaying a flag and plaque in the capitol for raising awareness of veteran suicide

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2025-S10352 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-d, Pub Bldg L

2025-S10352 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that space be set aside in the capitol for the display of the Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag and plaque for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to place and maintain such flag and plaque.

2025-S10352 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10352
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
   and Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public buildings law, in relation to displaying a
   flag and plaque in  the  capitol  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 public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
 5-d to read as follows:
   § 5-D. FLAG AND PLAQUE FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF VETERAN SUICIDE IN THE
 CAPITOL.  THERE SHALL BE SET ASIDE SPACE IN THE CAPITOL BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES FOR THE DISPLAY OF THE VETERAN SUICIDE AWARE-
 NESS  AND  REMEMBRANCE  FLAG  AND  PLAQUE,  AND  SUCH COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PROVIDE FOR THE PLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH FLAG AND PLAQUE IN THE
 CAPITOL TO RAISE AWARENESS OF VETERAN SUICIDE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15843-01-6

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