Senate Bill S1889

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates the state of New York a purple heart state

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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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2025-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A29
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6745, A10598
2021-2022: S2279, A7961
2023-2024: S4459, A3745, A10337

2025-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the state of New York a purple heart state.

2025-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1889
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ASHBY,  ADDABBO, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
   GALLIVAN, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT,  PALUMBO,  RHOADS,
   ROLISON, STEC, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations

 AN  ACT  to amend the state law, in relation to designating the state of
   New York a purple heart state
 
   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.  PURPLE  HEART  STATE.  THE  STATE  OF NEW YORK IS DESIGNATED A
 "PURPLE HEART STATE", HONORING OUR COMBAT VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND
 SACRIFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
 

 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00327-01-5

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