Senate Bill S7329

                             
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                                   7329
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 10, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 designating
   March eighth 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 EIGHTH
 DAY OF MARCH, KNOWN AS WOMEN'S DAY; the last Monday  in  May,  known  as
 Memorial  day;  the  second Sunday in June, known as Flag day; the nine-
 teenth 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 Thursday in November, known
 as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth  day  of  December,  known  as
 Christmas  day,  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.
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