Bill Text: NY A10400 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of general services to cause the United States flag, the state flag and the POW/MIA flag to be displayed in the well of the legislative office building.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-19 - referred to governmental operations [A10400 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A10400-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10400
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 19, 2018
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations
        AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to  directing  the
          commissioner  of  general  services  to  cause  the flag of the United
          States, the state flag and the POW/MIA flag to  be  displayed  in  the
          well of the legislative office building
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3 of the public buildings law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  118  of  the  laws  of 1962, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    2. cause the flags of the United States and the state flag bearing the
     5  arms of the state, to be displayed upon the capitol building during  the
     6  daily sessions of the legislature and on public occasions, and cause the
     7  necessary  flagstaffs  to  be  erected  therefor.  Cause the flag of the
     8  United States to be appropriately displayed at all times in  the  senate
     9  chamber  and  in  the  assembly  chamber.  Cause  the flag of the United
    10  States, the  state  flag  and  the  POW/MIA  flag  to  be  appropriately
    11  displayed  at  all times in the well of the legislative office building.
    12  Cause the flag of the United States to be appropriately  displayed  upon
    13  the  walls of any hall or other meeting place in a public building under
    14  his supervision and control during any meeting or gathering  of  persons
    15  to  which the public is invited. The necessary expenses incurred thereby
    16  shall be paid out of the treasury on the warrant of the comptroller.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14753-01-8