Bill Text: NY J00183 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 183

Introduced

Bill Title: Recognizing the city of Rome, New York upon the occasion of hosting its 2nd Annual Puerto Rico Constitution Day Celebration on July 13, 2024

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-10 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J00183 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-J00183-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 183

BY: Senator GRIFFO

        RECOGNIZING  the  city  of Rome, New York upon the
        occasion of  hosting  its  2nd  Annual  Puerto  Rico
        Constitution Day Celebration on July 13, 2024

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this Legislative Body to recognize
significant days of historical importance; Puerto Rico Constitution  Day
is one such instance; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
recognize  the  city  of Rome, New York upon the occasion of hosting its
2nd Annual Puerto Rico Constitution Day Celebration  on  Saturday,  July
13, 2024, at Bellamy Harbor Park; and

  WHEREAS,  Constitution  Day  is celebrated each year on July 25th in
Puerto Rico, commemorating the signing of the Constitution into  law  in
1952 by Governor Luis Munoz Marin; and

  WHEREAS, Until the signing of the Constitution, July 25th had been a
holiday  in  Puerto  Rico  known  as "Occupation Day" to commemorate the
arrival of United States military forces on July 25, 1898 in an area  of
the  municipality  of  Yauco that in the early 20th century would become
the separate municipality of Guanica; and

  WHEREAS, Puerto Rico recognizes Constitution Day  as  a  full  state
holiday  and  holds commemorative ceremonies each year on this important
day; and

  WHEREAS, The most recent  ceremony  was  held  at  the  Puerto  Rico
Department  of  State  headquarters  building,  the "Edificio de la Real
Intendencia," in Old San Juan with the mayor of Yauco, Abel Nazario,  as
the  keynote speaker, and Supreme Court Associate Justice Edgardo Rivera
Garcia in charge of the reading of the Constitution's Preamble; and

  WHEREAS, According to recent statistics, the Puerto Rican  community
comprises  3.3 % of the City of Rome's total population, which is 33,725
residents; accordingly, it is of utmost importance for the City of  Rome
and  this  Legislative  Body to highlight the plentiful contributions of
these citizens while acknowledging their storied pasts; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative  Body  is  proud  to  acknowledge  various
cultures  of  people who add to the overall diversity of our State, and,
on this occasion, we take the opportunity to recognize the contributions
made by the Puerto Rican community and extend best wishes to all of  its
members as they hold appropriate ceremonies to commemorate this historic
milestone; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize the city of Rome, New York upon the occasion  of  hosting  its
2nd  Annual  Puerto  Rico Constitution Day Celebration on July 13, 2024;
and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the City of Rome, New York.