Bill Text: NY A00119 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the issuance of a New York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-11-10 - signed chap.609 [A00119 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A00119-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           119

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 4, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Veterans' Affairs

        AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of  a  New
          York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1-d of section 247  of  the  military  law,  as
     2  added  by  chapter  583 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered 1-e and a new
     3  subdivision 1-f is added to read as follows:
     4    1-f. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name  of  the
     5  legislature  of  the state of New York, a medal, to be known as the "New
     6  York  State  Iraq  War  Commemorative   Medal",   bearing   a   suitable
     7  inscription,  to  any  person: (i) who is a resident of the state of New
     8  York; or (ii) who was a resident of the state of New York while  serving
     9  in the armed forces of the United States; (iii) who served in the United
    10  States  Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or
    11  coast guard, or the organized  militia  defined  as  the  army  national
    12  guard,  the  air  national guard, the New York naval militia, or the New
    13  York guard, on active duty abroad in Iraq during  the  period  of  March
    14  twentieth,  two thousand three through December eighteenth, two thousand
    15  eleven; and (iv) who was honorably discharged or released  under  honor-
    16  able  circumstances  or  who  has  a qualifying condition, as defined in
    17  section three hundred  fifty  of  the  executive  law,  and  received  a
    18  discharge  other  than  bad  conduct  or dishonorable discharge, or is a
    19  discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section three  hundred  fifty  of
    20  the  executive  law,  and received a discharge other than bad conduct or
    21  dishonorable discharge.  No person shall receive more than one New  York
    22  State  Iraq  War Commemorative Medal.   In the event of the death of any
    23  eligible person prior to the receipt of such commemorative  medal,  such
    24  commemorative  medal shall be presented to the designated representative

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00343-01-3
        A. 119                              2

     1  of the deceased.  The adjutant general, in consultation with the  direc-
     2  tor  of  the  division  of veterans' services, shall make such rules and
     3  regulations as may be deemed necessary for the proper  presentation  and
     4  distribution of such medals.
     5    §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as separately
     6  amended by chapters 582 and 583 of the laws of 2022, is amended to  read
     7  as follows:
     8    4.  This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient of
     9  the conspicuous service cross, the conspicuous service  star,  the  Cold
    10  War Certificate, the New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certif-
    11  icate,  the  New York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal or the New York
    12  State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal or the New York State  Korean  War
    13  Commemorative  Medal has been a resident of the state of New York at the
    14  time of his or her entry into the United States army, air  force,  navy,
    15  or marine corps.
    16    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    17  it  shall have become a law; provided, however, that if chapters 582 and
    18  583 of the laws of 2022 have not taken effect on  or  before  such  date
    19  then  section  two of this act shall take effect on such date and in the
    20  same manner as such chapters of the laws of 2022 takes effect. The divi-
    21  sion of military and naval affairs is authorized to promulgate  any  and
    22  all  rules  and  regulations  and  take  any other measures necessary to
    23  implement the provisions of this act on its effective date on or  before
    24  such date.