Bill Text: NY A08531 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the second Monday in July each year as a public holiday, to be known as Abolition Commemoration Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-23 - advanced to third reading cal.337 [A08531 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08531-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8531

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     August 7, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, HEASTIE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN  ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the desig-
          nation of Abolition Commemoration day as a public holiday

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

     1    Section  1.  Section 24 of the general construction law, as amended by
     2  chapter 347 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
     4  the following days in each year:  the first day of January, known as New
     5  Year's day; the third Monday of January,  known  as  Dr.  Martin  Luther
     6  King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
     7  the  third  Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; the last
     8  Monday in May, known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in  June,  known
     9  as  Flag  day;  the  fourth  day of July, known as Independence day; the
    10  second Monday in July, known as Abolition Commemoration day;  the  first
    11  Monday  in  September, known as Labor day; the second Monday in October,
    12  known as Columbus day; the eleventh day of November, known as  Veterans'
    13  day;  the  fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving day; [and]
    14  the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day, and if any  of
    15  such  days  except  Flag  day  is  Sunday, the next day thereafter; each
    16  general election day, and each day appointed by  the  president  of  the
    17  United  States  or  by  the  governor  of this state as a day of general
    18  thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer,  or  other  general  religious
    19  observances.  The  term  half-holiday  includes  the period from noon to
    20  midnight of each Saturday which is not a public holiday.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
    22  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


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