Bill Text: NY A08704 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that the official state hymn of remembrance in honor of all American veterans shall be "Here Rests in Honored Glory".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-28 - signed chap.466 [A08704 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A08704-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8704--A
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     October 5, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to  the  Committee
          on  Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
          -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
          and recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating "Here Rests in
          Honored  Glory" the official state hymn of remembrance in honor of all
          American veterans
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 91 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    §  91.  State  hymn  of remembrance in honor of all American veterans.
     4  "Here Rests in Honored Glory," by Dr. Donald  B.  Miller  shall  be  the
     5  official  state  hymn  of remembrance in honor of all American veterans,
     6  based on the inscription on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
     7    § 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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