Bill Text: NY S01066 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha as public holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01066 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S01066-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1066

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. BIAGGI, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

        AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to  establish-
          ing Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha as public holidays

          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 249 of the laws of 2020, 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 nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; the fourth
    10  day  of  July, known as Independence day; the first Monday in September,
    11  known as Labor day; the second Monday in October, known as Columbus day;
    12  the eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day; the fourth  Thurs-
    13  day  in November, known as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth day of
    14  December, known as Christmas day; the holidays of Eid  Ul-Fitr  and  Eid
    15  Ul-Adha, as affixed by Muslim religious law and tradition, and if any of
    16  such  days  except  Flag  day  is  Sunday, the next day thereafter; each
    17  general election day, and each day appointed by  the  president  of  the
    18  United  States  or  by  the  governor  of this state as a day of general
    19  thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer,  or  other  general  religious
    20  observances.  The  term  half-holiday  includes  the period from noon to
    21  midnight of each Saturday which is not a public holiday.
    22    § 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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