Bill Text: NY S08283 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 8283 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-06 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S08283 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08283-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8283

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 6, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
          ment Operations

        AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to a state flag  for  raising
          awareness of veteran suicide

          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 92 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    § 92. State  flag  for  raising  awareness  of  veteran  suicide.  The
     4  "Suicide  Awareness  and  Remembrance  Flag" shall be the official state
     5  flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide.  The  commissioner
     6  of  general  services  shall establish a protocol for the flying of such
     7  flag.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16304-01-0