Assembly Bill A8489A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires certain municipalities to display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A8489 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7483
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §403-a, Exec L

2013-A8489 - Summary

Requires certain municipalities to display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag on certain days, when such flags have been provided to the municipalities by a local veterans' organization.

2013-A8489 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8489

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD, ABBATE, JAFFEE, DIPIETRO, RAIA, BARCLAY
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BORELLI, DUPREY, GIGLIO -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to requiring certain
  municipalities to display the prisoner of war and  missing  in  action
  flag

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 403-a of  the  executive  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  411  of  the  laws  of 2005, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Every county outside the city of New York, city, town, and  village
[is  encouraged  to]  SHALL  display  the prisoner of war and missing in
action flag at the building housing its local legislative  body  on  all
days on which the flag of the United States of America is displayed IF A
LOCAL  VETERANS  ORGANIZATION  HAS  PROVIDED  THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR
VILLAGE AN APPROPRIATE PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION  FLAG  AND,
UPON SUCH MUNICIPALITY'S REQUEST, ANY NECESSARY ATTACHMENTS OR FASTENERS
REQUIRED  TO  ENABLE  THE  FLAG TO BE RAISED ON THE SAME FLAGPOLE AS THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS DISPLAYED. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
THIS  SUBDIVISION,  LOCAL  VETERANS ORGANIZATION SHALL INCLUDE A POST OR
POSTS OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE
UNITED STATES, AMERICAN LEGION, CATHOLIC WAR  VETERANS,  INC.,  DISABLED
AMERICAN VETERANS, THE ARMY AND NAVY UNION, U.S.A., MARINE CORPS LEAGUE,
AMVETS,  AMERICAN  VETERANS  OF WORLD WAR II, JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE
UNITED STATES, INC., ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES,
INCORPORATED, MASONIC WAR VETERANS OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  INC.,
VETERANS  OF  WORLD  WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF
NEW YORK, INC., POLISH-AMERICAN VETERANS OF  WORLD  WAR  II,  AMSTERDAM,
N.Y., INC., POLISH-AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, SCHENECTADY, N.Y.,
INC.,  POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, INC., OR OTHER VETERAN ORGAN-
IZATION OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED MEMBERS  OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE
UNITED STATES.
  S 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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2013-A8489A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7483
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §403-a, Exec L

2013-A8489A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain municipalities to display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag on certain days, when such flags have been provided to the municipalities by a local veterans' organization.

2013-A8489A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8489--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUCHWALD,  ABBATE,  JAFFEE,  DiPIETRO, RAIA,
  BARCLAY, ORTIZ, TEDISCO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BORELLI,
  DUPREY,  GIGLIO  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
  mental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to requiring certain
  municipalities to display the prisoner of war and  missing  in  action
  flag

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 403-a of  the  executive  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  411  of  the  laws  of 2005, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Every county outside the city of New York, city, town, and  village
is  encouraged to display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag
at the building housing its local legislative body on all days on  which
the  flag  of  the  United States of America is displayed.  EVERY COUNTY
OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND EVERY CITY, TOWN,  AND  VILLAGE  SHALL
FLY  AN OFFICIAL NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES POW/MIA FLAG, AS DESIGNATED
BY SECTION 2 OF PUBLIC LAW 101-355 (36 U.S.C. 189) AT THE BUILDING HOUS-
ING ITS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY IF A CONGRESSIONALLY  CHARTERED  VETERANS
ORGANIZATION  INCLUDING  ANY  POST,  CHAPTER, DETACHMENT UNIT, AUXILIARY
UNIT OR SOCIETY OF SUCH VETERANS ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED  THE  COUNTY,
CITY,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE  WITH  SUCH FLAG AND, UPON SUCH MUNICIPALITY'S
REQUEST, ANY NECESSARY ATTACHMENTS OR FASTENERS REQUIRED TO  ENABLE  THE
FLAG  TO  BE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:  ARMED FORCES
DAY, THE THIRD SATURDAY IN MAY; MEMORIAL DAY, THE LAST  MONDAY  IN  MAY;
FLAG  DAY,  JUNE 14; INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4; NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNI-
TION DAY, THE THIRD FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER EXCEPT IF SUCH DATE  OF  COMMEM-
ORATION  CANNOT BE OBSERVED DUE TO A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY, SUCH OBSERVANCES
SHALL THEN BE CONDUCTED ON THE SECOND FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER  AND  VETERANS
DAY, NOVEMBER 11.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13067-05-4
              

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