Senate Bill S2900

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the "campaign medal for service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service during certain wars and conflicts

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • 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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2011-S2900 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8162
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง247, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S1498

2011-S2900 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the "campaign medal for service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service during certain wars and conflicts.

2011-S2900 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2900 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2900

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  GRIFFO,  JOHNSON,  LARKIN, MAZIARZ,
  RANZENHOFER, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
  ed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and
  Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the military law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  the
  "campaign medal for service" to be granted to those who provided mili-
  tary service during certain wars and conflicts

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

  Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B.   THE GOVERNOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME OF THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A MILITARY DECORATION, TO BE KNOWN
AS THE "CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR SERVICE",  BEARING  A  SUITABLE  INSCRIPTION,
DEVICE,  AND  RIBBON,  ALL  OF WHICH SHALL BE OF SUITABLE DESIGN, TO ANY
PERSON (I) WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR (II) WHO  WAS  A
CITIZEN  OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE UNITED STATES, AND WHO, WHILE SERVING IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  ARMED
FORCES,  DEFINED AS ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR COAST GUARD,
SERVED IN ACTIVE DUTY IN WORLD WAR II, FROM THE SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER,
NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-ONE TO AND  INCLUDING  THE  THIRTY-FIRST  DAY  OF
DECEMBER,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  FORTY-SIX;  THE  KOREAN CONFLICT, FROM THE
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY TO AND INCLUDING  THE
THIRTY-FIRST  DAY  OF JANUARY, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE; THE VIET NAM
CONFLICT, FROM THE  TWENTY-EIGHTH  DAY  OF  FEBRUARY,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
SIXTY-ONE  TO  AND  INCLUDING  THE  SEVENTH DAY OF MAY, NINETEEN HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FIVE; THE PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT, FROM THE SECOND DAY OF  AUGUST,
NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY TO AND INCLUDING THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRU-
ARY,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-ONE;  THE AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT, FROM THE
ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND ONE TO AND INCLUDING THE END  OF
SUCH  CONFLICT;  OR  THE IRAQ CONFLICT, FROM THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03763-01-1
              

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