NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3871
SPONSOR: Reilly TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
to enacting the "American made flag act"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that all American flags purchased for use by the State of New
York are manufactured in the United-States of America.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one titles the bill the "American made flag act." Section two
amends section 165 of the state finance law to require that all American
flags purchased for display in State buildings are 100% made in the
United States of America. Section three amends section 403 of the execu-
tive law to require that all flags displayed at public buildings conform
to the requirements of section 165 of the state finance law.Section four
sets the enacting date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The American Flag is one of the most universally recognized symbols
representing the United States and the principles and freedoms upon
which it was founded. It is estimated that New York spends nearly $3.6
million dollars every year on United States flags produced in other
countries.. This bill would ensure that all United States flags
purchased by New York State are, likewise, made in the United States.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
01/05/22 referred to governmental operations
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3871
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
to enacting the "American made flag act"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 the "American made flag act".
3 § 2. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
4 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
5 10. Flags. Only flags, regardless of size, that are one hundred
6 percent manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or
7 supplies, one hundred percent of which are grown, produced or manufac-
8 tured in the United States, may be purchased for use by the state
9 government. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "flag" shall
10 have the same meaning as provided in subdivision one of section four
11 hundred one of the executive law.
12 § 3. Section 403 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
13 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
14 22. All flags purchased and displayed at any public building shall be
15 made in the United States from American materials, as provided in subdi-
16 vision ten of section one hundred sixty-five of the state finance law.
17 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
18 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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