STATE OF NEW YORK
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1889
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, ADDABBO, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
GALLIVAN, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, RHOADS,
ROLISON, STEC, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
gations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating the state of
New York a purple heart state
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 93 to read
2 as follows:
3 § 93. Purple Heart state. The state of New York is designated a
4 "purple heart state", honoring our combat veterans for their service and
5 sacrifice.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
7 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
8 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
9 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
10 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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