Add §§99-x & 209-gg, Gen Muni L; add §1527-a, Ed L
Prohibits the selling or displaying of symbols of hate by municipalities, fire districts, volunteer fire companies, police departments and school districts.
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
4615--A
Cal. No. 561
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 8, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, BIAGGI, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local
Government -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
relation to prohibiting the selling or displaying of symbols of hate
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
2 section 99-x to read as follows:
3 § 99-x. Prohibit symbols of hate. 1. A municipality shall not sell or
4 display any symbols of hate or any similar image, or tangible personal
5 property, inscribed with such an image unless the image appears in a
6 book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise serves an educational or
7 historical purpose.
8 2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
9 the following meanings:
10 (a) "Symbols of hate" shall include, but not be limited to, symbols of
11 white supremacy, neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confedera-
12 cy.
13 (b) "Municipality" shall mean any county, town, village, city, board
14 of cooperative educational services, other special district, or any
15 office or agency thereof.
16 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
17 209-gg to read as follows:
18 § 209-gg. Symbols of hate. 1. A fire district, volunteer fire compa-
19 ny, or police department shall not sell or display any symbols of hate
20 or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed with such
21 an image unless the image appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or
22 otherwise serves an educational or historical purpose.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08985-02-1
S. 4615--A 2
1 2. For the purposes of this section, the term "symbols of hate" shall
2 include, but not be limited to, symbols of white supremacy, neo-Nazi
3 ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.
4 § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-a to
5 read as follows:
6 § 1527-a. Prohibit symbols of hate. 1. A school district shall not
7 sell or display any symbols of hate or any similar image, or tangible
8 personal property, inscribed with such an image unless the image appears
9 in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise serves an educational or
10 historical purpose.
11 2. For the purposes of this section, the term "symbols of hate" shall
12 include, but not be limited to, symbols of white supremacy, neo-Nazi
13 ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.
14 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
