Designates the "Honor and Remember Flag" as the official state flag for recognizing armed service members who have died as a result of serving the United States in any war or conflict the nation has been involved in since its inception.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8929
IN SENATE
March 28, 2024
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Introduced by Sens. SCARCELLA-SPANTON, GRIFFO, OBERACKER -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Investigations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating the "Honor and
Remember Flag" as the official state flag for recognizing armed
services members
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. State flag for recognizing armed services members. The "Honor
4 and Remember Flag" shall be the official state flag for recognizing all
5 armed services members who have died as a result of serving the United
6 States in any war or conflict the nation have been involved in since its
7 inception. The commissioner of general services shall establish a proto-
8 col for the flying of such flag.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07289-01-3
