New York A 6892: Designates the second Monday in July each year as a public holiday, to be known as Abolition Commemoration day

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A06892 Summary:

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Designates the second Monday in July each year as a public holiday, to be known as Abolition Commemoration Day.

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03/18/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6892

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the desig-
 nation of Abolition Commemoration day as a public holiday

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 24 of the general construction law, as amended by
 2 chapter 249 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
 4 the following days in each year: the first day of January, known as New
 5 Year's day; the third Monday of January, known as Dr. Martin Luther
 6 King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
 7 the third Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; the last
 8 Monday in May, known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in June, known
 9 as Flag day; the nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; the fourth
 10 day of July, known as Independence day; the second Monday in July, known
 11 as Abolition Commemoration day; the first Monday in September, known as
 12 Labor day; the second Monday in October, known as Columbus day; the
 13 eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day; the fourth Thursday in
 14 November, known as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth day of Decem-
 15 ber, known as Christmas day, and if any of such days except Flag day is
 16 Sunday, the next day thereafter; each general election day, and each day
 17 appointed by the president of the United States or by the governor of
 18 this state as a day of general thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer,
 19 or other general religious observances. The term half-holiday includes
 20 the period from noon to midnight of each Saturday which is not a public
 21 holiday.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 23 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10525-01-5

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