New York A 3171: Relates to designating September 11th Remembrance Day as a public holiday

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A03171 Summary:

BILL NOA03171 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07154

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRCarroll R, DeStefano, Smith, Hevesi, Cruz, Hyndman, Cook, Ra, Palmesano

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MLTSPNSRTague, Walsh

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Amd §24, Gen Con L; amd §§14-f & 140, Transp L; amd §376-a, V & T L; amd §§426 & 441, Pers Prop L

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Designates September 11th Remembrance day as a public holiday.

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BILL NOA03171 

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01/23/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3171

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, R. CARROLL, DeSTEFANO, SMITH, HEVESI,
 CRUZ, HYNDMAN, COOK, RA, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 TAGUE, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
 mental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, the transportation law,
 the vehicle and traffic law and the personal property law, in relation
 to designating September 11th Remembrance 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 first Monday in September,
 11 known as Labor day; the eleventh day in September, known as September
 12 11th Remembrance day; the second Monday in October, known as Columbus
 13 day; the eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day; the fourth
 14 Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth
 15 day of December, known as Christmas day, and if any of such days except
 16 Flag day is Sunday, the next day thereafter; each general election day,
 17 and each day appointed by the president of the United States or by the
 18 governor of this state as a day of general thanksgiving, general fasting
 19 and prayer, or other general religious observances. The term half-holi-
 20 day includes the period from noon to midnight of each Saturday which is
 21 not a public holiday.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06298-01-5

 A. 3171 2

 1 § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 of section
 2 14-f of the transportation law, as amended by chapter 173 of the laws of
 3 1990, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (i) Any complaint issued for an equipment violation, except for a
 5 violation involving an out-of-service defect or except for a violation
 6 involving the operation of any motor vehicle after it has been placed
 7 out of service, shall be dismissed by the court before such summons is
 8 returnable if the violation as set forth in the summons is corrected not
 9 later than one-half hour after sunset on the first full business day
 10 after the issuance of the summons and proof of such correction as set
 11 forth in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph is submitted to the court.
 12 For the purposes of this subparagraph, "business day" shall mean any
 13 calendar day except Sunday, or the following business holidays: New
 14 Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
 15 Day, September 11th Remembrance Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day,
 16 Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
 17 § 3. Item (a) of subparagraph (iv) of paragraph c of subdivision 2 of
 18 section 140 of the transportation law, as separately amended by chapters
 19 369 an