New York S 5919: Permits municipalities, schools and fire and police departments to display and sell symbols of hope

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S05919 Summary:

BILL NOS05919 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWEIK

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§99-aa & 209-ggg, Gen Muni L; add §1527-b, Ed L

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Permits municipal corporations, fire districts, volunteer fire companies, police departments and school districts to sell and display symbols of hope in support of law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, the military, border patrol, firefighters, conservation officers and others.

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BILL NOS05919 

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03/04/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5919

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
 relation to symbols of hope

 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-aa to read as follows:
 3 § 99-aa. Symbols of hope. A municipal corporation shall be permitted
 4 to sell or display symbols of hope or any similar image, or tangible
 5 personal property, inscribed with such an image. For purposes of this
 6 section, the term "symbols of hope" shall include, but not be limited
 7 to, a thin blue line in support of law enforcement, a thin red line in
 8 support of the fire service, a thin gray line in support of corrections
 9 officers, a thin white line in support of emergency medical profes-
 10 sionals, a thin purple line in support of security professionals, a thin
 11 yellow line in support of dispatchers, and a thin green line in support
 12 of military, border patrol and conservation officers.
 13 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 14 209-ggg to read as follows:
 15 § 209-ggg. Symbols of hope. A fire district, volunteer fire company,
 16 or police department shall be permitted to sell or display any symbols
 17 of hope or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed
 18 with such an image. For purposes of this section, the term "symbols of
 19 hope" shall include, but not be limited to, a thin blue line in support
 20 of law enforcement, a thin red line in support of the fire service, a
 21 thin gray line in support of corrections officers, a thin white line in
 22 support of emergency medical professionals, a thin purple line in
 23 support of security professionals, a thin yellow line in support of
 24 dispatchers, and a thin green line in support of military, border patrol
 25 and conservation officers.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05387-01-5

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 1 § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-b to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 1527-b. Symbols of hope. A school district shall be permitted to
 4 sell or display any symbols of hope or any similar image, or tangible
 5 personal property, inscribed with such an image. For purposes of this
 6 section, the term "symbols of hope" shall include, but not be limited
 7 to, a thin blue line in support of law enforcement, a thin red line in
 8 support of the fire service, a thin gray line in support of corrections
 9 officers, a thin white line in support of emergency medical profes-
 10 sionals, a thin purple line in support of security professionals, a thin
 11 yellow line in support of dispatchers, and a thin green line in support
 12 of military, border patrol and conservation officers.
 13 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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