New York J 1708: Honoring Fred Sternburg upon the occasion of his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum

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J01708 Summary:

BILL NOJ01708 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BAILEY, BASKIN, BORRELLO, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
 CHAN, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, GALLIVAN, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, GRIFFO, HARCKHAM,
 HELMING, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LANZA, LIU, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, MAY, MAYER,
 MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RHOADS, RIVERA, ROLISON,
 RYAN C, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEC,
 STEWART-COUSINS, SUTTON, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK, ZELLNER

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BILL NOJ01708 

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03/05/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

03/10/2026REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION

03/10/2026ADOPTED

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Senate Resolution No. 1708

BY: Senator FERNANDEZ

 MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
 July 20, 2026, as Colombian Independence Day in the
 State of New York, on the 216th Anniversary of
 Colombian Independence

 WHEREAS, New Granada was a colony under traditional Spanish rule;
and

 WHEREAS, In 1809, Camilo Torres Tenorio wrote his famous Memorial de
Agravios, "Remembrance of Offenses," to the Spanish monarchy; and

 WHEREAS, Camilo Torres Tenorio criticized the Spanish Monarchy's
policy of excluding Creoles from esteemed positions in the American
colonies; Tenorio alleged that their rights to govern in their homelands
is "the offspring of the conquistadores"; and

 WHEREAS, New Granada felt neglected and abused as a colony of the
Spanish, especially with a figurehead, placed by Napoleon Bonaparte, who
sat on the throne; and

 WHEREAS, On the morning of July 20, 1810, patriots in Bogota, a
holdout for Spanish rule, offered a flower vase as an act of good will
to Spanish merchant Joaquin Gonzalez Llorente to beautify a table for a
celebration in honor of Antonio Villavicencio, a well-known patriot
sympathizer; and

 WHEREAS, Joaquin Camacho visited the palace of the Viceroy, Antonio
Jose Amar y Borbon, the same morning to request an open council in hopes
of establishing equality for the Creole population; and

 WHEREAS, Both offers were denied, and an uproar broke out amongst
the populace for representation and equality; and

 WHEREAS, Viceroy Antonio Jose Amar y Borbon signed an act the very
same day which permitted a local ruling council, which eventually paved
the way to independence; and

 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize the
great contributions which Colombians, such as photographer Miguel Gomez,
mathematician Guillermo Owens, and fashion icon Nina Garcia, have
brought to our State and Nation; and

 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a
long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have earned the
recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State;
now, therefore, be it

 RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 20, 2026, as
Colombian Independence Day in the State of New York, on the 216th
Anniversary of Colombian Independence; and be it further

 RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York; and to the Consulate General of Colombia in New York.

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