New York A 7657: Relates to a state flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 7657

Sponsors: Charles Lavine, Alicia Hyndman, Angelo Santabarbara, Anil Beephan Jr., Brian Manktelow, Chris Burdick, Daniel Norber, David Weprin, Eddie Gibbs, Jeff Gallahan, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jerett Gandolfo, Joe DeStefano, John T. McDonald III, John Zaccaro Jr., Judy Griffin, Karen McMahon, Keith Brown, Lester Chang, MaryJane Shimsky, Matthew Slater, Michael Cashman, Noah Burroughs, Paula Kay, Rebecca Kassay

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A07657 Summary:

BILL NOA07657 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01787

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSRGibbs, Stern, Burdick, Kassay, Santabarbara, McDonald, Dinowitz, Weprin, Gallahan, Slater, Brown K,
 Zaccaro, Hyndman, Schiavoni, Burroughs, Griffin, Shimsky, Kay, Cashman, Berger, Beephan, Norber,
 Manktelow, Gandolfo, Chang, McMahon, DeStefano, Jacobson, Bendett, Fitzpatrick, Brabenec, Simpson

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §93, State L

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Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.

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BILL NOA07657 

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04/04/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7657

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to a state flag for raising
 awareness of veteran suicide

 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 raising awareness of veteran suicide. The
 4 "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state
 5 flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide. The commissioner
 6 of general services shall establish a protocol for the flying of such
 7 flag.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05451-01-5

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