New York A 4743: Relates to the identification of Asian Lunar New Year and the declaration of such day as a public holiday

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A04743 Summary:

BILL NOA04743 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORChang

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COSPNSRBendett, Novakhov, Smullen, Tague, Maher, Giglio, Miller, Beephan, Slater

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §15, Leg L; amd §24, Gen Con L

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Directs the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the assembly to identify the date of Asian Lunar New Year; declares such day as a public holiday each year.

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BILL NOA04743 

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02/06/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4743

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CHANG, BENDETT, NOVAKHOV, SMULLEN, TAGUE, MAHER,
 GIGLIO, MILLER, BEEPHAN, SLATER -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the general construction law, in
 relation to the identification of Asian Lunar New Year and the decla-
 ration of such 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 15 of the legislative law is amended by adding a
 2 new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
 3 The respective secretary and clerk shall accurately identify the prop-
 4 er date of each year's Asian Lunar New Year according to the lunar
 5 calendar. The respective secretary and clerk shall consult with repre-
 6 sentatives of appropriate organizations or other officials in identify-
 7 ing such date. By January first of each calendar year, the secretary
 8 and clerk shall identify and report in writing the calendar dates of the
 9 next three succeeding lunar new years to the governor, the secretary of
 10 state, the state comptroller, the speaker of the assembly, the minority
 11 leader of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, and the
 12 minority leader of the senate.
 13 § 2. Section 24 of the general construction law, as amended by chapter
 14 249 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
 15 § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
 16 the following days in each year: the first day of January, known as New
 17 Year's day; the third Monday of January, known as Dr. Martin Luther
 18 King, Jr. day; the Asian Lunar New Year as identified pursuant to
 19 section fifteen of the legislative law to be known as Lunar New Year;
 20 the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday; the third
 21 Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; the last Monday in
 22 May, known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in June, known as Flag
 23 day; the nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; the fourth day of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07576-01-5

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 1 July, known as Independence day; the first Monday in September, known as
 2 Labor day; the second Monday in October, known as Columbus day; the
 3 eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day; the fourth Thursday in
 4 November, known as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth day of Decem-
 5 ber, known as Christmas day, and if any of such days except Flag day is
 6 Sunday, the next day thereafter; each general election day, and each day
 7 appointed by the president of the United States or by the governor of
 8 this state as a day of general thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer,
 9 or other general religious observances. The term half-holiday includes
 10 the period from noon to midnight of each Saturday which is not a public
 11 holiday.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section two
 13 of this act shall take effect on the first Asian Lunar New Year identi-
 14 fied by the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the assembly pursu-
 15 ant to section 15 of the legislative law; provided, further, that the
 16 secretary of the senate and the clerk of the assembly shall notify the
 17 legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the enact-
 18 ment of the legislati