New York S 1787: Relates to a state flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (as of 2026-03-23)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 1787

Sponsors: Michelle Hinchey, Alexis Weik, Dan Stec, Dean Murray, George Borrello, Jack M. Martins, Jake Ashby, James Sanders Jr., James Skoufis, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Lea Webb, Mario Mattera, Nathalia Fernandez, Pamela Helming, Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Patrick M. Gallivan, Pete Harckham, Robert Rolison, Steve Rhoads, William Weber

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S01787 Summary:

BILL NOS01787 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07657

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, HELMING, MARTINS,
 MATTERA, MURRAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, SANDERS, SKOUFIS, STEC, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK

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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 NOS01787 

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

02/03/20251ST REPORT CAL.245

02/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/01/2025PASSED SENATE

04/01/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/01/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

02/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.338

02/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/24/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/23/2026PASSED SENATE

03/23/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/23/2026referred to governmental operations

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1787

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, ADDABBO, ASHBY, HARCKHAM, HELMING, MARTINS,
 MATTERA, SANDERS, SKOUFIS, STEC, WEIK -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
 gations and Government 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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