New York S 874: Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day

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S00874 Summary:

BILL NOS00874 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07307

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRRAMOS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §24, Gen Con L

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Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

05/20/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

02/04/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 874

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the desig-
 nation of Harriet Tubman day

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 24 of the general construction law, as amended by
 2 chapter 249 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
 4 the following days in each year: the first day of January, known as New
 5 Year's day; the third Monday of January, known as Dr. Martin Luther
 6 King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
 7 the third Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; the tenth
 8 day of March, known as Harriet Tubman day; the last Monday in May, known
 9 as Memorial day; the second Sunday in June, known as Flag day; the nine-
 10 teenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; the fourth day of July, known
 11 as Independence day; the first Monday in September, known as Labor day;
 12 the second Monday in October, known as Columbus day; the eleventh day of
 13 November, known as Veterans' day; the fourth Thursday in November, known
 14 as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth day of December, known as
 15 Christmas day, and if any of such days except Flag day is Sunday, the
 16 next day thereafter; each general election day, and each day appointed
 17 by the president of the United States or by the governor of this state
 18 as a day of general thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer, or other
 19 general religious observances. The term half-holiday includes the period
 20 from noon to midnight of each Saturday which is not a public holiday.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 22 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02068-01-5

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