New York A 1594: Designates September 11th as a public holiday

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A01594 Summary:

BILL NOA01594 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05214

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRGriffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §24, Gen Con L

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Designates September 11th as a public holiday to be known as September 11th Memorial and Remembrance Day.

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BILL NOA01594 

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01/10/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1594

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to designating
 September eleventh 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 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 last
 8 Monday in May, known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in June, known
 9 as Flag day; the nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; the fourth
 10 day of July, known as Independence day; the first Monday in September,
 11 known as Labor day; the eleventh day of September, known as September
 12 11th Memorial and Remembrance day; the second Monday in October, known
 13 as Columbus day; the eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day;
 14 the fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving day; and the
 15 twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day, and if any of such
 16 days except Flag day is Sunday, the next day thereafter; each general
 17 election day, and each day appointed by the president of the United
 18 States or by the governor of this state as a day of general thanksgiv-
 19 ing, general fasting and prayer, or other general religious observances.
 20 The term half-holiday includes the period from noon to midnight of each
 21 Saturday which is not a public holiday.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04217-01-5

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