New York S 6144: Designates Kwanzaa as a public holiday

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S06144 Summary:

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Designates Kwanzaa as a public holiday in New York.

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6144

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 Kwanzaa 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 second Monday in October, known as Columbus day;
 12 the eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day; the fourth Thurs-
 13 day in November, known as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth day of
 14 December, known as Christmas day, the period of time beginning the twen-
 15 ty-sixth day of December and ending the first day of January, known as
 16 Kwanzaa, and if any of such days except Flag day is Sunday, the next day
 17 thereafter; each general election day, and each day appointed by the
 18 president of the United States or by the governor of this state as a day
 19 of general thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer, or other general
 20 religious observances. The term half-holiday includes the period from
 21 noon to midnight of each 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.
 LBD08113-01-5

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