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S5587Senate2017-2018 SessionSame asA7877

Honor Medal Day Established

Official title

“Designates July 25, "Medal of Honor Day", as a day of commemoration”

Sponsor Terrence P. MurphySD-40+1 co-sponsorAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
1/10
Minimal
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 5 of 7

In Assembly · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill designates July 25th as "Medal of Honor Day" in New York State as an annual day of commemoration.

Why it matters

  1. Elevates the recognition of Medal of Honor recipients. by establishing a specific annual day, the bill ensures that the extraordinary bravery and sacrifices of these individuals are acknowledged publicly and formally in New York State.

  2. Promotes public awareness and education. the commemoration can serve as a focal point for schools, organizations, and communities to educate citizens about the Medal of Honor, its recipients, and the values they represent, potentially inspiring civic engagement and patriotism.

  3. Aligns New York with national traditions. though there is a federal Medal of Honor Day (March 25), this bill creates a state-specific observance, highlighting New York’s commitment to honoring military heroism and potentially encouraging other states to do the same.

  4. Encourages civic and veteran engagement. the official recognition provides opportunities for ceremonies, educational programs, and outreach efforts involving veterans’ groups, which can foster greater support for veterans’ issues and strengthen community bonds.

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Honor Medal Day Established

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Terrence P. Murphy

Senator · Senate District 40

Chair, Investigations And Government Operations

History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 60–0
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.1370
  7. Referred to finance
  8. Returned to senate
  9. Died in assembly
  10. Referred to governmental operations
  11. Delivered to assembly
  12. Passed senateVote 63–0
Show 4 earlier actions
  1. Advanced to third reading
  2. 2nd report cal.
  3. 1st report cal.1282
  4. Referred to finance

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

A7877Assembly

Create Medal of Honor Day

In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Pamela J. Hunter

Impact 1 · Minimal0% to pass

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STATE OF NEW YORK

5587

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

April 18, 2017

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

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to designating July twenty-fifth as "Medal of Honor Day"

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

Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the executive law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:

3. The following days shall be days of commemoration in each year: January sixth, to be known as "Haym Salomon Day", January twenty-seventh, to be known as "Holocaust Remembrance Day", February fourth, to be known as "Rosa Parks Day", February fifteenth, to be known as "Susan B. Anthony Day", February sixteenth, to be known as "Lithuanian Independence Day", February twenty-eighth, to be known as "Gulf War Veterans' Day", March fourth, to be known as "Pulaski Day", March tenth, to be known as "Harriet Tubman Day", March twenty-ninth, to be known as "Vietnam Veterans' Day", April ninth, to be known as "POW Recognition Day", April twenty-seventh, to be known as "Coretta Scott King Day", April twenty-eighth, to be known as "Workers' Memorial Day", the first Tuesday in May to be known as "New York State Teacher Day", May seventeenth, to be known as "Thurgood Marshall Day", the first Sunday in June, to be known as "Children's Day", June second, to be known as "Italian Independence Day", June twelfth, to be known as "Women Veterans Recognition Day", June nineteenth, to be known as "Juneteenth Freedom Day", June twenty-fifth, to be known as "Korean War Veterans' Day", July twentyfifth, to be known as "Medal of Honor Day", August twenty-fourth, to be known as "Ukrainian Independence Day", August twenty-sixth, to be known as "Women's Equality Day", September eleventh, to be known as "Battle of Plattsburgh Day" and also to be known as "September 11th Remembrance Day", September thirteenth, to be known as "John Barry Day" and also to

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be known as "Uncle Sam Day in the State of New York", September seventeenth, to be known as "Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Memorial Day", the third Friday in September to be known as "New York State POW/MIA Recognition Day" except if such date of commemoration cannot be observed due to a religious holiday, such observances shall then be conducted on the second Friday of September, the last Saturday in September, to be known as "War of 1812 Day", the fourth Saturday of September, known as "Native-American Day", the last Sunday in September, to be known as "Gold Star Mothers' Day", October fifth, to be known as "Raoul Wallenberg Day", October eleventh, to be known as "New Netherland Day in the State of New York", October eighteenth, to be known as "Disabilities History Day", October twenty-seventh, to be known as "Theodore Roosevelt Day", November ninth, to be known as "Witness for Tolerance Day", November twelfth, to be known as "Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day", the third Tuesday in November to be known as "New York State School-Related Professionals Recognition Day", November thirtieth, to be known as "Shirley Chisholm Day", December third, to be known as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities", December seventh, to be known as "Pearl Harbor Day", December sixteenth, to be known as "Bastogne Day" and that day of the Asian lunar calendar designated as new year to be known as "Asian New Year".

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to designating July twenty-fifth as "Medal of Honor Day"

Purpose

This bill would designate July 25th to be commemorated as Medal of Honor Day in New York State.

Summary of provisions

Section one of the bill amends subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the executive law to designate July 25th to be known as "Medal of Honor Day".

Section two provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

Justification

The first presentation of Medals of Honor occurred in 1863, and were reserved for those who distinguished themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity." On this day, we remember and honor the cour- age and selfless sacrifice of those incredible men and women. The high- est military commendation our nation can confer is the Medal of Honor. This legislation seeks to honor those service men and women who have received this prestigious recognition by commemorating July 25th as "Medal of Honor Day" in New York State.

Legislative history

2017: Passed Senate

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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