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This bill designates June 20th as "Edie Windsor Day," adding it as an annual day of commemoration in New York State.
Why it matters
Recognizes Edie Windsor’s historic role in advancing LGBTQ+ rights. by honoring her contributions, notably her legal challenge that led to the overturning of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which helped secure marriage equality nationwide.
Signals New York State’s ongoing commitment to LGBTQ+ visibility and equality,. reinforcing the state’s identity as a leader and safe haven for LGBTQ+ rights and remembrance.
Promotes public awareness and education. about Edie Windsor’s legacy, ensuring her story and the broader struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights are commemorated annually, which can inspire continued advocacy and civic engagement.
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Honor Edie Windsor Day
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Rebecca Seawright
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2256
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 23, 2019
Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 establishing June twentieth as a day of commemoration to be known as "Edie Windsor 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 twentieth, to be known as "Edie Windsor Day", June twenty-fifth, to be known as "Korean War Veterans' 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 establishing June twentieth as a day of commemoration to be known as "Edie Windsor Day"
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to annually commemorate the accomplishments of LGBT civil rights pioneer, Edie Windsor, in the State of New York.
Summary of provisions
Section one would amend section 168-a of the Executive Law to provide that June 20th would be a day of commemoration honoring Edie Windsor.
Justification
Edith "Edie" Windsor was born on June 20, 1929. She was a successful technology pioneer and a prominent LGBT civil rights leader.
Edie Windsor was the lead plaintiff in the United States v. Windsor. Ms. Windsor sued the United States government after the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, as the federal government prevented her from claim- ing a federal tax exemption for surviving spouses. On June 26, 2013, the decision in United States v. Windsor held that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment Due Proc- ess Clause's guarantee of equal protection.
United States v. Windsor successfully overturned DOMA and as such is a landmark victory for the LGBT community in the United States. Ms. Wind- sor continued her civil rights advocacy and fought tirelessly to ensure that every person is treated equally.
Prior legislative history
2018: S.8106 (Hoylman): Died in Finance
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None noted.
Effective date
Immediately.
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