Relates to displaying a flag and plaque in the capitol for raising awareness of veteran suicide

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Relates to displaying a flag and plaque in the capitol for raising awareness of veteran suicide

Relates to displaying a flag and plaque in the capitol for raising awareness of veteran suicide Provides that space be set aside in the capitol for the display of the Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag and plaque for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to place and maintain such flag and plaque.

What This Bill Does

• Relates to displaying a flag and plaque in the capitol for raising awareness of veteran suicide Provides that space be set aside in the capitol for the display of the Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag and plaque for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to place and maintain such flag and plaque.

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Official Summary Text

Relates to displaying a flag and plaque in the capitol for raising awareness of veteran suicide
Provides that space be set aside in the capitol for the display of the Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag and plaque for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to place and maintain such flag and plaque.

Current Bill Text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      May 15, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lavine) --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation  to  displaying  a
          flag  and  plaque  in  the  capitol  for  raising awareness of veteran
          suicide

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
     2  5-d to read as follows:
     3    § 5-D. FLAG AND PLAQUE FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF VETERAN SUICIDE IN THE
     4  CAPITOL.    THERE SHALL BE SET ASIDE SPACE IN THE CAPITOL BY THE COMMIS-
     5  SIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES FOR THE DISPLAY OF THE VETERAN SUICIDE AWARE-
     6  NESS AND REMEMBRANCE  FLAG  AND  PLAQUE,  AND  SUCH  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
     7  PROVIDE FOR THE PLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH FLAG AND PLAQUE IN THE
     8  CAPITOL TO RAISE AWARENESS OF VETERAN SUICIDE.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15843-01-6