S2364 • 2025

Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the official state flag for recognizing armed services members

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Sponsor: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the official state flag for recognizing armed services members

Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the official state flag for recognizing armed services members Designates the "Honor and Remember Flag" as the official state flag for recognizing armed service members who have died as a result of serving the United States in any war or conflict the nation has been involved in since its inception.

What This Bill Does

Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the official state flag for recognizing armed services members Designates the "Honor and Remember Flag" as the official state flag for recognizing armed service members who have died as a result of serving the United States in any war or conflict the nation has been involved in since its inception.

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Bill History

2026-06-01 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-06-01 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-06-01 Assembly
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
2026-02-24 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-02-11 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-02-10 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.341
2026-01-07 Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2025-05-27 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2025-05-27 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-27 Assembly
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
2025-02-05 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-02-04 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-02-03 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.248
2025-01-16 Senate
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the official state flag for recognizing armed services members
Designates the "Honor and Remember Flag" as the official state flag for recognizing armed service members who have died as a result of serving the United States in any war or conflict the nation has been involved in since its inception.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          2364

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    January 16, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
          and Government Operations

        AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating the "Honor and
          Remember  Flag"  as  the  official  state  flag  for recognizing armed
          services members

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

     1    Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    §  93.  STATE  FLAG FOR RECOGNIZING ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS. THE "HONOR
     4  AND REMEMBER FLAG" SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL STATE FLAG FOR RECOGNIZING  ALL
     5  ARMED  SERVICES  MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF SERVING THE UNITED
     6  STATES IN ANY WAR OR CONFLICT THE NATION HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SINCE ITS
     7  INCEPTION. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH A PROTO-
     8  COL FOR THE FLYING OF SUCH FLAG.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06221-01-5