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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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29
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, BENDETT -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating the state of
New York a purple heart state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read
as follows:
§ 93. PURPLE HEART STATE. THE STATE OF NEW YORK IS DESIGNATED A
"PURPLE HEART STATE", HONORING OUR COMBAT VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND
SACRIFICE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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