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.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3429
SPONSOR: Santabarbara TITLE OF BILL:
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
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to make the "Honor and Remember Flag" the
official flag for recognizing and honoring armed service members.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill adds a new section, 92, to state law that reads:
Section 2 State flag for recognizing armed service members. The "Honor
and Remember Flag" shall be the official state flag for recognizing all
armed service members who have died as a result of service members who
have died as a result of serving the United States in any war or
conflict the nation have been involved in since its inception. The
commissioner of general services shall establish a protocol for the
flying of such flag.
Section 3 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
In over 200 years of its existence the United States has never had an
official symbol that solely and specifically recognizes in gratitude and
respect the ultimate sacrifice made by members of the United States
military in service to our nation. The Honor and Remember Flag was
conceived by George Lutz, the father of George Anthony Lutz II, who was
killed by a sniper's bullet while he was on patrol in Iraq on December
29, 2005. Mr. Lutz searched for a symbol that acknowledges the service
men and women who died while in service but could not find one. He
decided to create a flag that would be universally recognizable.
The flag has been adopted by multiple states as the official flag that
recognizes those of the United States Armed Forces who have given their
lives in the line of duty and this would add New York to that growing
number.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2019-20: A8927 - referred to governmental operations
2021-22: A1771 - referred to governmental operations
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3429
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental 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.
LBD07289-01-3
