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A 4932: Establishes January 30th of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution".

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified April 30, 2026

What A 4932 does, verified April 30, 2026

The bill establishes January 30th as a day of commemoration, known as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution". This day is added to the list of existing days of commemoration, which include holidays and observances related to various groups and events. The new day recognizes the importance of civil liberties and the constitution, following in the footsteps of Fred Korematsu, who challenged the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The bill also includes a list of existing days of commemoration, which are to be observed in the state of New York.

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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4932
What is the current status of A 4932?
As of April 30, 2026, A 4932 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
Did A 4932 pass?
Not yet. A 4932 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 4932, and where is it now?
A 4932 was authored by Asm. Grace Lee with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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Coauthors
Jonathan JacobsonChris EachusLinda RosenthalRebecca SeawrightEmily GallagherMaryJane ShimskyLandon DaisDavid McDonoughLester ChangAndrew HevesiNader SayeghSteven Raga
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to governmental operations
Feb. 10, 2025referred to governmental operations
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 733 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4932 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEE, GALLAGHER, SHIMSKY, DAIS, McDONOUGH, CHANG, HEVESI, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing January thirtieth of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Fred Kore- matsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the executive law, as 2 amended by chapter 542 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 3. The following days shall be days of commemoration in each year: 5 January sixth, to be known as "Haym Salomon Day", January twenty-sev- 6 enth, to be known as "Holocaust Remembrance Day", January thirtieth, to 7 be known as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitu- 8 tion", February fourth, to be known as "Rosa Parks Day", February 9 fifteenth, to be known as "Susan B. Anthony Day", February sixteenth, to 10 be known as "Lithuanian Independence Day", February twenty-eighth, to be 11 known as "Gulf War Veterans' Day", March fourth, to be known as "Pulaski 12 Day", March eighth, to be known as "International Women's Day", March 13 tenth, to be known as "Harriet Tubman Day", March twenty-ninth, to be 14 known as "Vietnam Veterans' Day", April ninth, to be known as "POW 15 Recognition Day", April twenty-seventh, to be known as "Coretta Scott 16 King Day", April twenty-eighth, to be known as "Workers' Memorial Day", 17 the first Tuesday in May to be known as "New York State Teacher Day", 18 May seventeenth, to be known as "Thurgood Marshall Day", the first 19 Sunday in June, to be known as "Children's Day", June second, to be 20 known as "Italian Independence Day", June twelfth, to be known as "Women 21 Veterans Recognition Day", June nineteenth, to be known as "Juneteenth 22 Freedom Day", June twenty-fifth, to be known as "Korean War Veterans' 23 Day", the second Monday in July, to be known as "Abolition Commemoration EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03897-01-5 

 A. 4932 2 1 Day", August twenty-fourth, to be known as "Ukrainian Independence Day", 2 August twenty-sixth, to be known as "Women's Equality Day", September 3 eleventh, to be known as "Battle of Plattsburgh Day" and also to be 4 known as "September 11th Remembrance Day", September thirteenth, to be 5 known as "John Barry Day" and also to be known as "Uncle Sam Day in the 6 State of New York", September seventeenth, to be known as "Friedrich 7 Wilhelm von Steuben Memorial Day", the third Friday in September to be 8 known as "New York State POW/MIA Recognition Day" except if such date of 9 commemoration cannot be observed due to a religious holiday, such obser- 10 vances shall then be conducted on the second Friday of September, the 11 last Saturday in September, to be known as "War of 1812 Day", the fourth 12 Saturday of September, known as "Native-American Day", the last Sunday 13 in September, to be known as "Gold Star Mothers' Day", October fifth, to 14 be known as "Raoul Wallenberg Day", October eleventh, to be known as 15 "New Netherland Day in the State of New York", October eighteenth, to be 16 known as "Disabilities History Day", October twenty-seventh, to be known 17 as "Theodore Roosevelt Day", November ninth, to be known as "Witness for 18 Tolerance Day", November twelfth, to be known as "Elizabeth Cady Stanton 19 Day", the third Tuesday in November to be known as "New York State 20 School-Related Professionals Recognition Day", November twenty-sixth, to 21 be known as "Sojourner Truth Day", November thirtieth, to be known as 22 "Shirley Chisholm Day", December third, to be known as "International 23 Day of Persons with Disabilities", December seventh, to be known as 24 "Pearl Harbor Day", December sixteenth, to be known as "Bastogne Day" 25 and that day of the Asian lunar calendar designated as new year to be 26 known as "Asian New Year". 27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 

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