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A 7657: Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.
What A 7657 does, verified July 15, 2026
The bill proposes the creation of a new official state flag, the "suicide awareness and remembrance flag", to raise awareness of veteran suicide. The flag will be the official state flag for this purpose. The Commissioner of General Services will establish a protocol for flying the flag. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7657
- What is the current status of A 7657?
- As of July 15, 2026, A 7657 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 7657 pass?
- Not yet. A 7657 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7657, and where is it now?
- A 7657 was authored by Asm. Charles Lavine with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Apr. 04, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 4, 2025 · 173 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7657 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to a state flag 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 state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read 2 as follows: 3 § 93. State flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide. The 4 "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state 5 flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide. The commissioner 6 of general services shall establish a protocol for the flying of such 7 flag. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05451-01-5
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