Prohibits the state of New York from selling or displaying symbols of hate
Summary
Prohibits the state of New York from selling or displaying symbols of hate or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed with such an image unless the image appears in a book, digital medium, museum or serves an educational or historical purpose; defines term "symbol of hate" to be symbols of white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Dec 2020
Introduced May 8, 2020
Signed Dec 15, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 22, 2020 · Assembly Jul 24, 2020
How they voted
49–3
Passed
Total votes 52
Jul 22, 2020
D
Democratic36
100% Yea
R
Republican16
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Dec 15, 2020
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.343
upper
Jul 24, 2020
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (125-0-4)
assembly
Jul 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jul 22, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jul 20, 2020
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jul 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8298B
upper
Jul 18, 2020
Committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Jul 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8298A
upper
Jul 14, 2020
Committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
May 8, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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