Designates March twenty-first as Down Syndrome Awareness Day
This bill designates March 21 as Down Syndrome Awareness Day in New York State. It achieves this by amending the executive law to add the new commemorative date to the official list of recognized days. The change requires no new funding or programs and simply updates the legal record to acknowledge the date.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2023
Last action May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2024
How they voted
58–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 62
May 28, 2024
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 28, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
May 10, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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