Designates March 25, "Medal of Honor Day", as a day of commemoration

Latest action Mar 25, 2026

Designates March 25, "Medal of Honor Day", as a day of commemoration.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A4676, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Executive Law.

Committee

Finance · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Designates March 25th to be commemorated as Medal of Honor Day in New York State.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 25, 2026Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceJan 20, 2026Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 25, 2025Result: passed
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceMar 4, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Dean Murray and 8 more on Agora

Republican7
Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Pete Harckham says this is needed

The first presentation of Medals of Honor occurred in 1863, and were reserved for those who distinguished themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity." On this day, we remember and honor the cour- age and selfless sacrifice of those incredible men and women. The high- est military commendation our nation can confer is the Medal of Honor. This legislation seeks to honor those service men and women who have received this prestigious recognition by commemorating March 25th as "Medal of Honor Day" in New York State.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Mar 25, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jan 20, 2026
1ST Report CAL.116
1ST REPORT CAL.116
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Mar 25, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Mar 10, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
1ST Report CAL.474
1ST REPORT CAL.474
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
Party colors: Parties are shown in the same neutral colors.
Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 1, 2026. About our data

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