The bill had been swiftly approved by the Republican-led Senate and Democratic-controlled Assembly after firefighters, police and other first responder groups lobbied lawmakers to make the change.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said earlier this month he was conflicted on the matter.
But after speaking with police, firefighters and victims’ families who requested the change, he backed the legislation.
Skelos said at a news conference, “They indicated to me and they’re right that this is such a personal thing for police, firefighters, so many people in this state and obviously in this country, memorial services that will go on forever, that they just asked if we could change it to the 13th and I think it’s a very reasonable request and we’ll do it.”
State lawmakers could not agree on a unified primary date for State and Congressional primary elections. A federal judge ruled federal primaries must be held on June 26 in order to comply with a federal law governing access to military ballots.
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