NY A 8819

in committee

Directs the commissioner of the office of general services to erect a monument to be known as the New York state African slavery and freedom memorial

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Directs the commissioner of the office of general services to erect a monument to be known as the "New York state African slavery and freedom memorial" in the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza to memorialize victims of the African Holocaust, the Holocaust of Enslavement, the Black Holocaust, or the enslavement of Black people and to celebrate the universal values of freedom, democracy and human rights for all people.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Bill type: bill
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2025-06-09
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
referral-committee

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Related bills

Companion bill: S 8300

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