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NY S 6345

in committee

Enacts the New York civil rights cold case records collection act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 6345 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6345 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

What is NY S 6345 about?

Enacts the New York civil rights cold case records collection act; directs the state archivist to create a civil rights cold case records collection; creates the civil rights cold case records review board which shall assist the archivist in the collection of civil rights cold case records.

Who sponsors NY S 6345?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 6345, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Enacts the New York civil rights cold case records collection act; directs the state archivist to create a civil rights cold case records collection; creates the civil rights cold case records review board which shall assist the archivist in the collection of civil rights cold case records.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • James Sanders Jr.primary
  • Rachel Maycosponsor
  • Zellnor Myriecosponsor
  • Gustavo Riveracosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-11

    REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7797not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 627not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5034not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1482

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6345?summary=&detail=

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