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NY S 8300

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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 · upper

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Did NY S 8300 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8300 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

What is NY S 8300 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 8300?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 8300.

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
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • James Sanders Jr.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-30

    REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

    referral-committee

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8300?summary=&detail=

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