NY S05624 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on April 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on April 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Relates to acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the city of New York and the state of New York; establishes the commission to study reparations for African-Americans and to recommend remedies to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, the impact of these forces on living African-Americans and to make recommendations on appropriate remedies; makes an appropriation therefor; and provides for the repeal of such provisions.
Title
Relates to acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the city of New York and the state of New York; establishes the commission to study reparations for African-Americans and to recommend remedies to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, the impact of these forces on living African-Americans and to make recommendations on appropriate remedies; makes an appropriation therefor; and provides for the repeal of such provisions.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-03 | Senate | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| 2017-06-16 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 5624A |
| 2017-06-16 | Senate | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE |
| 2017-04-21 | Senate | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Same As/Similar To
A07274 (Same As) 2018-01-03 - referred to ways and means
