New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S5116 — Relates to the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state by the state university of New York

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

Establishes the New York state Black history preservation commission to ensure the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state within the state university of New York.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. PASSED SENATE

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.517

  7. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  8. RETURNED TO SENATE

  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  10. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  12. PASSED SENATE

  13. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1533

  14. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  15. PRINT NUMBER 5116A

  16. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  17. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does S5116 do?
Establishes the New York state Black history preservation commission to ensure the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state within the state university of New York.
Who sponsors S5116?
S5116 is sponsored by Cordell Cleare.
What is the current status of S5116?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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