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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8285: Establishes the Freedman's asset recovery agency

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8285 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the Freedman's asset recovery agency. Primary sponsor: Nikki Lucas (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes the Freedman's asset recovery agency to aid Transatlantic Slave victims and their heirs to seek a just and orderly return of assets to their original owners or such original owner's heirs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nikki LucasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse60

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source