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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5086: Requires abandoned property escheat to the Indian nation or tribe that historically occupied the land or to nearest nation or tribe; repealer

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

S 5086 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires abandoned property escheat to the Indian nation or tribe that historically occupied the land or to nearest nation or tribe; repealer. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO FINANCE.

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.

Requires abandoned property escheat to the Indian nation or tribe that historically occupied the land or to the nearest nation or tribe; establishes such land shall be tribal land.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“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 FINANCE
  2. REFERRED TO FINANCE

Sources

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