New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
S 8300: 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 committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
S 8300 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: James Sanders (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
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.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sanders | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 10 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
- REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS