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NY A10463
Bill
Status
3/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Alicia Hyndman
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AI Summary
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Amends New York's 1817 law on slaves and servants to formally acknowledge that slavery and the slave trade were "appalling tragedies" in state history due to their barbarism, magnitude, and negation of enslaved persons' humanity
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Declares that slavery and the slave trade "are now and should always have been crimes against this state as well as crimes against humanity"
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Issues a formal state government apology for New York's role in sanctioning, exploiting, and perpetuating slavery and its vestiges, including slave codes
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Acknowledges specific harms including the exploitation and abuse of children and dissolution of families, referencing the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
3/6/2026