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NY A07828
NY A07828Enacts the "New York State American Freedmen Task Force on Reparations Remedies Act"; acknowledges New York state's role in the fundamental injustice and inhumanity of the institution of slavery; establishes the New York State American Freedmen Task Force on Reparations Remedies; examines all aspects of slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto racial, social and economic discrimination against American freedmen and the impact of these forces on living American freedmen and to make determinations
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Introduced
06/23/2023
06/23/2023
In Committee
01/03/2024
01/03/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
2023-2024 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to acknowledge New York state's role in the fundamental injustice and inhumanity of the institution of slavery; to establish the New York State American Freedmen Task Force on Reparations Remedies; to examine all aspects of slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto racial, social and economic discrimination against American Freedmen and the impact of these forces on living American Freedmen and to make determinations regarding compensation and repair; to establish a New York State Freedmen's Bureau charged with the distribution of reparations & reparative justice passed in legislature by the state; and making an appropriation therefor; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
AI Summary
This bill enacts the "New York State American Freedmen Task Force on Reparations Remedies Act," which acknowledges New York's role in the institution of slavery and its aftermath. It establishes the New York State American Freedmen Task Force on Reparations Remedies to examine the impacts of slavery and discrimination on the descendants of enslaved individuals, known as American Freedmen, and make recommendations for compensation and reparative justice. The bill also creates the New York State Freedmen's Bureau to distribute reparations and implement the task force's recommendations. The bill appropriates $72 million to fund the task force and the Freedmen's Bureau.
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Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
referred to governmental operations (on 01/03/2024)
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