Moves the Amistad Commission from the department of state to the state education department

Latest action Nov 21, 2025

Moves the Amistad Commission from the department of state to the state education department.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A5468, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.

Committee

Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation · New York State Senate

Also referred to Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would move the Amistad commission from the Department of State to the New York State Education Department.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 12, 2025Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And RecreationFeb 4, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Alicia Hyndman, Cordell Cleare and 17 more on Agora

Democratic17
Republican2

Show all 19 on Agora

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

In New York, the Amistad Commission is charged with surveying school curricula to find out how much is included about "the African slave trade and slavery in America" and to make recommendations for improve- ment. Currently, schools are required to cover slavery, including the Underground Railroad and the freedom trail. The State Education Depart- ment should take the lead as they have the responsibility in examining the findings of the commission's work and helping develop a new curric- ulum for districts throughout the state. We feel they would be better equipped to complete this task.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Nov 21, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.542
NY Senate
Nov 17, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.723
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.723
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Jun 13, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A5468
NY Assembly
May 13, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Feb 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Feb 10, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
1ST Report CAL.281
1ST REPORT CAL.281
NY Senate
Jan 24, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
NY Senate

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