Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 03, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
May 26, 2009 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S5646
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2009-S5646 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1300
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Legislature
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง32-a, Chap 137 of 1817
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S1374, A2975
2013-2014: S1272, A2769
2015-2016: S2462, A3847
2017-2018: S5090
2019-2020: S2220
2021-2022: S3387
2023-2024: S1431
2009-S5646 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5646 REVISED 06/08/09 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend chapter 137 of the laws of 1817 relating to slaves and servants, in relation to acknowledging the tragedy of slavery in New York state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill acknowledges the tragedy of slavery in New York state and offers a formal apology from the State of New York for its role in perpetuating slavery. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. New York state government formally acknowledges and apologizes for the legalization and perpetuation of slavery and the slave trade in New York state. JUSTIFICATION : For more than two hundred years slavery existed in what became New York state. New York state government not only legalized the enslavement of Africans and their descendants, but also enacted "slave codes," taxes on the sale of enslaved persons and fines payable to the local government or poor house administrators for violations of the "slave codes." In chapter 137 of the laws of 1 817, for example, New York state government provided for the gradual emancipation of
2009-S5646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5646 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend chapter 137 of the laws of 1817 relating to slaves and servants, in relation to acknowledging the tragedy of slavery in New York state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 137 of the laws of 1817 relating to slaves and servants is amended by adding a new section XXXII-a to read as follows: S XXXII-A. ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SLAVERY, THE TRANSATLANTIC AND THE DOMESTIC SLAVE TRADE WERE APPALLING TRAGEDIES IN THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK STATE NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THEIR ABHORRENT BARBARISM BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THEIR MAGNITUDE, ORGANIZED NATURE AND ESPECIALLY THEIR NEGATION OF THE HUMANITY OF THE ENSLAVED PERSON. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE INSTITUTIONS OF SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE IN ENSLAVED PERSONS ARE NOW AND SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE BEEN CRIMES AGAINST THIS STATE AS WELL AS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FORMALLY APOLOGIZES FOR ITS ROLE IN SANCTIONING, EXPLOITING AND PERPETUATING SLAVERY AND ITS VESTIGES, INCLUDING THE ENACTMENT OF SLAVE CODES THAT CREATED THE EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE OF CHILDREN, AND THE DISSOLUTION OF THEIR FAMILIES AS PERSONIFIED BY THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SOJOURNER TRUTH. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00024-01-9
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