NY State Senate Bill 2025-S5784

Senate Bill S5784

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of the office of general services to erect a monument to be known as the New York state Holocaust memorial

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Mar 03, 2025	referred to procurement and contracts

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2025-S5784 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7614
Current Committee:: Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:: General Services, Commissioner of

2025-S5784 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office of general services to erect a monument to be known as the "New York state Holocaust memorial" in the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza to memorialize the victims of the Holocaust and to educate the public about the history of the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and all manifestations of intolerance.

2025-S5784 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5784

SPONSOR: FAHY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to direct the commissioner of the office of general services to
erect a monument to be known as the "New York state Holocaust memorial"

 
PURPOSE:

To provide for a memorial for the victims of the Holocaust and to
educate the public about the history of the Holocaust and the dangers of
antisemitism, racism, and all manifestations of intolerance.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Directs the Commissioner of the Office of General Services to
erect a monument on the grounds of the Governor Nelson A.  Rockefeller
Empire State Plaza which will memorialize all victims who lost their
lives in the Holocaust. The monument shall be known as the ("New York
State Holocaust Memorial").

Section 2. The commissioner of the office of general services shall
solicit from organizations who provide Holocaust remembrance services,
ideas or suggestions for the design, programming and location of such
monuments.

Section 3. States the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Holocaust was a systematic, state-sponsored persecution carried out
by the Nazi regime, its allies, and collaborators, leading to the deaths
of millions. This monument aims to honor the victims and pay tribute to
those who survived the atrocities of the Holocaust. It is intended to
offer visitors an opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned from
this dark chapter in history and to inspire them to uphold their respon-
sibilities as members of society, fostering the strength to stand
against injustice and intolerance.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To Be Determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S5784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5784
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
 
 AN ACT to direct the commissioner of the office of general  services  to
   erect  a monument to be known as the "New York state Holocaust memori-
   al"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of the office of general services is here-
 by  authorized  and  directed to erect a suitably marked monument in the
 Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, in the city of  Alba-
 ny,  county of Albany, dedicated to the memory of those victims who lost
 their lives in the Holocaust. Such monument shall be known as  the  "New
 York  state Holocaust memorial" and shall be designed to memorialize the
 victims of the Holocaust and to educate the public about the history  of
 the  Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and all manifes-
 tations of intolerance.
   § 2. The commissioner of the office of general services shall  solicit
 from  organizations who provide Holocaust remembrance services, ideas or
 suggestions for the design, programming and location of such monument to
 be erected pursuant to section one of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10479-01-5

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Patricia Fahy