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S 5979 NY

Enacts the "New York slavery era business and state procurement disclosure act"

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Mar 4, 2025

Latest action (Jan 7, 2026) REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Summary

Enacts the "New York slavery era business and state procurement disclosure act"; requires insurers to report insurance policies issued to slaveholders during the slavery era that provided coverage for damage to or death to such slaveholders' slaves; requires contractors seeking to enter into or renew procurement contracts with state agencies to report slavery era financing, investments and profits of slavery.

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Action history (2)
  1. Mar 4, 2025 REFERRED TO INSURANCE · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO INSURANCE · upper

Text versions (2)

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