Senate Bill S1163

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state community commission on reparations remedies

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  • Introduced
    • 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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2023-S1163 - Details

Law Section:
Appropriations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5624
2019-2020: S2904
2021-2022: S1118

2023-S1163 - Summary

Relates to acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery in the city of New York and the state of New York; establishes the New York state community commission on reparations remedies to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, the impact of these forces on living African-Americans and to make recommendations on appropriate remedies; provides for the repeal of such provisions.

2023-S1163 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1163 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1163
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SANDERS,  CLEARE, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON,
   PARKER, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT to acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and
   inhumanity of slavery in the city of New York and  the  state  of  New
   York;  to establish the New York state community commission on repara-
   tions remedies, to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de
   jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against  African-
   Americans,  and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans
   and to make determinations regarding compensation; making an appropri-
   ation therefor; and providing for the repeal of such  provisions  upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 state community commission on reparations remedies".
   §  2. Legislative intent.  Contrary to what many people believe, slav-
 ery was not just a southern institution. Prior  to  the  American  Revo-
 lution,  there  were more enslaved Africans in New York City than in any
 other city except Charleston, South Carolina. During this period, slaves
 accounted for 20% of the population of New York and approximately 40% of
 colonial New York's households owned slaves. These slaves were an  inte-
 gral part of the population which settled and developed what we now know
 as the state of New York.
   The  first  slaves arrived in New Amsterdam, a Dutch settlement estab-
 lished at the southern tip  of  Manhattan  Island,  around  1627.  These
 enslaved  Africans  did  not  belong  to individuals, but worked for the
 Dutch West India Company. The Dutch East India Company  had  established
 Fort  Amsterdam,  a  fortification  located  on  the southern tip of the
 island of Manhattan, for the purpose  of  defending  the  company's  fur
 trade  operations  in the North River, now known as the Hudson River. In
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00148-04-3
              

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2023-S1163A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Appropriations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5624
2019-2020: S2904
2021-2022: S1118

2023-S1163A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery in the city of New York and the state of New York; establishes the New York state community commission on reparations remedies to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, the impact of these forces on living African-Americans and to make recommendations on appropriate remedies; provides for the repeal of such provisions.

2023-S1163A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1163A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1163--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SANDERS,  CLEARE, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON,
   PARKER, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when
   printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality  and
   inhumanity  of  slavery  in  the City of New York and the State of New
   York; to establish the New York State community commission on  repara-
   tions remedies, to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de
   jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against people of
   African  descent,  and  the impact of these forces on living people of
   African descent and to make determinations regarding compensation; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 State community commission on reparations remedies".
   § 2. Legislative intent.  Contrary to what many believe,  slavery  was
 not just a Southern institution. Prior to the American Revolution, there
 were  more  enslaved  Africans  in  New York City than in any other city
 except Charleston, South Carolina. During this period, enslaved Africans
 accounted for 20% of the population of New York and approximately 40% of
 colonial New York's households owned enslaved Africans.  These  enslaved
 Africans  were  an  integral  part  of  the population which settled and
 developed what we now know as the State of New York.
   The first enslaved Africans arrived in New Amsterdam, a Dutch  settle-
 ment  established  at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, around 1627.
 These enslaved Africans did not belong to individuals,  but  worked  for
 the  Dutch  West  India Company. The Dutch West India Company had estab-
 lished Fort Amsterdam, a fortification located on the  southern  tip  of
 the  Island of Manhattan, for the purpose of defending the company's fur
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00148-11-3
              

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