A 8192 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires signage be placed alongside art and artifacts stolen during the transatlantic slave period and the domestic slave trade period indicating such material was stolen

Summary
Requires signage be placed alongside art and artifacts, including art and artifacts created using metal materials used in the exchange for enslaved human captives, which were stolen during the transatlantic slave period and the domestic slave trade period, between the 16th and 19th centuries, with its peak between 1700 and 1870, indicating such information.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 5, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

A8192B A8192C · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand the scope of required signage for cultural materials. The new version specifically targets identifiable works created before 1900 using metals exchanged for enslaved people, whereas the previous version covered a broader range of items regardless of creation date or specific material composition. Additionally, the definition of the historical period was refined to explicitly include the years 1500 through 1877.
Scope change
The bill's scope narrowed to focus on identifiable works of art and artifacts created before 1900 that were made using metals exchanged for enslaved human captives, rather than any cultural material from the era regardless of its composition.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a specific requirement that the artwork or artifact must be identifiable and created before 1900.

Narrowed the material criteria to specifically include works created using metal materials exchanged for enslaved human captives.

DEFINITION

Refined the historical timeframe to explicitly cover the period from 1500 to 1877.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement to acknowledge items that changed hands in 'elsewhere' outside of Africa or the United States.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 4, 2026

How they voted

1400
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 149
Jun 4, 2026
D Democratic102
95 Yea 7
93% Yea
R Republican47
45 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
6
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 20, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8192C
lower
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8192B
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8192A
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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