S 10107 New York Senate · 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 in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Apr 2026
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Introduced Apr 29, 2026 Last action May 29, 2026
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S10107 S10107A · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends the Education Law to update the requirements for museums displaying cultural materials with histories tied to slavery. The revision clarifies that the signage requirement applies specifically to identifiable works created before 1900 using materials exchanged for enslaved people, rather than all items that changed hands during the slave trade. It also narrows the geographic scope to items that changed hands in Africa or the United States and updates the historical timeline to explicitly include the Reconstruction era.
Scope change
The bill's applicability is narrowed from all cultural materials that changed hands during the transatlantic or domestic slave trade periods to only identifiable works of art and artifacts created before 1900 using materials exchanged for enslaved captives, specifically those that changed hands in Africa or the United States.
ELIGIBILITY

The requirement now applies only to identifiable works of art and artifacts created before 1900, rather than all cultural materials regardless of creation date.

The definition of eligible items was expanded to include works created using metal materials used in the exchange for enslaved human captives.

The geographic scope was restricted to items that changed hands in Africa or the United States, removing references to other locations.

TIMELINE

The historical period covered was updated to explicitly include the Reconstruction era (1865-1877) alongside the transatlantic and domestic slave trade periods.

REQUIREMENT

The signage requirement was updated to acknowledge that the items were created using materials exchanged for enslaved captives, rather than just stating they were stolen.

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May 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 10107A
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May 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
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Apr 29, 2026
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Lea Webb
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