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S 5784: 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.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified December 1, 2025

What S 5784 does, verified December 1, 2025

The state of New York is directing the commissioner of the Office of General Services to erect a monument in honor of the victims of the Holocaust. The monument, known as the "New York State Holocaust Memorial", will be located in the Empire State Plaza in Albany and will serve to memorialize the victims of the Holocaust and educate the public about the history of the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism and intolerance. The commissioner will solicit ideas and suggestions from organizations that provide Holocaust remembrance services to inform the design and programming of the monument. The act will take effect immediately.

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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.574 (2025-12-01)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5784
What is the current status of S 5784?
As of December 1, 2025, S 5784 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on December 1, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.574".
Did S 5784 pass?
Yes. S 5784 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action December 1, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
Who wrote S 5784, and where is it now?
S 5784 was authored by Sen. Patricia Fahy with 3 coauthors.
Author and sponsors
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Coauthors
Rob RolisonSteven RhoadsPatricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
Recent actions13 total · showing 5
Dec. 01, 2025SIGNED CHAP.574
Dec. 01, 2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
Jun. 16, 2025returned to senate
Jun. 16, 2025passed assembly
Jun. 16, 2025ordered to third reading rules cal.807
Full action history, 8 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 271 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5784 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE 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: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of the office of general services is here- 2 by authorized and directed to erect a suitably marked monument in the 3 Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, in the city of Alba- 4 ny, county of Albany, dedicated to the memory of those victims who lost 5 their lives in the Holocaust. Such monument shall be known as the "New 6 York state Holocaust memorial" and shall be designed to memorialize the 7 victims of the Holocaust and to educate the public about the history of 8 the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and all manifes- 9 tations of intolerance. 10 § 2. The commissioner of the office of general services shall solicit 11 from organizations who provide Holocaust remembrance services, ideas or 12 suggestions for the design, programming and location of such monument to 13 be erected pursuant to section one of this act. 14 § 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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