# New York S 3161: Moves the Amistad Commission from the department of state to the state education department New York S 3161, Moves the Amistad Commission from the department of state to the state education department, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robert Jackson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-21 (SIGNED CHAP.542) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S3161-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York S 3161 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Moves the Amistad Commission from the department of state to the state education department - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-11-21, SIGNED CHAP.542 - Sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION, TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (200 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grants for teachers of African-American history: benefit, low. The Amistad Commission may offer grants to individual teachers for outstanding teaching about the African-American experience. The Commission decides which teaching practices qualify. Grants are not guaranteed, and the law sets no grant amount. The Commission must collect and share these practices… - Amistad Commission moves to state education department: benefit, low. Effective immediately, the law moves Amistad Commission work from the Department of State to the State Education Department. Existing matters continue under the same terms. The 19-member Commission includes 16 appointed New York residents and three officials or their designees. Those officials are… - Support for schools teaching African-American history: benefit, low. The Amistad Commission recognizes schools for outstanding teaching about the African-American experience through a special designation or another award. The Commission decides which schools qualify and what recognition they receive. It must encourage school districts to use African-American history… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Liu (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin S. Parker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Zellnor Myrie (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 135 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | committee | Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee Vote | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-11-21: SIGNED CHAP.542 (Senate) - 2025-11-17: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.723 (House) - 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A5468 (House) - 2025-02-12: REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT (House) - 2025-02-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-02-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-10: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate) - 2025-02-05: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate) - 2025-02-04: 1ST REPORT CAL.281 (Senate) - 2025-01-24: REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION (Senate) ## Bill text - Original, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3161) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3161) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S3161-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).