J 489 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, which served as a catalyst for passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act

This is a Senate Resolution (J 489), not a legislative bill. It commemorates the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) and the Selma-to-Montgomery march, which directly led to the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The resolution contains historical context about the violence faced by marchers and the passage of the Voting Rights Act, but it has no policy impact - it solely requests the legislative body to pause for commemoration and sends a copy to the NAACP. As a procedural resolution, it does not affect any policies or people.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025
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Mar 11, 2025
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1 primary · 62 co-sponsors

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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
35
Co
Photo of Alexis Weik
Alexis Weik
RRepublican/Conservative
NY
8
Co
Photo of Andrew Gounardes
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
NY
26
Co
Photo of Andrew Lanza
Andrew Lanza
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence/Reform
NY
24
Co
Photo of April Baskin
April Baskin
DDemocratic
NY
63
Co
Photo of Bill Weber
Bill Weber
RRepublican/Conservative
NY
38
Co
Photo of Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
47
Co
Photo of Brian Kavanagh
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
NY
27
Co
Photo of Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan
DDemocratic
NY
50
Co
Photo of Cordell Cleare
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
NY
30
Co
Photo of Dan Stec
Dan Stec
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
NY
45