S 8517 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the state to participate in the United Nations for certain purposes

Summary

Requires the state to participate in the United Nations human rights council's universal periodic review by submitting a report in the capacity of a subnational stakeholder.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Oct 1, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2026

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S8517 → S8517A · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to reflect its progression through the Senate committee, adding procedural history regarding its recommitment to the Committee on Finance. Substantively, the bill's scope was expanded to require the Division of Human Rights to lead an interagency task force for a UN human rights review, replacing the previous language that only mentioned the Department of State. The bill also now mandates specific report contents, sets a November 2026 deadline, and clarifies that the state's submission represents only the state, not the federal government.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened from a general mandate for the Department of State to participate in the UN review to a specific requirement for the Division of Human Rights to lead an interagency task force and produce a detailed report.

REQUIREMENT

The responsible agency changed from the Department of State to the Division of Human Rights, which must now lead an interagency task force.

New requirements were added to mandate that the report include specific sections on methodology, legal frameworks, implementation evaluations, and resource needs.

TIMELINE

A specific deadline was established for the report to be completed by November 30, 2026.

DEFINITION

The bill now explicitly states that the state's submission is solely in the capacity of a subnational stakeholder and does not bind the United States government.

TECHNICAL

Procedural text was added indicating the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Finance and discharged from the Committee on Rules.

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Amendments

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8517A

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Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

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Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO FINANCE

upper

Oct 1, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors