New York A 8529: Replaces instances of the words or variations of the words American Indian with the words Indigenous peoples or a variation thereof

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A08529 Summary:

BILL NOA08529 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06436

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SPONSORMitaynes

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3.07, Arts & Cul L; amd §87, Cannabis L; amd §210, Ec Dev L; amd §29, Cor L; amd §341-a, Ed L; amd
§52-0113, En Con L; amd §310, Exec L; amd Pub Auth L, generally; amd §428, Transp L; amd §9-b, Fac Dev Corp
Act; amd §16-b, NYS Med Care Fac Fin Ag Act; amd §3, UDC Act

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Replaces instances of the words or variations of the words American Indian with the words Indigenous peoples or a variation thereof.

Go to top A08529 Actions:

BILL NOA08529 

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05/20/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08529 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8529

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MITAYNES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, the cannabis law, the
 economic development law, the correction law, the education law, the
 environmental conservation law, the executive law, the public authori-
 ties law, the transportation law, the facilities development corpo-
 ration act, the New York state medical care facilities finance agency
 act and the New York state urban development corporation act, in
 relation to replacing instances of the words or variations of the
 words American Indian with the words Indigenous peoples or a variation
 thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c)
 2 of subdivision 12 of section 3.07 of the arts and cultural affairs law,
 3 as amended by chapter 255 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 In the performance of projects pursuant to this section, minority and
 6 women-owned business enterprises shall be given the opportunity for
 7 meaningful participation. For purposes hereof, minority business enter-
 8 prise shall mean any business enterprise which is at least fifty-one per
 9 centum owned by, or in the case of a publicly owned business, at least
 10 fifty-one per centum of the stock or other voting interest is owned by
 11 citizens or permanent resident [aliens] noncitizens who are Black,
 12 Hispanic, Asian, [American Indian] Indigenous peoples, Pacific Islander,
 13 or Alaskan native, and such ownership interest is real, substantial and
 14 continuing and has the authority to independently control the day to day
 15 business decisions of the entity for at least one year; and women-owned
 16 business enterprise shall mean any business enterprise which is at least
 17 fifty-one per centum owned by, or in the case of a publicly owned busi-
 18 ness, at least fifty-one per centum of the stock to other voting inter-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10894-01-5

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 1 ests of which is owned by citizens or permanent resident [aliens]
 2 noncitizens who are women, and such ownership interest is real, substan-
 3 tial and continuing and has the authority to independently control the
 4 day to day business decisions of the entity for at least one year.
 5 § 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 87
 6 of the cannabis law is amended to read as follows:
 7 (ii) Hispanic persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban,
 8 Central or South American of either [Indian] Indigenous or Hispanic
 9 origin, regardless of race;
 10 § 3. Subdivision 3 and paragraphs (b) and (d) of subdivision 4 of
 11 section 210 of the economic development law, as amended by chapter 669
 12 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
 13 3. "Minority business enterprise" shall mean any business enterprise
 14 which is at least fifty-one per centum owned by, or in the case of a
 15 publicly owned business at least fifty-one per centum of the stock of
 16 which is owned by, citizens or permanent resident noncitizens wh