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S8517 • 2025

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

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jabari Brisport
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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

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

What This Bill Does

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

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

  2. 2026-04-28 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 8517A

  3. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

  4. 2025-10-01 Senate

    REFERRED TO RULES

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          8517

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     October 1, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the  depart-
          ment  of  state  to  participate  in  the  United  Nations for certain
          purposes where the federal government has disengaged

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 111 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  111.  PARTICIPATION  IN  THE UNITED NATIONS. THE STATE, THROUGH THE
     4  DEPARTMENT OF STATE, SHALL  PARTICIPATE  IN  THE  UNITED  NATIONS  HUMAN
     5  RIGHTS  COUNCIL'S  UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
     6  HAS DISENGAGED FROM SUCH REVIEW. THE STATE SHALL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE
     7  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
     8  REENGAGES WITH SUCH REVIEW.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13663-01-5