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Read. Follow. Verify.New York Senate Bill 7664 Requires State Agencies to Disaggregate Demographic Data for Afro-Descendant Populations
Last action · September 23, 2026: RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKENSponsors: James Sanders and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
State agencies, boards, departments, and commissions in New York that collect demographic data must use separate collection categories and s for specific Afro-descendant populations, including U.S. slavery descendants, Continental Africans, Afro-Caribbeans, and Central and South American Afro-Latinos, starting July 1, 2027.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State agencies, boards, departments, and commissions
Must implement separate collection categories and tabulations for specific Afro-descendant groups and publish the data annually starting July 1, 2027.
Afro-descendant residents of New York
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What specific Afro groups must state agencies track under this bill?
When do state agencies need to start publishing this disaggregated data?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Sep 23, 2026SenateRECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
- Mar 17, 2026SenatePRINT NUMBER 7664B
- Mar 17, 2026SenateCommitteeAMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
- Jan 7, 2026SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO FINANCE
- Jun 5, 2025SenatePRINT NUMBER 7664A
- Jun 5, 2025SenateCommitteeAMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
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- Apr 28, 2025SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO FINANCE
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Expansion of Demographic Disaggregation
The bill builds on prior legislative precedents set for Asian American Pacific Islander communities to establish detailed tracking for Afro-descendant populations.
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Sources
www.nysenate.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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