New York K1200: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 27, 2026, as Children of the Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York

What the bill says

From the introduced text, April 24, 2026:

Assembly Resolution No. 1200 BY: M. of A. Williams MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 27, 2026, as Children of the Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official days that are set aside to increase awareness of serious events that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing tradition, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to proclaim April 27, 2026, as Children of the Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day; and WHEREAS, From 1933 to 1945, an estimated 1.5 million children, the youth of tomorrow, were systematically executed in the Nazi Holocaust as part of a genocide of the Jewish people, and millions of other people also perished as victims of Nazism; and WHEREAS, Ghetto residences were established at the onset of Nazi invasion, the Jew and other groups were rounded up and forced into these horrific living conditions; and WHEREAS, From 1942 onwards, the ghetto program ended and inhabitants of the ghettos were murdered at various death camps; because children were generally too young to be deployed as forced labor, they were particularly vulnerable to …

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Sponsors

• Jaime Williams (D, 59) · primary sponsor
• Joseph Angelino (R, 121)
• Andrea Bailey (R, 133)
• Anil Beephan (R, 105)
• Scott Bendett (R, 107)
• Karl Brabenec (R, 98)
• Edward Braunstein (D, 26)
• Alec Brook-Krasny (D, 46)
• Brown, Eric (R, 20)
• Brown, Keith (R, 12)
• Marianne Buttenschon (D, 119)
• Lester Chang (R, 49)

Latest actions

1. April 27, 2026: ADOPTED
2. April 24, 2026: REFERRED TO CALENDAR

Common questions

What is K1200?

K1200 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 27, 2026, as Children of the Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York.

What is the status of K1200?

Passed both chambers as of April 27, 2026. Latest action: ADOPTED (April 27, 2026).

Who sponsored K1200?

Jaime Williams (D, 59), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for K1200?

On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K1200