New York A 2019: Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals

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A02019 Summary:

BILL NOA02019 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00703

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSRWeprin, Stern, Lupardo, Buttenschon, Stirpe, Cunningham, Giglio

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MLTSPNSRHevesi

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Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Eliminates the requirement that injury be serious with respect to aggravated cruelty to animals.

Go to top A02019 Actions:

BILL NOA02019 

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01/14/2025referred to agriculture

04/02/2025reported referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA02019 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:04/02/2025AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes LupardoAyeTagueAye

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushAye

BarrettAyeHawleyAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

WoernerAyeMillerAye

JonesAyeLemondesAye

WilliamsAyeGiglioAye

ButtenschonAye

KellesExcused

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CruzAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

Go to topA02019 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA02019 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2019

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN, STERN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
 M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agri-
 culture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to aggra-
 vated cruelty to animals

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 353-a of the agriculture and
 2 markets law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no
 5 justifiable purpose, [he or she] such person intentionally kills or
 6 intentionally causes [serious] physical injury to a companion animal
 7 with aggravated cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated
 8 cruelty" shall mean conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme
 9 physical pain; or (ii) is done or carried out in an especially depraved
 10 or sadistic manner.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02486-01-5

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