New York A 3050: Relates to the sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals

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A03050 Summary:

BILL NOA03050 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00197

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SPONSORLunsford

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COSPNSRBerger, Hevesi, Giglio, Clark, Lupardo, Stirpe, Glick, Rosenthal, Colton, Shimsky, Cashman, Simon,
 Stern

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the provision that provides that any term of imprisonment for a violation of aggravated cruelty to animals may not exceed two years.

Go to top A03050 Actions:

BILL NOA03050 

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01/23/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

03/31/2026reported referred to codes

05/13/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA03050 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:03/31/2026AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes LupardoAyeTagueAye

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushAye

BarrettAyeHawleyAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

WoernerAyeMillerAye

WilliamsAyeLemondesAye

ButtenschonAyeGiglioAye

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

MorenoAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

GlickAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA03050 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA03050 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3050

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to sentenc-
 ing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Tucker's law".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 353-a of the agriculture and markets
 4 law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as
 5 follows:
 6 3. Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony. A defendant convicted of
 7 this offense shall be sentenced pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision
 8 one of section 55.10 of the penal law [provided, however, that any term
 9 of imprisonment imposed for violation of this section shall be a defi-
 10 nite sentence, which may not exceed two years].
 11 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 12 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00764-01-5

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