New York S 3026: Requires regulations authorizing computer science courses to count towards liberal arts content at institutions of higher learning

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S03026 Summary:

BILL NOS03026 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08551

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, HARCKHAM, MURRAY, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, RYAN C,
 SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §365-a, amd §374, Ag & Mkts L

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Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats; prohibited for reasons of convenience in keeping or handling a dog or cat.

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BILL NOS03026 

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01/23/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

03/18/20251ST REPORT CAL.577

03/19/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/20/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/08/2025PASSED SENATE

04/08/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/08/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

03/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.515

03/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/05/2026PASSED SENATE

05/05/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/05/2026referred to codes

05/11/2026substituted for a8551

05/11/2026ordered to third reading cal.465

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3026

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 23, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, MURRAY, PALUMBO,
 SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
 to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to
 restricting the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on
 dogs and cats

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

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 365-a to read as follows:
 3 § 365-a. Devocalization of animals. 1. No person shall perform the
 4 surgical devocalization of a dog or cat except in accordance with the
 5 provisions of this section.
 6 2. a. Surgical devocalization of a dog or cat shall be performed only
 7 by a person licensed as a veterinarian pursuant to article one hundred
 8 thirty-five of the education law.
 9 b. Surgical devocalization of a dog or cat may be performed where
 10 necessary to treat or relieve a physical illness, disease or injury or
 11 correct a congenital abnormality suffered by the animal, where such
 12 physical illness, disease, injury or congenital abnormality is causing
 13 or may reasonably cause the animal physical pain or harm. Surgical devo-
 14 calization may not be performed for reasons of convenience in keeping or
 15 handling a dog or cat.
 16 3. Any veterinarian who performs a surgical devocalization procedure
 17 on a dog or cat shall document the performance of such procedure in the
 18 treatment record of the patient, including the medical necessity justi-
 19 fying the procedure, as defined in section sixty-seven hundred fourteen
 20 of the education law.
 21 4. As used in this section, "devocalization" means a surgical proce-
 22 dure on the larynx or vocal cords of an animal intended to cause the
 23 reduction or elimination of vocal sounds produced by that animal and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00716-02-5

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 1 includes procedures commonly referred to as "debarking", "silencing" or
 2 "bark softening".
 3 5. Any veterinarian licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-
 4 five of the education law who knowingly performs, or knowingly causes to
 5 be performed, the surgical devocalization of a dog or cat in violation
 6 of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty
 7 not to exceed one thousand dollars and subject to the remedies available
 8 pursuant to article one hundred thirty of the education law, as added by
 9 chapter 987 of the laws of 1971.
 10 6. Any veterinarian who knowingly performs a surgical devocalization
 11 procedure in violation of the provisions of this section shall be
 12 subject to the revocation or suspension of their license pursuant to the
 13 processes outlined in article one hundred thirty of the education l