New York S 703: Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals
Status: REFERRED TO CODES (as of 2026-05-11)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 703
Sponsors: Liz Krueger, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Dean Murray, George Borrello, Jake Ashby, James Tedisco, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., José M. Serrano, Lea Webb, Mario Mattera, Monica Martinez, Pamela Helming, Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Pete Harckham, Peter Oberacker, Robert Rolison, Steve Rhoads, Thomas F. O'Mara, Toby Ann Stavisky
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript S00703 Summary: BILL NOS00703   SAME ASSAME AS A02019   SPONSORKRUEGER   COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MARTINEZ, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER, O'MARA, RHOADS, ROLISON, SERRANO, STAVISKY, TEDISCO, WEBB   MLTSPNSR   Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L   Eliminates the requirement that injury be serious with respect to aggravated cruelty to animals. Go to top S00703 Actions: BILL NOS00703   01/08/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE 03/18/20251ST REPORT CAL.572 03/19/20252ND REPORT CAL. 03/20/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 04/08/2025PASSED SENATE 04/08/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 04/08/2025referred to codes 01/07/2026died in assembly 01/07/2026returned to senate 01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE 03/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.512 03/11/20262ND REPORT CAL. 03/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 05/11/2026PASSED SENATE 05/11/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 05/11/2026referred to codes Go to topS00703 Committee Votes: Go to topS00703 Floor Votes: There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session. Go to topS00703 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 703 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MARTINEZ, MATTERA, ROLISON, SERRANO, STAVISKY, TEDISCO -- 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 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 Go to top • Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps
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