New York A 3297: Prohibits the siting and construction of battery energy storage systems and related facilities, systems, infrastructure, and substations of any scale and possessing any storage capacity in assembly district 63

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A03297 Summary:

BILL NOA03297 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02603

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSRSteck, Lunsford, Jacobson, Angelino, Kelles

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Includes use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument in the offense of aggravated cruelty to animals.

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BILL NOA03297 

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01/27/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3297

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, STECK, LUNSFORD, JACOBSON, ANGELINO --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to includ-
 ing use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument as an aggravated
 cruelty offense

 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:
 6 (a) intentionally kills or intentionally causes serious physical inju-
 7 ry to a companion animal with aggravated cruelty; or
 8 (b) with intent to kill or cause serious physical injury to a compan-
 9 ion animal with aggravated cruelty, causes physical injury to a compan-
 10 ion animal by means of a deadly weapon as defined in subdivision twelve
 11 of section 10.00 of the penal law, or by means of a dangerous instrument
 12 as defined in subdivision thirteen of section 10.00 of the penal law.
 13 For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" shall mean conduct
 14 which: (i) is intended to cause extreme physical pain; or (ii) is done
 15 or carried out in an especially depraved or sadistic manner.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06213-01-5

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