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A02026 Summary:

BILL NOA02026 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01781

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SPONSORMiller

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals; removes requirement that an animal be killed with aggravated cruelty in order to be guilty of such crime.

Go to top A02026 Actions:

BILL NOA02026 

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01/14/2025referred to agriculture

04/02/2025held for consideration in agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

Go to topA02026 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:04/02/2025AYE/NAY:15/7 Action: Held for Consideration LupardoAyeTagueNay

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushNay

BarrettAyeHawleyNay

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickNay

WoernerAyeMillerNay

JonesAyeLemondesNay

WilliamsAyeGiglioNay

ButtenschonAye

KellesExcused

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CruzAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

Go to topA02026 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA02026 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2026

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred 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 [with
 7 aggravated cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty"
 8 shall mean conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme physical
 9 pain; or (ii) is done or carried out in an especially depraved or sadis-
 10 tic 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.
 LBD03399-01-5

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