New York S 8927: Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime

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S08927 Summary:

BILL NOS08927 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11651

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §236, Dom Rel L

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Directs the court to consider whether the companion animal was acquired prior to or during the marriage; the basic daily needs of the companion animal; the party who generally facilitates veterinary care for the companion animal; the party who generally provides the companion animal with social interaction; the party who generally ensures compliance with state and local regulations regarding the companion animal; and the party who provides the greater ability to financially support the companion animal.

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BILL NOS08927 

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01/16/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

05/12/20261ST REPORT CAL.1020

05/13/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/14/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/29/2026PASSED SENATE

05/29/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/29/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8927

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to companion
 animals

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 15 of paragraph d of subdivision 5 of part B
 2 of section 236 of the domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 509
 3 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (15) (i) in awarding the possession of a companion animal, the court
 5 shall consider the best interest of such animal, including, but not
 6 limited to:
 7 (A) whether the companion animal was acquired prior to or during the
 8 marriage;
 9 (B) the basic daily needs of the companion animal;
 10 (C) the party who generally facilitates veterinary care for the
 11 companion animal;
 12 (D) the party who generally provides the companion animal with social
 13 interaction;
 14 (E) the party who generally ensures compliance with state and local
 15 regulations regarding the companion animal; and
 16 (F) the party who provides the greater ability to financially support
 17 the companion animal.
 18 (ii) "Companion animal", as used in this subparagraph, shall have the
 19 same meaning as in subdivision five of section three hundred fifty of
 20 the agriculture and markets law; and
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14173-01-5

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