New York S 9427: Relates to threats or harm to animals as a means of coercion or coercive control

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S09427 Summary:

BILL NOS09427 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11182

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SPONSORCANZONERI-FITZPATRICK

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COSPNSRWEIK, CHAN

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §135.60, Pen L; amd §575, Exec L

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Provides that the use of threats or harm to animals shall be considered a means of coercion or coercive control.

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BILL NOS09427 

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03/11/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9427

 IN SENATE

 March 11, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, WEIK -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to
 threats or harm to animals as a means of coercion or coercive control

 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 135.60 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by section 1 of part NN of chapter 55 of the laws of 2018, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 1. Cause physical injury to a person or animal; or
 5 § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (o) of subdivision 3 of section 575
 6 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2023, is
 7 amended to read as follows:
 8 (i) Within amounts appropriated for such purpose, the office shall
 9 contract with an organization designated by the federal department of
 10 health and human services to coordinate statewide improvements within
 11 local communities, social services systems, and programming regarding
 12 the prevention and intervention of domestic violence in New York state
 13 to mutually develop a training program as described in this paragraph.
 14 The office and such organization shall be responsible for providing such
 15 training to psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who are
 16 licensed in the state of New York, so that such individuals may conduct
 17 court ordered forensic evaluations, involving child custody and visita-
 18 tion pursuant to paragraph (a-3) of subdivision one of section two
 19 hundred forty of the domestic relations law; for consulting with domes-
 20 tic violence service providers and representative organizations in the
 21 field of domestic violence when such training is provided in their
 22 communities; and for reviewing and updating training topics at least
 23 once every two years. Such training shall include, but not be limited
 24 to, a review of: relevant statutes; case law and psychological defi-
 25 nitions of domestic violence; coercive control, including through the
 26 use of threats or harm to animals, and child abuse; the dynamics and
 27 effects of domestic violence and child abuse, including but not limited

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15135-01-6

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 1 to, emotional, financial, physical, technological and sexual abuse; the
 2 barriers and fears associated with reporting domestic violence and child
 3 abuse and why victims may not have documented evidence of abuse; tactics
 4 commonly used by one party to induce fear in another party or child,
 5 including verbal, emotional, psychological, and/or economic abuse,
 6 isolating techniques, coercive control, including through the use of
 7 threats or harm to animals, and monitoring of a partner's location and
 8 activities; litigation abuse and demands for custody or joint custody in
 9 order to pressure the partner to return or punish the partner for leav-
 10 ing; trauma, particularly as it relates to sexual abuse and the risks
 11 posed to children and the long-term dangers and impacts imposed by the
 12 presence of adverse childhood experiences; the increased risk of esca-
 13 lating violence that occurs during child custody proceedings; and the
 14 danger of basing child custody decisions on claims that a child's defi-
 15 cient or negative relationship with a parent is caused by the other
 16 parent.
 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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