New York A 6722: Authorizes bail for principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals

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A06722 Summary:

BILL NOA06722 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09231

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SPONSORKay

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COSPNSRSlater, De Los Santos, Berger, Angelino, Cashman, Williams, Paulin, Simone, Brabenec, Tague,
 Beephan, Rosenthal, Manktelow, Glick, Stern, Maher

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L

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Authorizes bail for principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.

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BILL NOA06722 

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03/11/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6722

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KAY, SLATER -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing
 bail for principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 2 criminal procedure law, as added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of
 3 chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new paragraph (v) is
 4 added to read as follows:
 5 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
 6 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 7 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
 8 or
 9 (v) aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three hundred
 10 fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law.
 11 § 2. Subparagraph (xxi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 12 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 4 of subpart C
 13 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new
 14 subparagraph (xxii) is added to read as follows:
 15 (xxi) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined
 16 in subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale
 17 of a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal
 18 law[.]; or
 19 (xxii) aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three
 20 hundred fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law.
 21 § 3. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the criminal
 22 procedure law, as added by section 4 of subpart B of part UU of chapter
 23 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to
 24 read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03829-01-5

 A. 6722 2

 1 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
 2 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 3 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
 4 or
 5 (v) aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three hundred
 6 fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law.
 7 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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