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S 5654 NY

Enhances penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals; allows aggravated animal abuse to be considered for bail

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 26, 2025

Latest action (Jan 7, 2026) REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Summary

Enhances penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals by making such offense a felony, including torture, beating, or killing of any animal; makes animal cruelty, including overdriving or depriving an animal of sustenance a felony when committed while released on recognizance for violating an order of protection; allows aggravated animal abuse to be considered for bail.

Sponsor (1)

9 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (2)

  1. Feb 26, 2025 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · upper

Text versions (2)

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  • S5654 · HTML
  • S5654 · PDF

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