S 9944 NY

Establishes a public animal cruelty registry

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Latest action (Apr 16, 2026) REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Summary

Establishes a public animal cruelty registry that requires persons over eighteen years of age convicted of animal abuse to register with the division of criminal justice services; requires such registry to contain certain information about each person registered; requires persons registered to pay an annual surcharge of fifty dollars to be used for costs and expenses associated with maintaining the registry.

Sponsor (1)

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · primary

5 coauthors / cosponsors

James Tedisco Republican · cosponsor
George Borrello Republican · cosponsor
Dean Murray Republican · cosponsor
Anthony H. Palumbo Republican · cosponsor
Jeremy Zellner Democratic · cosponsor

Action history (1)

Apr 16, 2026 REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · upper

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