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NY A 1609

in committee

Designates a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals as a qualified agency for the purpose of allowing access to the division of criminal justice services central data facility

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1609 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1609 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 1609 about?

Designates a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals as a qualified agency for the purpose of allowing access to the division of criminal justice services central data facility which contains criminal records, personal appearance date, fingerprints, photographs, handwriting samples and other information.

Who sponsors NY A 1609?

Jen Lunsford is the primary sponsor of NY A 1609, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Designates a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals as a qualified agency for the purpose of allowing access to the division of criminal justice services central data facility which contains criminal records, personal appearance date, fingerprints, photographs, handwriting samples and other information.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jen Lunsfordprimary
  • William Conradcosponsor
  • Deborah Glickcosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Sarah Clarkcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8150not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 8228

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1609?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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