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NY A 5850

passed one chamber

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation from issuing permits or licenses allowing participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; excludes certain permanent performing institutions; imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1000 for a violation.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-05 — RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Deborah Glickprimary
  • Alex Borescosponsor
  • Tony Simonecosponsor
  • Grace Leecosponsor
  • William Coltoncosponsor
  • Chris Burdickcosponsor
  • Linda Rosenthalcosponsor
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor
  • Jeffrey Dinowitzcosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Phil Steckcosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • David McDonoughcosponsor
  • Amy Paulincosponsor
  • Paula Kaycosponsor
  • Gabriella Romerocosponsor
  • Micah Lashercosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor
  • Anna Kellescosponsor
  • Steven Otiscosponsor
  • Albert A. Stirpecosponsor
  • Andrew Hevesicosponsor
  • Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
  • Catalina Cruzcosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • Karines Reyescosponsor
  • Rebecca Kassaycosponsor
  • Marcela Mitaynescosponsor
  • Donna Lupardocosponsor
  • Steve Sterncosponsor
  • Diana Morenocosponsor
  • Erik Dilancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-24

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-02

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-06-05

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-17

    REPORTED

  6. 2026-03-19

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.318

  7. 2026-04-28

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  8. 2026-04-28

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  9. 2026-04-28

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-05-05

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S3629A

  11. 2026-05-05

    3RD READING CAL.379

  12. 2026-05-05

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  13. 2026-05-05

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Assembly Vote

    2026-04-28 · pass · 100-38

    Member-level votes (150)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: excused
    • Lemondes: no
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: excused
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pirozzolo: no
    • Smith: no
    • Angelino: no
    • Cashman: yes
    • Gallahan: no
    • Lucas: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Smullen: no
    • Bailey: no
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gandolfo: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Barclay: no
    • Chang: no
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Ra: yes
    • Steck: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Chludzinski: no
    • Giglio: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Raga: excused
    • Stern: yes
    • Beephan: no
    • Clark: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Maher: excused
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Colton: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Manktelow: no
    • Ramos: excused
    • Tague: no
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gray: no
    • McDonald: yes
    • Reilly: no
    • Tannousis: no
    • Berger: yes
    • Cook: excused
    • Griffin: yes
    • McDonough: excused
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Hawley: no
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: no
    • Cunningham: excused
    • Hevesi: yes
    • Meeks: excused
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Blumencranz: no
    • Dais: yes
    • Hooks: yes
    • Mikulin: no
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Bologna: no
    • Davila: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Miller: no
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Bores: excused
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Brabenec: no
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Molitor: no
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jensen: no
    • Morinello: no
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: excused
    • Brook-Krasny: no
    • DiPietro: no
    • Kassay: yes
    • Norber: no
    • Sempolinski: no
    • Williams: yes
    • Brown EA: no
    • Durso: no
    • Kay: yes
    • Novakhov: no
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: yes
    • Brown K: no
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Eichenstein: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: no
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Lasher: excused
    • Palmesano: no
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: no
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: yes
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Simpson: no
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
  • Floor Vote

    2026-05-05 · pass · 53-9

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Sam Sutton: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes
    • George Borrello: no
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Andrew J. Lanza: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Peter Oberacker: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • Liz Krueger: excused

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