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NY A 1391

in committee

Relates to the reporting of animal cruelty

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1391 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1391 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

What is NY A 1391 about?

Provides that any person charged with enforcing laws prohibiting cruelty to animals shall cause a report to be made when, in the performance of their duties, such person has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or maltreatment of a child has also occurred; provides that a person charged with the responsibility of filing a report of child abuse or maltreatment shall also file a report of suspected animal cruelty.

Who sponsors NY A 1391?

Deborah Glick is the primary sponsor of NY A 1391, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Provides that any person charged with enforcing laws prohibiting cruelty to animals shall cause a report to be made when, in the performance of their duties, such person has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or maltreatment of a child has also occurred; provides that a person charged with the responsibility of filing a report of child abuse or maltreatment shall also file a report of suspected animal cruelty.

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

  • Deborah Glickprimary
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Vivian Cookcosponsor
  • Christopher Eachuscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 3908not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5082not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3766not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3468not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2768not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1900not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3918not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1211not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5780not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5544

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1391?summary=&detail=

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