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NY S 4952

in committee

Expands the requirements for teaching humane education to secondary school students

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4952 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4952 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY S 4952 about?

Expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students; requires verification of compliance.

Who sponsors NY S 4952?

Pete Harckham is the primary sponsor of NY S 4952, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students; requires verification of compliance.

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

  • Pete Harckhamprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-14

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 518not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 782not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1925not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6126not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2137not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1063not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7670not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4533not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 798

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4952?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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