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NY S 5683

in committee

Confinement of animals for food producing purposes

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5683 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5683 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

What is NY S 5683 about?

Pertains to confinement of animals for food producing purposes; prohibits any person to tether or confine any pig during pregnancy, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen who is kept on a farm for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevents such animal from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs and turning around freely; establishes that commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year and/or fine not to exceed $1,000.

Who sponsors NY S 5683?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 5683, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Pertains to confinement of animals for food producing purposes; prohibits any person to tether or confine any pig during pregnancy, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen who is kept on a farm for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevents such animal from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs and turning around freely; establishes that commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year and/or fine not to exceed $1,000.

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

  • James Sanders Jr.primary
  • Monica Martinezcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 3999not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4718not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 657not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6144not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7611not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 668

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5683?summary=&detail=

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