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NY A 850

in committee

Relates to establishing the crimes of cruelty to animals to threaten, intimidate or harass in the second degree and first degree

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 850 pass?

Not yet. NY A 850 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 850 about?

Establishes the crimes of cruelty to animals to threaten, intimidate or harass in the second degree and cruelty to animals to threaten, intimidate or harass in the first degree when in the presence of a minor child.

Who sponsors NY A 850?

Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 850, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes the crimes of cruelty to animals to threaten, intimidate or harass in the second degree and cruelty to animals to threaten, intimidate or harass in the first degree when in the presence of a minor child.

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

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8638not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5075not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 588not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1353not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 483not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A850?summary=&detail=

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