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NY S 1044

in committee

Prohibits a person convicted of violating "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 1044 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1044 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 1044 about?

Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.

Who sponsors NY S 1044?

James Tedisco is the primary sponsor of NY S 1044, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.

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

  • James Tediscoprimary
  • Jake Ashbycosponsor
  • Simcha Feldercosponsor
  • Mario Matteracosponsor
  • Thomas F. O'Maracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 3030not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2566not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5084not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2501not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2007not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1257not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 294not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 664

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1044?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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