NY S 252

passed one chamber

Relates to wild or exotic animals

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 252 pass?

Not yet. NY S 252 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-05-13. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

What is NY S 252 about?

Provides that "wild animal" means indigenous, non-domesticated animals native to the country in which they live and "exotic animal" means a wild animal with an origin of a different continent; adds certain wild or exotic animals to the list of non-companion animals; provides certain owners of wild or exotic animals with a license process.

Who sponsors NY S 252?

Monica Martinez is the primary sponsor of NY S 252, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-13 — REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-08
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
referral-committee
2025-02-25
1ST REPORT CAL.393
2025-02-26
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-03-03
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-04-08
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-04-08
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-04-08
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
referral-committee
2026-01-20
1ST REPORT CAL.51
2026-01-21
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-01-27
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-13
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-05-13
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-13
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Environmental Conservation Vote
2025-02-25 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
Floor Vote
2025-04-08 · pass · 56-6
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Simcha Felder: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Peter Oberacker: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- Dan Stec: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Kevin S. Parker: excused
Environmental Conservation Vote
2026-01-20 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- Dan Stec: no
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: excused
Floor Vote
2026-05-13 · pass · 55-5
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Sam Sutton: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- Dan Stec: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Liz Krueger: excused
- Jack M. Martins: excused
- Peter Oberacker: absent

Related bills

Prior session: S 6211not in this corpus
Companion bill: A 1804

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S252?summary=&detail=

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