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NY S 5544

in committee

Relates to the reporting of animal cruelty

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5544 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5544 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

What is NY S 5544 about?

Provides that any person charged with enforcing laws prohibiting cruelty to animals shall cause a report to be made when, in the performance of their duties, such person has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or maltreatment of a child has also occurred; provides that a person charged with the responsibility of filing a report of child abuse or maltreatment shall also file a report of suspected animal cruelty.

Who sponsors NY S 5544?

James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 5544.

Description

Provides that any person charged with enforcing laws prohibiting cruelty to animals shall cause a report to be made when, in the performance of their duties, such person has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or maltreatment of a child has also occurred; provides that a person charged with the responsibility of filing a report of child abuse or maltreatment shall also file a report of suspected animal cruelty.

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

  • James Skoufisprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-24

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 5082not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3766not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3468not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2768not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1900not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3918not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3415not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7401not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5947not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1391

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5544?summary=&detail=

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