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NY S 9944

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Establishes a public animal cruelty registry

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 9944 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9944 is in committee as of 2026-04-16 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-16): REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

What is NY S 9944 about?

Establishes a public animal cruelty registry that requires persons over eighteen years of age convicted of animal abuse to register with the division of criminal justice services; requires such registry to contain certain information about each person registered; requires persons registered to pay an annual surcharge of fifty dollars to be used for costs and expenses associated with maintaining the registry.

Who sponsors NY S 9944?

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 9944, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes a public animal cruelty registry that requires persons over eighteen years of age convicted of animal abuse to register with the division of criminal justice services; requires such registry to contain certain information about each person registered; requires persons registered to pay an annual surcharge of fifty dollars to be used for costs and expenses associated with maintaining the registry.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-16 — REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.primary
  • James Tediscocosponsor
  • George Borrellocosponsor
  • Dean Murraycosponsor
  • Anthony H. Palumbocosponsor
  • Jeremy Zellnercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-16

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9944?summary=&detail=

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