2025-2026 Regular Session • New York Legislature
S00197
Legislative Summary
Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the provision that provides that any term of imprisonment for a violation of aggravated cruelty to animals may not exceed two years.
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Bill History
1/8/2025
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
Senate
3/18/2025
1ST REPORT CAL.571
Senate
3/19/2025
2ND REPORT CAL.
Senate
3/20/2025
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Senate
4/8/2025
PASSED SENATE
Senate
4/8/2025
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Senate
4/8/2025
referred to agriculture
Assembly
Roll Call Votes
Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage
4/8/2025
61
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Agriculture Committee Vote
3/18/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
Assembly
Committee
Agriculture(Assembly)
Sponsors
Democrat: 4
Republican: 13
Primary Sponsor

Monica Martinez
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Joseph Addabbo
Democrat
Jacob Ashby
Republican
George Borrello
Republican
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
Republican
Patrick Gallivan
Republican
Pamela Helming
Republican
Mario Mattera
Republican
Dean Murray
Republican
Peter Oberacker
Republican
Thomas O'Mara
Republican
Anthony Palumbo
Republican
Robert Rolison
Republican
Christopher Ryan
Democrat
James Tedisco
Republican
Lea Webb
Democrat
William Weber
Republican