Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 06, 2018 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1537 |
Jun 05, 2018 |
committee discharged and committed to rules reported and committed to rules |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to agriculture returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 06, 2017 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 17, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 16, 2017 |
1st report cal.936 |
Jan 13, 2017 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S2501
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 44th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 22nd Senate District
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S2501 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6938
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A10283
2011-2012: S5084, A1580
2013-2014: S2566, A4514
2015-2016: S3030, A1600
2019-2020: S2007, A987
2021-2022: S1257, A524
2023-2024: S294, A433
2017-S2501 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2501 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting the ownership or possession of companion animals by persons convicted of violating "Buster's Law" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To increase penalties (maximum prison sentences and maximum fines) for engaging in animal fighting and committing the crime of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals (aka Buster's Law) and require psychiatric evaluation/treatment for those committing the crime of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: Section 353-a of Agriculture and Markets Law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4.0n and after the effective date of subdivision, no person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall own or possess a companion animal unless and until authorized by a court order issued by a county court judge of his or her county of residence. No such order shall be issued until such convicted person first demonstrates to the court that he or she has undergone psychiatric or psychological testing, the results of which indicate by clear and convincing
2017-S2501 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2501 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, MURPHY, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agricul- ture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to limiting the ownership or possession of companion animals by persons convicted of violating "Buster's Law" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL OWN OR POSSESS A COMPANION ANIMAL UNLESS AND UNTIL AUTHORIZED BY A COURT ORDER ISSUED BY A COUNTY COURT JUDGE OF HIS OR HER COUNTY OF RESIDENCE. NO SUCH ORDER SHALL BE ISSUED UNTIL SUCH CONVICTED PERSON FIRST DEMONSTRATES TO THE COURT THAT HE OR SHE HAS UNDERGONE PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, THE RESULTS OF WHICH INDICATE BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF HIS OR HER CAPABLE AND SOUND MENTAL CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO OWN AND PROPERLY CARE FOR SUCH AN ANIMAL IN A HUMANE MANNER. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06412-01-7
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