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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1689: Requires the appointment of an assistant district attorney in each county to oversee the prosecution of animal crimes

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1689 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the appointment of an assistant district attorney in each county to oversee the prosecution of animal crimes. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires that the district attorney in each county appoint at least one assistant district attorney to be responsible for overseeing the prosecution of animal crimes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
  2. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source