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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2026: Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals

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 2026 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals. Primary sponsor: Brian Miller (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE.

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.

Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals; removes requirement that an animal be killed with aggravated cruelty in order to be guilty of such crime.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian MillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse122

“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 AGRICULTURE
  2. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN AGRICULTURE
  3. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Sources

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