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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5850: Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

Passed both chambers 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 5850 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts. Primary sponsor: Deborah Glick (Democratic). It lists 33 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

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.

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation from issuing permits or licenses allowing participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; excludes certain permanent performing institutions; imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1000 for a violation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 22 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 9 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Deborah GlickPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Erik DilanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Micah LasherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Marcela MitaynesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse51
Diana MorenoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse36
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.379
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S3629A
  5. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.318
  9. REPORTED
  10. REFERRED TO CODES
  11. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  12. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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