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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 640: Relates to the creation of a court appointed advocate for 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 640 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the creation of a court appointed advocate for animals. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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Official summary

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

Relates to the creation of a court appointed advocate for animals.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Marcela MitaynesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse51
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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 JUDICIARY
  2. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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