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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 197: Relates to the sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals

Passed one chamber 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

S 197 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals. Primary sponsor: Monica Martinez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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.

Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the provision that provides that any term of imprisonment for a violation of aggravated cruelty to animals may not exceed two years.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Monica MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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 CODES
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.511
  7. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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