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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3026: Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

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 3026 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats. Primary sponsor: Michael Gianaris. It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.465.

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.

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats; prohibited for reasons of convenience in keeping or handling a dog or cat.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael GianarisPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.465
  2. SUBSTITUTED FOR A8551
  3. REFERRED TO CODES
  4. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. PASSED SENATE
  6. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  7. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  8. 1ST REPORT CAL.515
  9. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
  10. RETURNED TO SENATE
  11. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  12. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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