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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9231: Authorizes bail for principals charged with 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

S 9231 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes bail for principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals. Primary sponsor: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 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.

Authorizes bail for principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44

“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

Sources

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