Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 16, 2016 | signed chap.240 |
Aug 08, 2016 | delivered to governor |
Jun 14, 2016 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.229 substituted for a8261a |
Jun 07, 2016 | referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2016 | amended on third reading 98a |
May 23, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
May 18, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
May 17, 2016 | 1st report cal.919 |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 03, 2015 | referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 27, 2015 | advanced to third reading |
Apr 23, 2015 | 2nd report cal. |
Apr 22, 2015 | 1st report cal.409 |
Jan 07, 2015 | referred to higher education |
senate Bill S98A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Phil Boyle
(R) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Terrence Murphy
(R, C, G, IP, SC) 0 Senate District
S98 - Details
S98 - Summary
Establishes the research animal retirement act; requires research dogs and cats at higher education research facilities or facilities that provide research in collaboration with a higher education facility, to be offered for placement with non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations; provides that such facilities may enter into agreements with rescue and shelter organizations for implementation.
S98 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S98 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring research dogs and cats at certain facilities to be offered for adoption through private placement or a non-profit animal rescue and shelter organization PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation would adopt the gold standard in canine and feline welfare by creating regulations pertaining to the treatment of dogs and cats at the end of any research performed on these animals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. "The Research Animal Retirement Act" amends the education law by adding a new section 239-b by requiring publicly funded animal research facilities to seek adoption for those animals not required to be euthanized when testing is complete. Section 2. effective date. JUSTIFICATION : State-funded research facilities (such as university laboratories) sometimes utilize dogs and cats for research. If the animals do not
S98 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 98 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring research dogs and cats at certain facilities to be offered for adoption through private placement or a non-profit animal rescue and shelter organiza- tion THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Research animal retirement act". S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 239-b to read as follows: S 239-B. RESEARCH DOGS AND CATS. 1. A HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH FACILITY THAT RECEIVES PUBLIC MONEY, INCLUDING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, OR A FACILITY THAT PROVIDES RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH A HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITY, AND OTHER RELATED RESEARCH FACILITIES THAT CONFINE DOGS OR CATS FOR SCIENCE OR RESEARCH PURPOSES SHALL, AFTER THE COMPLETION OF ANY TESTING OR RESEARCH WHERE THE ANIMAL'S DESTRUCTION IS NOT REQUIRED AND THE ANIMAL IS NO LONGER NEEDED, OFFER THE DOGS OR CATS FOR ADOPTION, EITHER THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT OR TO NON-PROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTER ORGANIZATIONS FOR ADOPTION PRIOR TO EUTHANIZING SUCH ANIMALS. IF PRIVATE PLACEMENT IS UNSUCCESSFUL SUCH FACILITY SHALL OFFER THE DOGS OR CATS TO NON-PROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTER ORGANIZATIONS PRIOR TO EUTHANIZING. 2. A FACILITY THAT IS REQUIRED TO OFFER DOGS OR CATS TO NON-PROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THIS SECTION MAY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH NON-PROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTER ORGANIZA- TIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION. 3. A FACILITY THAT IS REQUIRED TO OFFER DOGS OR CATS FOR ADOPTION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL OWE NO DUTY OF CARE TO ANY NON-PROFIT ANIMAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Terrence Murphy
(R, C, G, IP, SC) 0 Senate District
S98A (ACTIVE) - Details
S98A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the research animal retirement act; requires research dogs and cats at higher education research facilities or facilities that provide research in collaboration with a higher education facility, to be offered for placement with non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations; provides that such facilities may enter into agreements with rescue and shelter organizations for implementation.
S98A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S98A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring research dogs and cats at certain facilities to be offered for adoption through private placement or a non-profit animal rescue and shelter organization PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation would adopt the gold standard in canine and feline welfare by creating regulations pertaining to the treatment of dogs and cats at the end of any research performed on these animals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. "The Research Animal Retirement Act" amends the education law by adding a new section 239-b by requiring publicly funded animal research facilities to seek adoption for those animals not required to be euthanized when testing is complete. Section 2. effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
S98A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 98--A Cal. No. 919 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BOYLE, AVELLA, FUNKE, KRUEGER, MURPHY, ROBACH, SAVI- NO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring research dogs and cats at certain facilities to be offered for adoption through private placement or a non-profit animal rescue and shelter organiza- tion THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Research animal retirement act". S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 239-b to read as follows: S 239-B. RESEARCH DOGS AND CATS. 1. A HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH FACILITY THAT RECEIVES PUBLIC MONEY, INCLUDING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, OR A FACILITY THAT PROVIDES RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH A HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITY SHALL AFTER THE COMPLETION OF ANY TESTING OR RESEARCH INVOLVING A DOG OR CAT, ASSESS THE HEALTH OF THE DOG OR CAT AND DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS SUITABLE FOR ADOPTION. SUCH FACILITY SHALL THEREAFTER MAKE REASON- ABLE EFFORTS TO OFFER FOR ADOPTION THE DOG OR CAT DETERMINED TO BE SUIT- ABLE FOR ADOPTION, EITHER THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT OR THROUGH AN ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTER ORGANIZATION, A DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, A DULY INCORPORATED HUMANE SOCIETY, OR A DULY INCORPORATED ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION THAT OPERATES PHYSICAL ANIMAL SHELTERING FACILITIES AND OFFERS HOUSEHOLD PETS TO THE PUBLIC FOR ADOPTION BY WAY OF AN ESTABLISHED ADOPTION PROGRAM, PRIOR TO EUTHANIZING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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