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 14, 2016 |
substituted by s98a rules report cal.229 reported |
Jun 07, 2016 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 02, 2016 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 26, 2016 |
print number 8261a |
May 26, 2016 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to higher education |
Jun 16, 2015 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A8261
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S98 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Walter T. Mosley
James Skoufis
Matthew Titone
Steven Otis
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
Steven Englebright
Sandy Galef
Deborah Glick
2015-A8261 - Details
2015-A8261 - 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.
2015-A8261 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8261 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 16, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, SKOUFIS, TITONE, OTIS, GOTT- FRIED, MILLER, MURRAY, DINOWITZ, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, LOPEZ, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, PERRY, RIVERA, SCHIMEL, SIMON, SKARTADOS, TEDISCO, THIELE -- read once and referred 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02532-01-5
co-Sponsors
Walter T. Mosley
James Skoufis
Matthew Titone
Steven Otis
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
Steven Englebright
Sandy Galef
Deborah Glick
2015-A8261A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A8261A (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.
2015-A8261A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8261--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 16, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, SKOUFIS, TITONE, OTIS, GOTT- FRIED, MILLER, MURRAY, DINOWITZ, ZEBROWSKI, GARBARINO, CURRAN, RA, LAVINE, QUART, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GLICK, LINARES, LOPEZ, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, PERRY, RIVERA, SCHIMEL, SIMON, SKARTADOS, TEDISCO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02532-04-6
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