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May 10, 2023 | referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 01, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
Apr 26, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
Apr 25, 2023 | 1st report cal.677 |
Mar 02, 2023 | referred to agriculture |
senate Bill S5325
Sponsored By
Monica R. Martinez
(D, WF) 4th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Iwen Chu
(D, WF) 17th Senate District
Rob Rolison
(R) 39th Senate District
James Tedisco
(R, C) 44th Senate District
S5325 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §353-a, Ag & Mkts L
S5325 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5325 SPONSOR: MARTINEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to sentenc- ing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals PURPOSE: To allow for a judge to exercise their discretion to order consecutive or concurrent sentences when an individual is convicted of multiple counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Names this law "Tucker's Law." Section 2. Subdivision 3 of section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999 is amended to remove the section which calls for aggravated cruelty to be a definite sentence, limited to two years.
S5325 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5325 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to sentenc- ing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals 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 "Tucker's law". § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 353-a of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 3. Aggravated cruelty to animals is a felony. A defendant convicted of this offense shall be sentenced pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 55.10 of the penal law [provided, however, that any term of imprisonment imposed for violation of this section shall be a defi- nite sentence, which may not exceed two years]. § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06572-01-3
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