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NY S05325

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/10/2023

Primary Sponsor

Monica Martinez

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Enacts "Tucker's law" to amend the agriculture and markets law regarding sentencing for aggravated cruelty to animals
  • Removes the two-year maximum sentence cap for imprisonment convictions under the aggravated cruelty to animals statute
  • Requires defendants convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals to be sentenced pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section 55.10 of the penal law without the previous two-year limitation
  • Takes effect 180 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the provision that provides that any term of imprisonment for a violation of aggravated cruelty to animals may not exceed two years.

Last Action

referred to agriculture

4/9/2024

Committee Referrals

Agriculture4/9/2024
Agriculture1/3/2024
Agriculture5/10/2023
Agriculture3/2/2023

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