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A 6373: Expands aggravated cruelty to animals to include all animals.
What A 6373 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to strengthen animal welfare by increasing penalties for cruelty to animals. A person will be guilty of aggravated cruelty if they intentionally kill or cause serious physical harm to an animal without a justifiable purpose. The law defines aggravated cruelty as conduct intended to cause extreme physical pain or done in a depraved or sadistic manner. The law will take effect immediately, imposing harsher penalties for animal cruelty.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to agriculture (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6373
- What is the current status of A 6373?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6373 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to agriculture".
- Did A 6373 pass?
- Not yet. A 6373 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6373, and where is it now?
- A 6373 was authored by Asm. Michael Tannousis. Its committee of record is Assembly Agriculture.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to agriculture |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to agriculture |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 209 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6373 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TANNOUSIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to aggra- vated cruelty to animals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 353-a of the agriculture and 2 markets law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1999, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 1. A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals when, with no 5 justifiable purpose, [he or she] such person intentionally kills or 6 intentionally causes serious physical injury to [a companion] an animal 7 with aggravated cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated 8 cruelty" shall mean conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme 9 physical pain; or (ii) is done or carried out in an especially depraved 10 or sadistic manner. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09677-01-5
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