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A 6722: Authorizes bail for principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.
What A 6722 does, verified July 24, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Criminal Procedure Law to allow for the release of principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals on bail. Currently, principals are automatically denied bail due to the severity of the offense. The bill seeks to change this by allowing principals to be released on bail, provided they meet certain conditions. Additionally, the bill expands the list of offenses for which bail can be denied, including criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and criminal sale of a firearm to a minor. The changes are intended to provide more flexibility in the justice system and to ensure that principals are held accountable for their actions. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6722
- What is the current status of A 6722?
- As of July 24, 2026, A 6722 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 codes".
- Did A 6722 pass?
- Not yet. A 6722 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6722, and where is it now?
- A 6722 was authored by Asm. Paula Elaine Kay with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 11, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 11, 2025 · 458 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6722 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAY, SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing bail for principals charged with aggravated cruelty to animals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the 2 criminal procedure law, as added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of 3 chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new paragraph (v) is 4 added to read as follows: 5 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in 6 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of 7 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.]; 8 or 9 (v) aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three hundred 10 fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law. 11 § 2. Subparagraph (xxi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 12 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 4 of subpart C 13 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new 14 subparagraph (xxii) is added to read as follows: 15 (xxi) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined 16 in subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale 17 of a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal 18 law[.]; or 19 (xxii) aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three 20 hundred fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law. 21 § 3. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the criminal 22 procedure law, as added by section 4 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 23 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to 24 read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03829-01-5A. 6722 2 1 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in 2 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of 3 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.]; 4 or 5 (v) aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three hundred 6 fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law. 7 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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