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S 6812: Establishes the animal abuse hotline.
What S 6812 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to establish a 24-hour animal abuse hotline in New York State. The hotline will be a toll-free number, administered by the Attorney General, and will accept reports of animal abuse. The hotline will immediately transmit reports to relevant state agencies, local law enforcement, and non-governmental animal protection organizations. The bill also requires the Attorney General to inform the public about the hotline's availability. The law will take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6812
- What is the current status of S 6812?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6812 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 INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 6812 pass?
- Not yet. S 6812 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6812, and where is it now?
- S 6812 was authored by Sen. George Borrello with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| Mar. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 24, 2025 · 304 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6812 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the animal abuse hotline The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 63-e 2 to read as follows: 3 § 63-e. Animal abuse hotline. 1. The attorney general shall establish 4 a twenty-four hour animal abuse hotline. The hotline shall be a toll- 5 free number. The attorney general may designate a non-governmental 6 organization specializing in animal protection to administer the hotline 7 established pursuant to the section. The attorney general shall take 8 reasonable efforts to inform the public of the availability of the 9 hotline. 10 2. When any allegation that could reasonably constitute a reportable 11 incident is received by the hotline, the hotline shall accept and imme- 12 diately transmit notice of the report orally and electronically to any 13 appropriate state agencies, local law enforcement agency or non-govern- 14 mental organization specializing in animal protection. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 16 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 17 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 18 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 19 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01101-01-5
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