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S 7350: Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include serious physical injuries or the use of a weapon.
What S 7350 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to enhance penalties for aggravated cruelty to animals in New York. A person will be guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals if they intentionally kill or cause serious physical injury to a companion animal without a justifiable purpose. This can be considered aggravated cruelty if it is intended to cause extreme physical pain or serious physical injury, or if it is done in a depraved or sadistic manner, or if it is committed with the use of a weapon. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7350
- What is the current status of S 7350?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7350 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 S 7350 pass?
- Not yet. S 7350 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7350, and where is it now?
- S 7350 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Agriculture.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE |
| Apr. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 10, 2025 · 231 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7350 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MURRAY -- 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 enhanced penalties for 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. 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 animal with 7 aggravated cruelty. For purposes of this section, "aggravated cruelty" 8 shall mean conduct which: (i) is intended to cause extreme physical 9 pain or serious physical injury; [or] (ii) is done or carried out in an 10 especially depraved or sadistic manner; or (iii) is committed with the 11 use of a weapon. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05583-01-5
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