Adds animal fighting to the definition of criminal activity for purposes of enterprise corruption crimes
This bill amends New York's Penal Law to explicitly include animal fighting under the definition of criminal activity for enterprise corruption charges. It adds "section three hundred fifty-one of the agriculture and markets law relating to animal fighting" to the list of offenses that qualify as criminal activity in enterprise corruption cases. This change directly affects prosecutors and courts handling cases where animal fighting is part of a larger criminal enterprise, allowing such cases to be prosecuted under enterprise corruption statutes. The key mechanism is a technical update to the legal definition, not a new policy or funding measure.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Committee
3
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 28, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
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lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Bores
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Charles Lavine
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tague
RRepublican
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Deborah Glick
DDemocratic
Co
Jeffrey Dinowitz
DDemocratic
Co
Jen Lunsford
DDemocratic/Working Families
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