A 2555 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care

Summary

Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care by creating a special proceeding in the supreme court that will hold owners and caretakers liable if such animals under their care are mistreated.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A2555 → A2555A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amendment adds new co-sponsors and updates the legislative status to reflect that the bill has been amended and is back with the committee. The substantive legal text regarding animal protection remains largely the same, with minor wording adjustments to definitions and emergency procedures.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; no new entities or jurisdictions are added.

TECHNICAL

Added new co-sponsors (Angelino, Santabarbara, Buttenschon) to the list of legislators introducing the bill.

Updated the bill header to reflect that the committee has discharged the bill, it was amended, and it was ordered to be reprinted.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of 'mistreated' from 'every act or omission' to 'any act or omission' for grammatical consistency.

REQUIREMENT

Refined the emergency powers section to specify that the owner must 'continually fail to provide sustained care' rather than just 'fail to provide care'.

Updated the transfer of ownership restriction to require a showing that the new owner can provide adequate care before permission is granted.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 2555A

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

lower

1 primary · 29 co-sponsors