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A 8462

  • New York Assembly Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Assembly
  • Senate
  • Governor

Enacts "Penny's law" to create the offenses of negligent and reckless handling of a dog, codifies the requirement that dogs be restrained, and requires signs in parks that dogs must be restrained

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Abstract

Enacts "Penny's law" to create the offenses of negligent handling of a dog and reckless handling of a dog; codifies the requirement that dogs be restrained in New York city; requires signage in parks that all dogs must be restrained.

Bill Sponsors (7)

Jenifer Rajkumar

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 38
Primary

Harvey Epstein

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 74
Cosponsor

Karl Brabenec

  • Republican
  • Assembly Member
  • District 98
Cosponsor

Paula Kay

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 100
Cosponsor

Nikki Lucas

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 60
Cosponsor

Joe Angelino

  • Republican/Conservative/Independence
  • Assembly Member
  • District 121
Cosponsor

Lester Chang

  • Republican/Conservative
  • Assembly Member
  • District 49
Cosponsor

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Actions

Sep 24, 2025

Assembly

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

Assembly

PRINT NUMBER 8462B

May 21, 2025

Assembly

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

Assembly

PRINT NUMBER 8462A

May 16, 2025

Assembly

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

  • Referral-Committee
AGRICULTURE

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