NY A02768 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to social services
Pending: Assembly Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to social services
Pending: Assembly Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requires those persons who are ordered to report suspected cases of child abuse to also report suspicious cases of animal abuse they may come across in their official duties. Also, those persons who are ordered to investigate suspicious cases of animal cruelty, should report possible child abuse to the proper authorities.
Title
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the reporting of animal abuse
Sponsors
| Asm. William Colton [D] | Asm. Vivian Cook [D] | Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz [D] | Asm. Deborah Glick [D] |
| Asm. Earlene Hooper [D] | Asm. Felix Ortiz [D] | Asm. Robert Sweeney [D] | Asm. Harvey Weisenberg [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 | referred to social services | |
| 2009-01-21 | referred to social services |
