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Speaker Carl E. Heastie
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S04248 Summary:

BILL NOS04248
 
SAME ASSAME AS A05775
 
SPONSORSKOUFIS
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §236, Dom Rel L
 
Relates to requiring the court to consider the best interest of a companion animal when awarding possession in a divorce or separation proceeding.
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S04248 Actions:

BILL NOS04248
 
02/03/2021REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
03/23/20211ST REPORT CAL.622
03/23/20211ST REPORT CAL.622
03/24/20212ND REPORT CAL.
03/25/2021ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
05/05/2021PASSED SENATE
05/05/2021DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
05/05/2021referred to judiciary
05/10/2021substituted for a5775
05/10/2021ordered to third reading cal.322
05/20/2021passed assembly
05/20/2021returned to senate
10/13/2021DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
10/25/2021SIGNED CHAP.509
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S04248 Committee Votes:

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S04248 Floor Votes:
DATE:05/20/2021Assembly Vote                            YEA/NAY: 132/15
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Abbate 
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Clark 
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Frontus 
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Lalor 
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Paulin 
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Sillitti 
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Abinanti 
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Colton 
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Galef 
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Lavine 
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Peoples-Stokes 
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Simon 
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Anderson 
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Conrad 
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Gallagher 
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Lawler 
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Perry 
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Simpson 
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Angelino 
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Cook 
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Gallahan 
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Lemondes 
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Pheffer Amato 
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Smith 
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Ashby 
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Cruz 
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Gandolfo 
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Lunsford 
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Pichardo 
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Smullen 
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Aubry 
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Cusick 
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Giglio JA  
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Lupardo 
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Pretlow 
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Solages 
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Barclay 
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Cymbrowitz 
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Giglio JM  
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Magnarelli 
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Quart 
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Steck 
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Barnwell 
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Darling 
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Glick 
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Mamdani 
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Ra 
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Stern 
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Barrett 
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Davila 
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Gonzalez-Rojas 
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Manktelow 
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Rajkumar 
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Stirpe 
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Barron 
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De La Rosa 
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Goodell 
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McDonald 
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Ramos 
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Tague 
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Benedetto 
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DeStefano 
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Gottfried 
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McDonough 
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Reilly 
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Tannousis 
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Bichotte Hermel 
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Dickens 
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Griffin 
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McMahon 
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Reyes 
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Taylor 
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Blankenbush 
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Dilan 
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Gunther 
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Meeks 
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Richardson 
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Thiele 
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Brabenec 
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Dinowitz 
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Hawley 
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Mikulin 
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Rivera J   
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Vanel 
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Braunstein 
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DiPietro 
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Hevesi 
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Miller B   
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Rivera JD  
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Walczyk 
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Bronson 
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Durso 
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Hunter 
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Miller M   
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Rodriguez 
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Walker 
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Brown 
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Eichenstein 
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Hyndman 
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Mitaynes 
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Rosenthal D   
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Wallace 
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Burdick 
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Englebright 
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Jackson 
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Montesano 
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Rosenthal L   
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Walsh 
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Burgos 
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Epstein 
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Jacobson 
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Morinello 
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Rozic 
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Weinstein 
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Burke 
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Fahy 
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Jean-Pierre 
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Niou 
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Salka 
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Weprin 
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Buttenschon 
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Fall 
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Jensen 
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Nolan 
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Santabarbara 
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Williams 
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Byrne 
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Fernandez 
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Jones 
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Norris 
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Sayegh 
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Woerner 
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Byrnes 
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Fitzpatrick 
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Joyner 
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O'Donnell 
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Schmitt 
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Zebrowski 
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Cahill 
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Forrest 
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Kelles 
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Otis 
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Seawright 
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Zinerman 
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Carroll 
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Friend 
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Kim 
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Palmesano 
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Septimo 
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Mr. Speaker 
 
 ‡ Indicates voting via videoconference  
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S04248 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4248
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 3, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to requiring the
          court to consider the best interest of a companion animal when  award-
          ing possession in a divorce or separation proceeding

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subparagraphs 14 and 15 of paragraph d of subdivision 5  of
     2  part  B  of  section  236  of  the domestic relations law, as amended by
     3  section 1 of part PP of chapter 55 of the laws of 2020, are  amended  to
     4  read as follows:
     5    (14)  whether  either  party  has committed an act or acts of domestic
     6  violence, as described  in  subdivision  one  of  section  four  hundred
     7  fifty-nine-a of the social services law, against the other party and the
     8  nature, extent, duration and impact of such act or acts; [and]
     9    (15) in awarding the possession of a companion animal, the court shall
    10  consider  the  best interest of such animal. "Companion animal", as used
    11  in this subparagraph, shall have the same meaning as in subdivision five
    12  of section three hundred fifty of the agriculture and markets law; and
    13    (16) any other factor which the court shall expressly find to be  just
    14  and proper.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07677-01-1



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