Res 0129-2026
Resolution
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation amending New York State’s animal cruelty laws by codifying them in the Penal Law and increasing penalties
- Title
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation amending New York State’s animal cruelty laws by codifying them in the Penal Law and increasing penalties
- Type
- Resolution
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Public Safety
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
Heard in committee
- Committee on Public Safety Committee
Sponsors
- Vickie Paladino Council Member, District 19 (Queens)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Phil Wong Council Member, District 30 (Queens)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
- Joann Ariola Council Member, District 32 (Queens)
- Frank Morano Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island)
- David M. Carr Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island/Brooklyn)
- Inna Vernikov Council Member, District 48 (Brooklyn)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Farah N. Louis 1 outside spender · 2 PAC gifts $114,850
- Inna Vernikov 2 outside spenders · 1 PAC gift $101,234
- Yusef Salaam 2 outside spenders · 4 PAC gifts $10,946
- Joann Ariola 7 PAC gifts $6,825
- Vickie Paladino 1 outside spender · 1 PAC gift $6,753
- David M. Carr 7 PAC gifts $4,375
- Frank Morano 5 PAC gifts $2,800
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- Charney Companies LLC Tied to 3 of the 8 sponsors
- Uniformed Firefighters Association Tied to 3 of the 8 sponsors
- 2510 CIA LLC Tied to 3 of the 8 sponsors
- Arthur Kill Terminal LLC Tied to 3 of the 8 sponsors
- EAC, Inc. Tied to 3 of the 8 sponsors
- Cozen O'Connor PAC Tied to 3 of the 8 sponsors
- 1417 Avenue U Holding LLC Tied to 2 of the 8 sponsors
- United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 8 sponsors
- BMBT LLC Tied to 2 of the 8 sponsors
- HASC Center, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 8 sponsors
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 8 sponsors
- Premium Health, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 8 sponsors