S 6380 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to outdoor restraints of dogs

Summary
Relates to outdoor restraints of dogs; prohibits inhumane tethering, including during dangerous weather conditions when a weather alert, advisory or warning is in effect; provides for civil penalties for violations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

S6380A S6380B · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from S 6380-A to S 6380-B following committee action, and the page numbering in the footer was updated. The substantive text of the outdoor dog restraint law remains unchanged, retaining the same rules on tethering limits, weather restrictions, and exemptions for working dogs.
Scope change
None; the bill's scope and applicability are unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from S 6380-A to S 6380-B to reflect its status after being reprinted and recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture.

The footer page number was updated from LBD00938-05-6 to LBD00938-07-6 to match the new version of the document.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6380B
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE
upper
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6380A
upper
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jabari Brisport
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
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