Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers

Latest action May 5, 2026

Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A3162, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Criminal Procedure Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Provides access to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers access for live scan fingerprinting.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 5, 2026Result: passed
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesMar 24, 2026Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 5, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesJan 27, 2025Result: passed
(12) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Angelo Santabarbara, Anna Kelles and 18 more on Agora

Republican11
Democratic9

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Pete Harckham says this is needed

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) officer's main role is to defend and protect animals- oftentimes this includes conducting arrests. As the procedure currently stands, the arresting officer hands off the suspect in question to the assisting agency so they can complete the arrest. Unfortunately, this procedure leaves room for error and can make the process time consuming. Giving the SPCA officers access to live scan fingerprinting technology allows them to complete arrests independently and without the assistance of other law enforcement personnel, saving valuable time and resources.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

May 5, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 5, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 5, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Mar 26, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Mar 24, 2026
1ST Report CAL.609
1ST REPORT CAL.609
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
May 5, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 5, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Feb 3, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 28, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
1ST Report CAL.181
1ST REPORT CAL.181
NY Senate
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
Party colors: Parties are shown in the same neutral colors.
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