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Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

As of May 28, Ballotpedia has tracked 157 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 157, Ballotpedia tracked nine from May 22-28. Democrats sponsored all nine bills. Five of nine bills are below:   

Ballotpedia · May 31, 2023

New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs and rabbits

The new law, designed to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as "puppy mills," lets pet shops work instead with shelters to offer rescued or abandoned animals up for adoption.

WEKU · Dec 16, 2022

New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs, rabbits

New York has become the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills.”

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022