---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes the return of a dog to its owner or custodian"
description: "Authorizes the return of a dog to its owner or custodian."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9296"
citation: "New York A 9296 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MCDONALD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-23"
last_action: "2022-12-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57289906-8d33-4cc6-bedc-ea86860db300"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9296"
source_hash: "56e50e35106465013188d3775330fc54ebfd7adca12577c6c79a143f3b63a949"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 9296 (2021-2022) — Authorizes the return of a dog to its owner or custodian

Authorizes the return of a dog to its owner or custodian.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A9296** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9296&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- MCDONALD — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-23** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** REPORTED
- **2022-03-31** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.514
- **2022-04-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-04-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-04-04** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8973
- **2022-05-25** 3RD READING CAL.1311
- **2022-05-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-15** SIGNED CHAP.680 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57289906-8d33-4cc6-bedc-ea86860db300`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).