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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relates to requiring the best interest of a companion animal to be considered when awarding possession in a divorce"
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description: "Relates to requiring the court to consider the best interest of a companion animal when awarding possession in a divorce or separation proceeding."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 4248"
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citation: "New York S 4248 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["SKOUFIS"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-02-03"
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last_action: "2021-10-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe936a3d-c0a0-4ab2-923e-3442ca61e289"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4248"
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source_hash: "6bbab0fffb1b31c8af4469edc607044221c4f8eed80bbfd29a2f61605091c712"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York S 4248 (2021-2022) — Relates to requiring the best interest of a companion animal to be considered when awarding possession in a divorce
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Relates to requiring the court to consider the best interest of a companion animal when awarding possession in a divorce or separation proceeding.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **S4248** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4248&term=2021&Text=Y)
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## Votes
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- Judiciary Vote — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **132–15** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- SKOUFIS — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-03** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-23** 1ST REPORT CAL.622
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- **2021-03-23** 1ST REPORT CAL.622
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- **2021-03-24** 2ND REPORT CAL.
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- **2021-03-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
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- **2021-05-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2021-05-05** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2021-05-05** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5775
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- **2021-05-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.322
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- **2021-05-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2021-05-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2021-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-10-25** SIGNED CHAP.509 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe936a3d-c0a0-4ab2-923e-3442ca61e289`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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