Designates rescue cats as the official state cat

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Designates rescue cats as the official state cat; establishes that a rescue cat is a cat of any breed or mixture of breeds rescued and adopted from an animal shelter or rescue group located in the state.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 10, 2025
Last action: Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 31 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 5%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -4 31/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 290 days quiet

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