New York A 1349: Expands felony sex offenses to include certain offenses related to prostitution and human trafficking

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A01349 Summary:

BILL NOA01349 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05745

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRDinowitz, Seawright, Buttenschon, Colton, Levenberg, Meeks, Morinello, Blankenbush, DeStefano,
 Fitzpatrick, Gandolfo, Gray, Maher, Slater

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §70.80, Pen L

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Expands felony sex offenses to include promoting prostitution in the second degree, promoting prostitution in the first degree, compelling prostitution, sex trafficking, and sex trafficking of a child.

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BILL NOA01349 

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01/09/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1349

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, BUTTENSCHON, COLTON,
 LEVENBERG, MEEKS, MORINELLO, BLANKENBUSH, DeSTEFANO, FITZPATRICK,
 GANDOLFO, GRAY, MAHER, SLATER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making certain offenses
 related to prostitution and sex trafficking felony sex offenses

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 70.80 of the
 2 penal law, as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of 2015, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 (a) For the purposes of this section, a "felony sex offense" means a
 5 conviction of any felony defined in article one hundred thirty of this
 6 chapter, including a sexually motivated felony, or patronizing a person
 7 for prostitution in the first degree as defined in section 230.06 of
 8 this chapter, patronizing a person for prostitution in the second degree
 9 as defined in section 230.05 of this chapter, aggravated patronizing a
 10 minor for prostitution in the third degree as defined in section 230.11
 11 of this chapter, aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the
 12 second degree as defined in section 230.12 of this chapter, aggravated
 13 patronizing a minor for prostitution in the first degree as defined in
 14 section 230.13 of this chapter, promoting prostitution in the second
 15 degree as defined in section 230.30 of this chapter, promoting prostitu-
 16 tion in the first degree as defined in section 230.32 of this chapter,
 17 compelling prostitution as defined in section 230.33 of this chapter,
 18 sex trafficking as defined in section 230.34 of this chapter, sex traf-
 19 ficking of a child as defined in section 230.34-a of this chapter,
 20 incest in the second degree as defined in section 255.26 of this chap-
 21 ter, or incest in the first degree as defined in section 255.27 of this
 22 chapter, or a felony attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the above.
 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03911-01-5

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