New York A 3022: Provides for priority status to victims of human trafficking for the receipt of certain assistance

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 3022

Sponsors: Linda Rosenthal

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A03022 Summary:

BILL NOA03022 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S01645

&nbsp

SPONSORRosenthal

&nbsp

COSPNSR

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §627, Exec L

&nbsp

Provides for priority for applications and expedited determination of claims for a human trafficking victim who wishes to remove permanent marks that were part of the trafficking of such victim, including but not limited to, tattoos, markings, brandings, or other symbols or insignia.

Go to top A03022 Actions:

BILL NOA03022 

&nbsp

01/23/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

Go to topA03022 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA03022 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03022 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3022

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to providing priority
 status to victims of human trafficking for the receipt of certain
 assistance

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subdivision 1 of section 627 of
 2 the executive law, as added by section 18 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of
 3 the laws of 2010, are amended and a new paragraph (h) is added to read
 4 as follows:
 5 (f) expedited determination of claims with respect to a livery opera-
 6 tor within thirty days of the date upon which the claim was accepted for
 7 filing, as well as standards for awards of loss of earnings or support
 8 granted pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with
 9 the provisions of this subdivision and subdivision three of section six
 10 hundred thirty-one of this article. Each award for loss of earnings
 11 pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with this
 12 subdivision made with respect to a claim involving a livery operator
 13 assault victim shall be for such period of time as the office determines
 14 that the livery operator assault victim is unable to work and has lost
 15 earnings as a result of such assault, in an amount not to exceed twenty
 16 thousand dollars. Such award shall be distributed in increments of five
 17 hundred dollars per week. Each award for loss of support pursuant to
 18 rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with this subdivision
 19 made with respect to a claim involving a livery operator homicide victim
 20 shall be in the amount of twenty thousand dollars, distributed in incre-
 21 ments of five hundred dollars per week; [and]
 22 (g) provisions for any claimant to submit an additional claim for any
 23 loss of earnings or support in excess of the amount awarded pursuant to
 24 rules and regulations in accordance with paragraph (f) of this subdivi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04836-01-5

 A. 3022 2

 1 sion, or an additional claim for any other award pursuant to rules and
 2 regulations promulgated in accordance with this article, in each case
 3 pursuant to and in accordance with the other provisions of this article
 4 or any rules and regulations promulgated in accordance thereof and
 5 subject to any applicable maximum award limitations contained in this
 6 article[.]; and
 7 (h) priority for applications and expedited determination of claims
 8 for a human trafficking victim, as defined in section four hundred
 9 eighty-three-aa of the social services law, who wishes to remove perma-
 10 nent marks that were part of the trafficking of such victim, including
 11 but not limited to, tattoos, markings, brandings, or other symbols or
 12 insignia.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Go to top 

• 

 Sitemap 

 Request Information 

 Directions and Maps

View New York A 3022 on LegisTrack → — full text, sponsors, votes, campaign finance, and cross-state matches.