New York S 2005: Enacts the sex trade survivors justice and equality act; repealer

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

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 2005

Sponsors: Liz Krueger, April Baskin, Cordell Cleare, Gustavo Rivera, John Liu, Luis R. Sepúlveda, Nathalia Fernandez, Zellnor Myrie

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S02005 Summary:

BILL NOS02005 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01465

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SPONSORKRUEGER

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COSPNSRBASKIN, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, LIU, MYRIE, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §§230.00, 230.03 & 230.07, amd Pen L, generally; rpld §170.30 sub 4, amd CP L, generally; amd §6512, Ed
L; add §4519-b, CPLR; amd §§532-d, 214-d & 841, Exec L; amd §650, County L; amd §39, Town L; amd §§447-a,
447-b, 483-aa, 483-bb & 483-ee, Soc Serv L; add §97-bbbb, St Fin L; amd §3-118, NYC Ad Cd; amd §§305.2, 344.4
& 712, Fam Ct Act; amd §353, Mult Dwell L; amd §2324-a, Pub Health L; amd §231, RP L; amd §715, RPAP L; amd
§509-cc, V & T L

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Relates to certain prostitution offenses and fines relating thereto; relates to motions to vacate judgment and motions for new sentencing; relates to investigation into acts alleged to be the unauthorized practice of massage therapy by potential victims of human trafficking; prohibits the possession of reproductive or sexual health devices from being permitted in specified criminal or civil proceedings as evidence of prostitution; relates to services for exploited individuals, services for victims of human trafficking and the interagency task force on human trafficking; establishes the victims of sexual exploitation fund; makes conforming changes; repeals provisions relating to prostitution, prostitution in a school zone, defense against patronizing a person for prostitution and a motion to dismiss information, simplified information, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint.

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BILL NOS02005 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2005

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, LIU, MYRIE -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to certain prostitution
 offenses and fines relating thereto; to amend the criminal procedure
 law, in relation to motions to vacate judgment and motions for new
 sentencing; to amend the education law, in relation to investigation
 into acts alleged to be the unauthorized practice of massage therapy
 by potential victims of human trafficking; to amend the civil practice
 law and rules, the criminal procedure law and the executive law, in
 relation to prohibiting possession of reproductive or sexual
 health devices from being permitted in specified criminal or civil
 proceedings as evidence of prostitution; to amend the executive law,
 in relation to the maximum age at which a homeless youth can continue
 to receive shelter services; to amend the executive law, in relation
 to human trafficking and sexual exploitation awareness; to amend the
 county law, in relation to duties of the sheriff; to amend the town
 law, in relation to the duties of police officers and constables; to
 amend the social services law, in relation to services for exploited
 individuals, services for victims of human trafficking and the intera-
 gency task force on human trafficking; to amend the state finance
 law, in relation to establishing the victims of sexual exploitation
 fund; to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the
 criminal procedure law, the family court act, the multiple dwelling
 law, the public health law, the real property law, the real property
 actions and proceedings law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
 relation to making conforming changes; and to repeal section 230.00 of
 the penal law relating to prostitution, section 230.03 of the penal
 law relating to prostitution in a school zone, section 230.07 relating
 to a defense against patronizing a person for prostitution, and subdi-
 vision 4 of section 170.30 of the criminal procedure law relating to a
 motion to dismiss information, simplified information,
 prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new

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