New York A 6169: Establishing the offense of migrant trafficking

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A06169 Summary:

BILL NOA06169 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLemondes

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COSPNSRJensen, DeStefano, Chang

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §135.38, Pen L

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Criminalizes the act of engaging in any scheme, plan or pattern to transport an undocumented immigrant from any location outside of New York state to a location within New York state with the intent of dropping such person off in any municipality or federal property located wholly within New York state boundaries or to transport an undocumented immigrant from any location within New York state to another location within New York state with the intent of dropping such person off in any municipality or federal property located wholly within New York state boundaries.

Go to top A06169 Actions:

BILL NOA06169 

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02/26/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA06169 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA06169 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06169 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6169

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense
 of migrant trafficking

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "stop
 2 migrant trafficking act".
 3 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 135.38 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 135.38 Migrant trafficking.
 6 1. A person is guilty of migrant trafficking if such person engages in
 7 any scheme, plan or pattern to transport an undocumented immigrant from:
 8 (a) any location outside of New York state to a location within New
 9 York state with the intent of dropping such person off in any munici-
 10 pality or federal property located wholly within New York state bounda-
 11 ries; or
 12 (b) any location within New York state to another location within New
 13 York state with the intent of dropping such person off in any munici-
 14 pality or federal property located wholly within New York state bounda-
 15 ries.
 16 2. As used in this section, "person" means a natural person, a compa-
 17 ny, society, association, corporation, manager, contractor, subcontrac-
 18 tor, partnership, bureau, agency, service, office or the agent or
 19 employee of the foregoing.
 20 Migrant trafficking is a class C felony.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 22 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 23 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 24 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 25 on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08699-01-5

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