New York S 1645: Provides for priority status to victims of human trafficking for the receipt of certain assistance

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S01645 Summary:

BILL NOS01645 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03022

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSRJACKSON, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §627, Exec L

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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.

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BILL NOS01645 

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

03/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.604

03/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/27/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

02/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.422

02/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1645

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, JACKSON, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime
 Victims, Crime and Correction

 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

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

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

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