New York A 1029: Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime

Status: SUBSTITUTED BY S3967B (as of 2025-06-17)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1029

Sponsors: Anna Kelles, Al Taylor, Alex Bores, Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi, Brian Cunningham, Brian Maher, Catalina Cruz, Charles Lavine, Chris Burdick, Clyde Vanel, Dana Levenberg, David Weprin, Deborah Glick, Demond Meeks, Eddie Gibbs, Emily Gallagher, Gabriella Romero, Harvey Epstein, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jo Anne Simon, John Zaccaro Jr., Karines Reyes, Khaleel Anderson

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A01029 Summary:

BILL NOA01029B

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SAME ASSAME AS S03967-B

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SPONSORKelles

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COSPNSRSeawright, Sayegh, Simon, Steck, Paulin, Gallagher, Vanel, Otis, Gonzalez-Rojas, Epstein, Cruz,
 Glick, Levenberg, Burdick, Shimsky, Lavine, Shrestha, Mamdani, Reyes, Hunter, Bichotte Hermelyn,
 Forrest, Stern, Dinowitz, Carroll R, Gibbs, Simone, Dais, Cunningham, Walker, Weprin, Anderson,
 Tapia, Taylor, Meeks, Hevesi, Romero, Bores, Rosenthal, Kassay, Kim, Clark, Mitaynes, Schiavoni,
 Colton, O'Pharrow, Hooks, Zaccaro, Maher

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §230.45, Pen L

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Provides immunity from prosecution for certain individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime and who report such crime or assist in the investigation or prosecution.

Go to top A01029 Actions:

BILL NOA01029B

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01/08/2025referred to codes

03/24/2025amend and recommit to codes

03/24/2025print number 1029a

05/06/2025reported 

05/08/2025advanced to third reading cal.123

06/04/2025amended on third reading 1029b

06/17/2025substituted by s3967b

&nbspS03967 AMEND=B SEPULVEDA

&nbsp01/31/2025REFERRED TO CODES

&nbsp03/25/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

&nbsp03/25/2025PRINT NUMBER 3967A

&nbsp05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1252

&nbsp05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/04/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3967B

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to codes

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a1029b

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading cal.123

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.686

Go to topA01029 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/06/2025AYE/NAY:20/2 Action: Favorable DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA01029 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA01029 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1029--B
 Cal. No. 123

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, SEAWRIGHT, SAYEGH, SIMON, STECK, PAULIN,
 GALLAGHER, VANEL, OTIS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, GLICK, LEVEN-
 BERG, BURDICK, SHIMSKY, LAVINE, SHRESTHA, MAMDANI, REYES, HUNTER,
 BICHOTTE HERMELYN, FORREST, STERN, DINOWITZ, R. CARROLL, GIBBS,
 SIMONE, DAIS, CUNNINGHAM, WALKER, WEPRIN, ANDERSON, TAPIA, TAYLOR,
 MEEKS, HEVESI, ROMERO, BORES, ROSENTHAL, KASSAY, KIM, CLARK, MITAYNES,
 SCHIAVONI, COLTON, O'PHARROW, HOOKS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported
 from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered
 reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to individuals engaged in
 prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime

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

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.45 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 230.45 Limited immunity from prosecution.
 4 1. This section applies where a person is the victim of or a witness
 5 to a crime (including an individual who becomes aware that another
 6 person is a victim of a crime), and has engaged or is alleged to have
 7 engaged in an act prohibited under section 230.00 or 230.03 of this
 8 article at or in reasonable proximity to the time of the crime or under
 9 circumstances reasonably related to the crime, and, in good faith but
 10 not prior to, during or subsequent to an arrest or investigation for
 11 such prohibited act, (a) reports the crime to a criminal law enforcement
 12 agency, (b) if medically necessary, seeks or receives health care
 13 services as a result of the crime, or (c) attempts to assist in the
 14 investigation or prosecution of the crime. No such victim or witness

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