New York S 2513: Enacts "Cecilia's act for rights in the sex trades" relating to the decriminalization of sex work; repealer

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S02513 Summary:

BILL NOS02513A

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SAME ASSAME AS A03251-A

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §§230.02, 230.03, 230.15, 230.20, 230.25 & 230.40, amd Pen L, generally; rpld §§60.47 & 170.80, §170.30
sub 4, §720.15 sub 4, amd §§160.50, 440.10, 420.35 & 720.35, CP L; amd §1310, CPLR; amd §§12, 351 & 352, Mult
Dwell L; amd §2320, Pub Health L; amd §§711 & 715, RPAP L; amd §§231 & 233, RP L; amd §§509-cc & 510-d, V & T
L; amd §§7-703 & 20-247, NYC Ad Cd

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Enacts "Cecilia's act for rights in the sex trades"; decriminalizes certain prostitution offenses; amends provisions relating to prosecution of such offenses and vacating judgments.

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BILL NOS02513A

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

05/12/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/12/2026PRINT NUMBER 2513A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2513--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, RAMOS,
 RIVERA, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
 to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to decriminalizing sex work;
 and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating to prostitution
 (Part A); to amend the criminal procedure law and the civil practice
 law and rules, in relation to eliminating prior criminal records and
 making other related changes; and to repeal certain provisions of the
 criminal procedure law relating to the prosecution of prostitution
 offenses (Part B); and to amend the multiple dwelling law, the public
 health law, the real property actions and proceedings law, the real
 property law, the vehicle and traffic law, and the administrative code
 of the city of New York, in relation to making conforming changes
 (Part C)

 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 "Cecilia's act
 2 for rights in the sex trades".
 3 § 2. This act enacts into law major components of legislation relating
 4 to the decriminalization of certain prostitution offenses. Each compo-
 5 nent of this act is wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts A
 6 through C. The effective date for each particular provision contained
 7 within such Part is set forth in the last section of such Part. Any
 8 provision in any section contained within a Part, including the effec-
 9 tive date of the Part, which makes reference to a section "of this act",
 10 when used in connection with that particular component, shall be deemed
 11 to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in which it

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03112-04-6

 S. 2513--A 2

 1 is found. Section four of this act sets forth the general effective
 2 date of this act.

 3 PART A
 4 DECRIMINALIZATION

 5 Section 1. Section 230.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 169
 6 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
 7 § 230.00 Prostitution; definitions.
 8 [A person is guilty of prostitution when such person engages or agrees
 9 or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for
 10 a fee.
 11 Prostitution is a class B Misdemeanor]
 12 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following mean-
 13 ings:
 14 1. "Prostitution" means engaging or agreeing to engage in sexual
 15 conduct with another person in return for a fee.
 16 2. A person "patronizes a person for prostitution" when: (a) pursuant
 17 to a prior understanding, the actor pays a fee to another person as
 18 compensation for such other pe