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A00459 Summary:

BILL NOA00459
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00674
 
SPONSORGottfried
 
COSPNSRPaulin, Niou, Fahy, Hevesi, Sayegh, Rosenthal L, Kim, Quart, Epstein, Aubry, Walker, Cruz, Steck, Perry, Dickens, Hunter, Reyes, Cook, Simon, Darling, Walczyk, Rivera J, Seawright, Fernandez, Glick, O'Donnell, Carroll, Taylor, Bronson, Otis, Gallagher, Weprin, Vanel, Forrest, Jackson, Galef, Meeks, Rajkumar, Anderson, Lunsford, Clark, Gonzalez-Rojas, Burdick, Barron, Burgos, Dinowitz, Zinerman, Mamdani, Lupardo
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 440.10, CP L
 
Relates to proceedings to vacate convictions for offenses resulting from sex trafficking, labor trafficking and compelling prostitution and provides for confidentiality of records of such proceedings.
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A00459 Actions:

BILL NOA00459
 
01/06/2021referred to codes
01/20/2021reported
01/21/2021advanced to third reading cal.35
05/05/2021passed assembly
05/05/2021delivered to senate
05/05/2021REFERRED TO CODES
05/25/2021SUBSTITUTED FOR S674
05/25/20213RD READING CAL.385
05/25/2021PASSED SENATE
05/25/2021RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
11/16/2021delivered to governor
11/16/2021signed chap.629
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A00459 Committee Votes:

CODES Chair:Dinowitz DATE:01/20/2021AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Favorable
DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay
PretlowAyeGiglioNay
CookAyeMontesanoNay
CymbrowitzAyeReillyNay
O'DonnellAyeMikulinNay
LavineAyeTannousisNay
PerryAye
AbinantiAye
WeprinAye
HevesiAye
FahyAye
SeawrightAye
RosenthalAye
WalkerAye
VanelAye
CruzAye

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A00459 Floor Votes:

DATE:05/05/2021Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 111/36
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Clark
Yes
Frontus
No
Lalor
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Abinanti
No
Colton
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simon
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lawler
Yes
Perry
No
Simpson
No
Angelino
Yes
Cook
No
Gallahan
No
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Smith
No
Ashby
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Pichardo
No
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Solages
No
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Giglio JM
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Darling
Yes
Glick
Yes
Mamdani
No
Ra
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
No
Manktelow
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
De La Rosa
No
Goodell
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ramos
No
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
No
DeStefano
Yes
Gottfried
No
McDonough
No
Reilly
No
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
ER
Dickens
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Reyes
ER
Taylor
No
Blankenbush
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
No
Brabenec
Yes
Dinowitz
No
Hawley
No
Mikulin
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hevesi
No
Miller B
Yes
Rivera JD
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Durso
Yes
Hunter
No
Miller M
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brown
No
Eichenstein
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jackson
No
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal L
No
Walsh
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Niou
No
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
No
Jensen
ER
Nolan
No
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Jones
No
Norris
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
No
Byrnes
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Kim
No
Palmesano
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Mr. Speaker

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A00459 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           459
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, NIOU, FAHY, HEVESI, SAYEGH,
          L. ROSENTHAL, KIM, QUART, EPSTEIN, AUBRY, WALKER, CRUZ, STECK,  PERRY,
          DICKENS,  HUNTER,  REYES,  COOK,  SIMON,  DARLING, WALCZYK, J. RIVERA,
          SEAWRIGHT, FERNANDEZ, GLICK, O'DONNELL, CARROLL, TAYLOR, BRONSON, OTIS
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  vacating
          convictions  for  offenses resulting from sex trafficking, labor traf-
          ficking and compelling prostitution
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Legislative intent. The purpose of this legislation is to
     2  strengthen protection for the victims of sex  trafficking,  labor  traf-
     3  ficking,  compelling  prostitution  and  trafficking in persons, who are
     4  convicted of a range of offenses as a  result  of  that  trafficking  or
     5  compelling. New York's landmark law offering the vacating of convictions
     6  for prostitution-related offenses that were a result of this trafficking
     7  has  been  the  model for laws in more than half of the states. However,
     8  several states wisely offer this relief to victims who may be  compelled
     9  to  participate in other offenses as well. This legislation would follow
    10  that example.
    11    § 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 440.10 of the  criminal
    12  procedure  law,  as amended by section 3 of part OO of chapter 55 of the
    13  laws of 2019 and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (i) of subdivision 1  as
    14  amended  by  chapter  131  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
    15  follows:
    16    (i) The judgment is a conviction where [the arresting charge was under
    17  section 240.37 (loitering for the purpose of engaging in a  prostitution
    18  offense, provided that the defendant was not alleged to be loitering for
    19  the  purpose of patronizing a person for prostitution or promoting pros-
    20  titution) or 230.00 (prostitution) or 230.03 (prostitution in  a  school

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00354-01-1

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     1  zone)  of  the  penal  law,  and]  the  defendant's participation in the
     2  offense was a result of having been a victim of  sex  trafficking  under
     3  section  230.34  of  the  penal  law,  sex  trafficking of a child under
     4  section  230.34-a  of  the  penal  law,  labor trafficking under section
     5  135.35 of the penal law,  aggravated  labor  trafficking  under  section
     6  135.37 of the penal law, compelling prostitution under section 230.33 of
     7  the  penal  law, or trafficking in persons under the Trafficking Victims
     8  Protection Act (United States Code, title 22, chapter 78); provided that
     9    (i) [a motion under this paragraph shall be made with  due  diligence,
    10  after  the  defendant  has  ceased to be a victim of such trafficking or
    11  compelling prostitution crime or has sought services for victims of such
    12  trafficking or compelling  prostitution  crime,  subject  to  reasonable
    13  concerns  for the safety of the defendant, family members of the defend-
    14  ant, or other victims of such  trafficking  or  compelling  prostitution
    15  crime  that  may  be  jeopardized by the bringing of such motion, or for
    16  other reasons consistent with the purpose of this paragraph; and
    17    (ii)] official documentation of the defendant's status as a victim  of
    18  sex   trafficking,  labor  trafficking,  aggravated  labor  trafficking,
    19  compelling prostitution, or trafficking in persons at the  time  of  the
    20  offense  from a federal, state or local government agency shall create a
    21  presumption that the defendant's participation  in  the  offense  was  a
    22  result  of  having  been a victim of sex trafficking, labor trafficking,
    23  aggravated labor trafficking, compelling prostitution or trafficking  in
    24  persons,  but  shall  not  be  required for granting a motion under this
    25  paragraph;
    26    (ii) a motion under this paragraph, and all pertinent papers and docu-
    27  ments, shall be confidential and may not be made available to any person
    28  or public or private entity except where specifically authorized by  the
    29  court; and
    30    (iii) when a motion is filed under this paragraph, the court may, upon
    31  the  consent of the petitioner and all of the state and local prosecuto-
    32  rial agencies that prosecuted each matter, consolidate into one proceed-
    33  ing a motion to vacate judgments imposed by distinct or multiple  crimi-
    34  nal courts; or
    35    § 3. Subdivision 6 of section 440.10 of the criminal procedure law, as
    36  amended  by  chapter  131  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
    37  follows:
    38    6. If the court grants a motion under paragraph (i) or  paragraph  (k)
    39  of  subdivision  one  of  this  section, it must vacate the judgment and
    40  dismiss the accusatory instrument, and may take such  additional  action
    41  as  is appropriate in the circumstances. In the case of a motion granted
    42  under paragraph (i) of subdivision one of this section, the  court  must
    43  vacate  the judgment on the merits because the defendant's participation
    44  in the offense was a result of having been a victim of trafficking.
    45    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately;  provided  that  subpara-
    46  graph  (ii)  of  paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 440.10 of the
    47  criminal procedure law, as added by section two of this act, shall  take
    48  effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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