Senate Bill S2808A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Elevates severity of patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution, and makes certain provisions of promoting prostitution violent felonies

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2808 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4034
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§70.02, 60.05, 230.04, 230.05, 230.06 & 230.40, add §230.45, Pen L; amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1569
2011-2012: S644, A6165
2013-2014: S2172, A2275
2017-2018: S1605, S2983, A940, A2342
2019-2020: A4731

2015-S2808 - Summary

Makes promoting prostitution in the first degree and certain provisions of promoting prostitution in the second and third degrees violent felony offenses; increases the severity of the penalties for patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution; redesignates permitting prostitution as permitting prostitution in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of permitting prostitution when a child under 17 is being prostituted on the premises; designates permitting prostitution in the first degree as a sex offense for purposes of registration under the sex offender registration act.

2015-S2808 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2808 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 2808                                                  A. 4034

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to promoting prostitution,
  patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution; and to amend the
  correction law, in relation to designating permitting prostitution  in
  the first degree as a sex offense for the purposes of the sex offender
  registration act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b),  (c)  and  (d)  of  subdivision  1  of
section  70.02 of the penal law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 320
of the laws of 2006, paragraphs (b) and (c) as amended by chapter  1  of
the  laws of 2013, and paragraph (d) as amended by chapter 7 of the laws
of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  (a) Class B violent felony offenses: an attempt to  commit  the  class
A-I  felonies  of  murder  in  the  second  degree as defined in section
125.25, kidnapping in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, and
arson in the first degree as defined in section 150.20; manslaughter  in
the  first  degree as defined in section 125.20, aggravated manslaughter
in the first degree as defined in section  125.22,  rape  in  the  first
degree  as  defined  in section 130.35, criminal sexual act in the first
degree as defined in section 130.50,  aggravated  sexual  abuse  in  the
first  degree  as  defined  in  section 130.70, course of sexual conduct
against a child in the first degree as  defined  in  section  130.75[;],
PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.32,
assault  in the first degree as defined in section 120.10, kidnapping in
the second degree as defined in section 135.20, burglary  in  the  first
degree  as  defined  in  section  140.30,  arson in the second degree as

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08386-01-5
              

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2015-S2808A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4034
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§70.02, 60.05, 230.04, 230.05, 230.06 & 230.40, add §230.45, Pen L; amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1569
2011-2012: S644, A6165
2013-2014: S2172, A2275
2017-2018: S1605, S2983, A940, A2342
2019-2020: A4731

2015-S2808A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes promoting prostitution in the first degree and certain provisions of promoting prostitution in the second and third degrees violent felony offenses; increases the severity of the penalties for patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution; redesignates permitting prostitution as permitting prostitution in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of permitting prostitution when a child under 17 is being prostituted on the premises; designates permitting prostitution in the first degree as a sex offense for purposes of registration under the sex offender registration act.

2015-S2808A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2808A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 2808--A                                            A. 4034--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, 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 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee  on
  Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  promoting  prostitution,
  patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution; and to amend the
  correction  law, in relation to designating permitting prostitution in
  the first degree as a sex offense for the purposes of the sex offender
  registration act

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraphs  (a),  (b),  (c)  and  (d) of subdivision 1 of
section 70.02 of the penal law, paragraphs (a) and  (c)  as  amended  by
chapter  368  of the laws of 2015, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 1
of the laws of 2013, and paragraph (d) as amended by chapter  7  of  the
laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  (a)  Class  B  violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit the class
A-I felonies of murder in  the  second  degree  as  defined  in  section
125.25, kidnapping in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, and
arson  in the first degree as defined in section 150.20; manslaughter in
the first degree as defined in section 125.20,  aggravated  manslaughter
in  the  first  degree  as  defined in section 125.22, rape in the first
degree as defined in section 130.35, criminal sexual act  in  the  first
degree  as  defined  in  section  130.50, aggravated sexual abuse in the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08386-02-6
              

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