| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to codes |
| Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S270
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
2015-S270 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S270 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Increases promoting prostitution in the fourth degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony; includes within such offense the knowing issuance, provision, mailing, distribution or transmission of any written material or electronic communication which advertises the provision of sexual conduct in return for a fee.
2015-S270 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S270
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the
promotion of prostitution
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
Increases promoting prostitution in the fourth degree from a class A
misdemeanor to a class E felony.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1. Amends the Penal Law, section 230.15. Adds a new
subdivision 3. Provides that a person "promotes prostitution" when he
or she knowingly, issues, gives, mails, distributes or transmits any
written material or electronic communication which advertises the
provision of sexual conduct in return for a fee.
Section 2. Amends the Penal Law, section 230.20. Provides that a
person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the fourth degree when
he or she knowingly advances, promotes or profits from such act
promoting prostitution in the fourth degree. Increases the penalty
from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.
Section 3. Effective Date
2015-S270 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
270
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the promotion of prostitu-
tion
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 230.15 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. "PROMOTE PROSTITUTION." A PERSON "PROMOTES PROSTITUTION" WHEN HE OR
SHE KNOWINGLY, ISSUES, GIVES, MAILS, DISTRIBUTES OR TRANSMITS ANY WRIT-
TEN MATERIAL OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WHICH ADVERTISES THE PROVISION
OF SEXUAL CONDUCT IN RETURN FOR A FEE.
S 2. Section 230.20 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 215 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.20 Promoting prostitution in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the fourth degree when
he or she knowingly:
1. Advances, PROMOTES or profits from prostitution; or
2. With intent to advance, PROMOTE or profit from prostitution,
distributes or disseminates to ten or more people in a public place
obscene material, as such terms are defined by subdivisions one and two
of section 235.00 of this title, or material that depicts nudity, as
such term is defined by subdivision one of section 245.10 of this part.
Promoting prostitution in the fourth degree is a class [A misdemeanor]
E FELONY.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00272-01-5
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