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Assembly Bill A95B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Adds the prostitution of a child less than 17 by a parent, guardian or person charged with the custody of such child, to class B felony of promoting prostitution in the 1st degree

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2015-A95 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1109
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230.32, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2114
2011-2012: A9518, S1991
2013-2014: A2412, S2244
2017-2018: A2127, S231

2015-A95 - Summary

Includes within the class B felony of promoting prostitution in the first degree, the knowing advancement or profiting from the prostitution of a child less than 17 years old by such child's parent, guardian or other person charged with the custody and care of the child.

2015-A95 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   95

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMANOWITZ, BRINDISI, JAFFEE, LAVINE, GUNTHER,
  BENEDETTO, COLTON, ARROYO, McDONALD, MILLER, BRAUNSTEIN,  SCARBOROUGH,
  RUSSELL,  GALEF,  WEPRIN,  HOOPER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
  ABBATE, BARCLAY, CERETTO, CROUCH, CURRAN, FINCH, GRAF, HIKIND,  LOPEZ,
  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT, MONTESANO, SALADINO, TENNEY, TITONE -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law,  in  relation  to  including  within  the
  offense  of  promoting prostitution in the first degree, the prostitu-
  tion of a child by a parent, guardian or person charged with the  care
  and custody of the child

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

  Section 1. Section 230.32 of the penal law, as added by chapter 627 of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.32 Promoting prostitution in the first degree.
  A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the first degree  when
[he]:
  1.  HE  OR  SHE  knowingly  advances or profits from prostitution of a
[person] CHILD less than eleven years old[.]; OR
  2. BEING THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE
CARE AND CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS  OLD,  HE  OR  SHE
KNOWINGLY ADVANCES OR PROFITS FROM PROSTITUTION OF SUCH CHILD.
  Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a class B felony.
  S 2. 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.
                                                           LBD00210-01-5

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2015-A95A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1109
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230.32, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2114
2011-2012: A9518, S1991
2013-2014: A2412, S2244
2017-2018: A2127, S231

2015-A95A - Summary

Includes within the class B felony of promoting prostitution in the first degree, the knowing advancement or profiting from the prostitution of a child less than 17 years old by such child's parent, guardian or other person charged with the custody and care of the child.

2015-A95A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  95--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMANOWITZ, BRINDISI, JAFFEE, LAVINE, GUNTHER,
  BENEDETTO, COLTON,  ARROYO,  McDONALD,  MILLER,  BRAUNSTEIN,  RUSSELL,
  GALEF,  WEPRIN,  HOOPER, HEVESI, QUART, ORTIZ, SKOUFIS, CLARK, MOSLEY,
  RAIA, DUPREY, LUPINACCI, CERETTO, TITONE,  KEARNS,  FRIEND,  PICHARDO,
  GJONAJ,  BLAKE,  COOK,  SIMON,  CORWIN, McDONOUGH, ENGLEBRIGHT, STECK,
  DiPIETRO, CUSICK, MURRAY, MORELLE, RYAN, SIMOTAS, RODRIGUEZ, KAMINSKY,
  GOLDFEDER, CRESPO, MOYA, DILAN, OTIS, JOYNER, WOERNER, THIELE,  PAULIN
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. ABBATE, BARCLAY, CROUCH, CURRAN,
  FINCH, GARBARINO, GRAF, HIKIND, LOPEZ,  MAGEE,  McKEVITT,  McLAUGHLIN,
  MONTESANO,  PERRY,  SALADINO,  TENNEY -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accord-
  ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the penal law,  in  relation  to  including  within  the
  offense  of  promoting prostitution in the first degree, the prostitu-
  tion of a child by a parent, guardian or person charged with the  care
  and custody of the child

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

  Section 1. Section 230.32 of the penal law, as added by chapter 627 of
the laws of 1978, the opening paragraph and subdivisions one and two  as
amended  by  chapter  368  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
S 230.32 Promoting prostitution in the first degree.
  A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the first degree  when
he or she:
  1.  knowingly  advances  or profits from prostitution of a person less
than thirteen years old; [or]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00210-05-6

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2015-A95B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1109
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230.32, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2114
2011-2012: A9518, S1991
2013-2014: A2412, S2244
2017-2018: A2127, S231

2015-A95B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes within the class B felony of promoting prostitution in the first degree, the knowing advancement or profiting from the prostitution of a child less than 17 years old by such child's parent, guardian or other person charged with the custody and care of the child.

2015-A95B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  95--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMANOWITZ, BRINDISI, JAFFEE, LAVINE, GUNTHER,
  BENEDETTO, COLTON,  ARROYO,  McDONALD,  MILLER,  BRAUNSTEIN,  RUSSELL,
  GALEF,  WEPRIN,  HOOPER,  HEVESI, QUART, ORTIZ, SKOUFIS, MOSLEY, RAIA,
  DUPREY, LUPINACCI, CERETTO, TITONE, KEARNS, FRIEND, PICHARDO,  GJONAJ,
  BLAKE,  COOK,  SIMON, CORWIN, McDONOUGH, ENGLEBRIGHT, STECK, DiPIETRO,
  CUSICK, MURRAY, MORELLE, RYAN, SIMOTAS, RODRIGUEZ, GOLDFEDER,  CRESPO,
  MOYA,  DILAN, OTIS, JOYNER, WOERNER, THIELE, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   ABBATE, BARCLAY, CROUCH,  CURRAN,  FINCH,  GARBARINO,
  GRAF,  HIKIND,  LOPEZ,  MAGEE, McKEVITT, McLAUGHLIN, MONTESANO, PERRY,
  SALADINO, TENNEY -- 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 -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law, in relation to including within the
  offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree,  the  prostitu-
  tion  of a child by a parent, guardian or person charged with the care
  and custody of the child

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

  Section 1. Section 230.32 of the penal law, as added by chapter 627 of
the  laws  of  1978,  the  opening paragraph and subdivisions 1 and 2 as
amended by chapter 368 of the laws  of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 230.32 Promoting prostitution in the first degree.
  A  person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the first degree when
he or she:
  1. knowingly advances or profits from prostitution of  a  person  less
than thirteen years old; or

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

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