assembly Bill A3355

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Repeals section 240.37 of the penal law, relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1351 - Signed by Governor


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

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 02, 2021 signed chap.23
delivered to governor
returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading cal.77
substituted for a3355
Feb 02, 2021 substituted by s1351
Jan 28, 2021 advanced to third reading cal.77
Jan 26, 2021 reported
Jan 22, 2021 referred to codes

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A3355 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1351
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §240.37, amd §230.01, Pen L; amd §§60.47, 160.10, 170.30, 170.80, 420.35, 720.15, 720.35, 160.55 & 160.50, CP L; amd §447-a, Soc Serv L; amd §3-118, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9704, S8107
2019-2020: A654, S2253

A3355 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals provisions relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; makes technical corrections relating thereto.

A3355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3355
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT, DICKENS, DINOWITZ, GALEF,
   GOTTFRIED, JOYNER, PICHARDO, L. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, STECK, NIOU, HEVESI,
   QUART,  CRUZ,  KIM,  EPSTEIN,  WALKER,  PERRY,  FERNANDEZ,  O'DONNELL,
   CARROLL,  REYES, WEPRIN, J. RIVERA, RICHARDSON, BARRON, SAYEGH, AUBRY,
   HUNTER, RAMOS, TAYLOR, GLICK, OTIS, LUPARDO, BRONSON,  BICHOTTE HERME-
   LYN,   FAHY,   ABINANTI,   THIELE,   JACOBSON,   LAVINE,   DE LA ROSA,
   PHEFFER AMATO, SOLAGES, JEAN-PIERRE, MAGNARELLI,  STIRPE,  BRAUNSTEIN,
   ZEBROWSKI,  COOK,  PRETLOW,  DARLING,  DAVILA,  NOLAN,  ABBATE, VANEL,
   CYMBROWITZ,   McDONOUGH,   BENEDETTO,   BURGOS,    CLARK,    ANDERSON,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  MAMDANI,  GALLAGHER, SEPTIMO, BURDICK, KELLES, MEEKS,
   RAJKUMAR, SOUFFRANT FORREST, JACKSON,  SILLITTI,  ZINERMAN  --  Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. FRONTUS, MITAYNES, RODRIGUEZ, D. ROSENTHAL --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to repeal section 240.37 of the penal law, relating to loitering
   for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense;  and  to  amend
   the penal law, the criminal procedure law, the social services law and
   the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to making
   technical corrections relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The repeal of section 240.37 of the penal law, as  effected
 by  section  two of this act, is hereby declared to be ameliorative, and
 it is the intent of the  legislature  that  no  prosecution  under  such
 section be commenced, continued, or refiled.
   § 2. Section 240.37 of the penal law is REPEALED.
   § 3. Section 230.01 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 189 of the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 § 230.01 Prostitution; affirmative defense.
   In  any  prosecution  under  section  230.00,  section 230.03, section
 230.19, SECTION 230.20, subdivision 2 of section 230.25,  subdivision  2
 of  section 230.30[,] OR section 230.34-a [or subdivision two of section

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