Senate Bill S10224

                             
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                                   10224
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 closing the patron  exclu-
   sion  in  the  definition  of advancing prostitution and expanding the
   definition  of  patronizing  a  person  for  prostitution  to  include
   anything of value

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "sex buyer trafficking accountability act".
   § 2. Section 230.02 of the penal law, as amended by section 627 of the
 laws  of 1978, the section heading and subdivision 1 as amended by chap-
 ter 368 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
 § 230.02 Patronizing a person for prostitution; definitions.
   1. A person patronizes a person for prostitution when:
   (a) Pursuant to a prior understanding, [he or she] SUCH PERSON pays  a
 fee,  OR  ANYTHING  OF VALUE, to another person as compensation for such
 person or a third person having engaged in sexual conduct with  [him  or
 her] SUCH PRINCIPAL PERSON; or
   (b)  [He  or she] SUCH PERSON pays or agrees to pay a fee, OR ANYTHING
 OF VALUE, to another person pursuant to an understanding that in  return
 therefor  such  person  or  a third person will engage in sexual conduct
 with [him or her] SUCH PRINCIPAL PERSON; or
   (c) [He or she] SUCH PERSON solicits or  requests  another  person  to
 engage  in  sexual  conduct  with  [him or her] SUCH PRINCIPAL PERSON in
 return for a fee, OR ANYTHING OF VALUE.
   2. As used in this article[,]:
   (A) ["person] "PERSON who is patronized" means the  person  with  whom
 the defendant engaged in sexual conduct or was to have engaged in sexual
 conduct  pursuant  to the understanding, or the person who was solicited
 or requested by the defendant to engage in sexual conduct.
   (B) "PROSTITUTION" MEANS THE ACT OF ENGAGING IN OR AGREEING TO  ENGAGE
 IN SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH ANOTHER PERSON IN RETURN FOR A FEE OR ANYTHING OF
 VALUE THAT IS GIVEN OR RECEIVED BY A PERSON.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   §  3. Section 230.15 of the penal law, subdivisions 1 and 2 as amended
 by chapter 368 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
 § 230.15 Promoting prostitution; definitions of terms.
   The following definitions are applicable to this article:
   1.  "Advance  prostitution."  A  person  "advances prostitution" when,
 acting other than as a person in prostitution [or as a patron  thereof],
 [he  or  she] SUCH PERSON knowingly causes or aids a person to commit or
 engage in prostitution, procures or solicits patrons  for  prostitution,
 provides  persons  or  premises  for  prostitution purposes, operates or
 assists in the operation of a house of prostitution  or  a  prostitution
 enterprise,  or  engages in any other conduct designed to institute, aid
 or facilitate an act or enterprise of prostitution.
   2. "Profit from prostitution." A person  "profits  from  prostitution"
 when,  acting  other  than as a person in prostitution receiving compen-
 sation for personally rendered prostitution services, [he or  she]  SUCH
 PERSON accepts or receives money or other property pursuant to an agree-
 ment or understanding with any person whereby [he or she] SUCH PRINCIPAL
 PERSON participates or is to participate in the proceeds of prostitution
 activity.
   3.  "PROSTITUTION." MEANS THE ACT OF ENGAGING IN OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE
 IN SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH ANOTHER PERSON IN RETURN FOR A FEE OR ANYTHING OF
 VALUE THAT IS GIVEN OR RECEIVED BY A PERSON.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.