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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 04, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S231
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S231 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §230.32, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2114
2011-2012: S1991
2013-2014: S2244
2015-2016: S1109
2017-S231 (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.
2017-S231 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S231 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to including within the offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree, the prostitution of a child by a parent, guardian or person charged with the care and custody of the child PURPOSE : To provide a more severe punishment for those who prostitute their children SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill amends Penal Law section 230.32, promoting prostitution in the first degree, by adding a parent or guardian who knowingly advances or profits from the prostitution of a child that he or she is charged with caring for and that child is less than seventeen years of age. Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a class "B" felony Section 2 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXISTING LAW :
2017-S231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 231 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, YOUNG -- 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 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: § 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 2. being twenty-one years old or more, he or she knowingly advances or profits from prostitution of a person less than fifteen years old[.]; OR 3. 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. § 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. LBD03477-01-7
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