Senate Bill S1645

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for priority status to victims of human trafficking for the receipt of certain assistance

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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

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2025-S1645 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3022
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §627, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8773, A10641
2023-2024: S393, A1595

2025-S1645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for priority for applications and expedited determination of claims for a human trafficking victim who wishes to remove permanent marks that were part of the trafficking of such victim, including but not limited to, tattoos, markings, brandings, or other symbols or insignia.

2025-S1645 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1645
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. CLEARE, JACKSON, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Crime
   Victims, Crime and Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to providing priority
   status to victims of human trafficking  for  the  receipt  of  certain
   assistance

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subdivision 1 of section  627  of
 the  executive  law, as added by section 18 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of
 the laws of 2010, are amended and a new paragraph (h) is added  to  read
 as follows:
   (f)  expedited determination of claims with respect to a livery opera-
 tor within thirty days of the date upon which the claim was accepted for
 filing, as well as standards for awards of loss of earnings  or  support
 granted pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with
 the  provisions of this subdivision and subdivision three of section six
 hundred thirty-one of this article. Each  award  for  loss  of  earnings
 pursuant  to  rules  and regulations promulgated in accordance with this
 subdivision made with respect to a claim  involving  a  livery  operator
 assault victim shall be for such period of time as the office determines
 that  the  livery operator assault victim is unable to work and has lost
 earnings as a result of such assault, in an amount not to exceed  twenty
 thousand  dollars. Such award shall be distributed in increments of five
 hundred dollars per week. Each award for loss  of  support  pursuant  to
 rules  and  regulations  promulgated in accordance with this subdivision
 made with respect to a claim involving a livery operator homicide victim
 shall be in the amount of twenty thousand dollars, distributed in incre-
 ments of five hundred dollars per week; [and]
   (g) provisions for any claimant to submit an additional claim for  any
 loss  of earnings or support in excess of the amount awarded pursuant to

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04836-01-5

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