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Senate bill · S9960 (2025-26)

Establishes the crime of benefiting from a labor trafficking venture, benefiting from a sex trafficking venture; creates a civil action relating thereto; and…

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Establishes the crime of benefiting from a labor trafficking venture, benefiting from a sex trafficking venture; creates a civil action relating thereto; and revives certain civil actions relating thereto

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Latest action Jun 2, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A11323, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Zellnor Myrie

State Senator, District 20 · Democratic

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Summary

Establishes the crimes of benefiting from a labor trafficking venture, benefiting from a sex trafficking venture and aggravated benefiting from a sex trafficking venture; establishes civil action for victims of benefiting from a trafficking venture; revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations, grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.

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Amends the Penal Law.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of benefiting from a labor trafficking venture, benefiting from a sex traf- ficking venture and aggravated benefiting from a sex trafficking venture; to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a right of action for victims of benefiting from a trafficking venture; and to amend the civil practice law and rules and the judiciary law, in relation to reviving such actions otherwise barred by the existing stat- ute of limitations, granting trial preference to such actions, and directing the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.

Cosponsors

Andrew Gounardes, Andrew Hevesi and 23 more on Agora

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  • Democratic21
  • Republican4

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The sponsor's argument

Why Zellnor Myrie says this is needed

This bill modernizes New York's trafficking laws by amending the Penal Law to create the crimes of benefiting from a labor trafficking venture, benefitting from a sex trafficking venture and aggravated benefiting from a sex trafficking venture, and by conforming related remedial and procedural provisions so that survivors have a meaningful path to recov- ery against those who knowingly benefit from, participate in, or mate- rially assist trafficking ventures. In doing so, the bill is intended not merely to create a new civil remedy, but to strengthen New York's criminal-law framework governing trafficking and the enforcement mech- anisms that flow from those offenses. The bill also brings state law closer to the federal approach reflected in 18 U.S.C. § 1595, which permits a civil action not only against a direct perpetrator, but also against one who knowingly benefits from participation in a venture the person knew or should have known engaged in trafficking. The roots of barring punitive damages against estates lay not in legis- lative, constitutional, or statutory action, but in common-law reasoning that a claim is extinguished upon the death of the liable party. Yet in other areas of New York law, including components of criminal and civil forfeiture, civil rights, and consumer protection, liability is height- ened or extended when a determination is made that society benefits from such conduct being strongly deterred. Sexual abuse, trafficking, and related sexual crimes fall squarely within that ambit, and New York law should serve as both a shield of deterrence and sword of justice against this abuse in all forms.

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Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 2, 2026Result: passed

    (61) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Codes

    Senate CodesMay 4, 2026Result: passed

    (12) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 27, 2026

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Codes

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  4. May 26, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9960B

    NY Senate

  5. May 21, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 9960A

    NY Senate

Show full history (5 earlier events)
  1. May 11, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  2. May 6, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  3. May 5, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  4. May 4, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.884

    1ST REPORT CAL.884

    NY Senate

  5. Apr 17, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Senate