# New York S 181: Expands the membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons

New York S 181, Expands the membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-12 (SIGNED CHAP.498) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 181
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Expands the membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-11-12, SIGNED CHAP.498
- Sponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: SOCIAL SERVICES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (207 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More members on anti-trafficking task force: benefit, low. The law expands the State task force on human trafficking and sets clear meeting rules. Members include leaders from criminal justice, health, labor, family and victim services, the State Police, the Secretary of State, and transportation and motor vehicle agencies, including the Thruway Authority.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Ryan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dean Murray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Monica Martinez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Rhoads (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | committee | Social Services Committee Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-11-12: SIGNED CHAP.498 (Senate)
- 2025-11-03: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.219 (House)
- 2025-05-21: SUBSTITUTED FOR A5311 (House)
- 2025-05-14: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (House)
- 2025-05-14: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: 1ST REPORT CAL.731 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2024-12-19: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S181)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S181)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S181-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).