# New York S 3967: Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime New York S 3967, Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (SIGNED CHAP.686) (as of 2026-10-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S3967-2025 - As of: 2026-10-15 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York S 3967 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-12-19, SIGNED CHAP.686 - Sponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: CODES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (208 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limited prostitution-charge protection for victims and witnesses: benefit, low. New York law protects qualifying crime victims and witnesses from charges or prosecution under Penal Law sections 230.00 and 230.03. This includes people who learn that someone else is a victim. The covered act, whether actual or alleged, must occur reasonably near the crime’s time or in circumstan… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dean Murray (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Sanders Jr. (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: José M. Serrano (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mario Mattera (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Thomas F. O'Mara (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Zellnor Myrie (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-17 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 138 | 0 | | | 2025-06-11 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 | | | 2025-05-20 | committee | Codes Committee Vote | pass | 11 | 2 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.686 (Senate) - 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-06-17: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-17: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-06-17: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.123 (House) - 2025-06-17: SUBSTITUTED FOR A1029B (House) - 2025-06-11: REFERRED TO CODES (House) - 2025-06-11: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-11: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-06-04: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3967B (Senate) - 2025-05-22: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate) - 2025-05-21: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: 1ST REPORT CAL.1252 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: PRINT NUMBER 3967A (Senate) - 2025-03-25: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES (Senate) - 2025-01-31: REFERRED TO CODES (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2025-06-04: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3967B) - Amendment A, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3967A) - Original, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3967) ## Related bills - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) - S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association (signed) - S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3967B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3967A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3967) ## Related - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025) - [S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Assoc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8953-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S3967-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).