S 9960 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2026 Last action Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

S9960A S9960B · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill number was updated from S 9960-A to S 9960-B, indicating a revision in the legislative process. The text of the act itself, including the new criminal offenses for benefiting from labor and sex trafficking ventures, remains substantively unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from S 9960-A to S 9960-B, reflecting a procedural update rather than a change in the law.

The Senate committee report date was updated from LBD15580-11-6 to LBD15580-13-6, indicating a change in the printing or reporting sequence.

The procedural history regarding the bill's reading and amendment was slightly rephrased to include a 'again amended' step, but the legal requirements remain the same.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026

How they voted

610
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9960B
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 9960A
upper
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors