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
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S9960B
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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
61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Zellnor Myrie
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Kristen Gonzalez
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Patrick Gallivan
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Pete Harckham
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rob Rolison
RRepublican
Co
Roxanne Persaud
DDemocratic
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