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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 588: Relates to the former crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense and expunges criminal records for persons previously convicted of such crime

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 588 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the former crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense and expunges criminal records for persons previously convicted of such crime. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Relates to the former crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; expunges criminal records for persons previously convicted of such crime; directs the chief administrator of the courts to provide information regarding such expungement; adds language to identify that the crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense is no longer in law.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CODES
  2. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source