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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3980: Provides for evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense shall not be admissible

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

S 3980 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense shall not be admissible. Primary sponsor: Kevin Parker (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 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.

Removes from admissibility evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense within three years prior to the sex offense which is the subject of the prosecution.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin ParkerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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