---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the commissioner to submit a report on the services provided to human trafficking survivors"
description: "Requires the commissioner of social services to submit a report on the services provided to human trafficking survivors for the purpose of assessing the availability, utilization and necessity for such services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 8645"
citation: "New York A 8645 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HEVESI"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-10-02"
last_action: "2020-11-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39c6f112-e425-4ac1-b3b0-8d99ed6141a7"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A8645"
source_hash: "809d445b41ad34561a470334258e8a55b91b9b1dd08d6505659aaac7cc182360"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 8645 (2019-2020) — Requires the commissioner to submit a report on the services provided to human trafficking survivors

Requires the commissioner of social services to submit a report on the services provided to human trafficking survivors for the purpose of assessing the availability, utilization and necessity for such services.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A8645** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8645&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEVESI — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-10-02** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-15** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-21** REPORTED
- **2020-07-21** RULES REPORT CAL.244
- **2020-07-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.244
- **2020-07-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-07-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8743
- **2020-07-23** 3RD READING CAL.955
- **2020-07-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-07-23** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-10-30** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-11-11** SIGNED CHAP.257 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39c6f112-e425-4ac1-b3b0-8d99ed6141a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).