---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to confidentiality of records in proceedings to vacate convictions for offenses resulting from sex trafficking, labor trafficking and compelling prostitution"
description: "Relates to proceedings to vacate convictions for offenses resulting from sex trafficking, labor trafficking and compelling prostitution and provides for confidentiality of records of such proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 459"
citation: "New York A 459 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOTTFRIED"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-11-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/badf72cb-1c71-4514-91f3-6ae9ae97bc1c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A459"
source_hash: "2e59c14840251d20aec53300a4345c07dbe59a3780bb9b9cc86eb3aad16dc24e"
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 459 (2021-2022) — Relates to confidentiality of records in proceedings to vacate convictions for offenses resulting from sex trafficking, labor trafficking and compelling prostitution

Relates to proceedings to vacate convictions for offenses resulting from sex trafficking, labor trafficking and compelling prostitution and provides for confidentiality of records of such proceedings.

## Version chain

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

1. **A459** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A459&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **43–20** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **111–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GOTTFRIED — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** REPORTED
- **2021-01-21** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.35
- **2021-05-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-05** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S674
- **2021-05-25** 3RD READING CAL.385
- **2021-05-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-05-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-11-16** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-16** SIGNED CHAP.629 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/badf72cb-1c71-4514-91f3-6ae9ae97bc1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).