---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeals section 240.37 of the penal law, relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; repealer"
description: "Repeals provisions relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; makes technical corrections relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1351"
citation: "New York S 1351 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOYLMAN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-02-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87584cf2-0572-4040-9057-abf00575f184"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1351"
source_hash: "92495a01bad6201b46eaf06160a7c5d440c9bcbc023d9befea3bf44699d4d95b"
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 S 1351 (2021-2022) — Repeals section 240.37 of the penal law, relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; repealer

Repeals provisions relating to loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; makes technical corrections relating thereto.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1351** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1351&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **43–20** (pass) · upper
- Codes Vote — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **104–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HOYLMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** 1ST REPORT CAL.171
- **2021-01-26** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-02-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-02-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-02-02** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-02-02** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR A3355
- **2021-02-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.77
- **2021-02-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-02-02** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-02-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-02** SIGNED CHAP.23 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87584cf2-0572-4040-9057-abf00575f184`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).