Enacts the "victims protection and child sex buyer accountability act"
Summary
Enacts the "victims protection and child sex buyer accountability act" relating to increasing the age of victims of the patronizing, promoting, and compelling of prostitution.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Dec 8, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2026
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What changed between versions
S8609
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S8609A
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to add a new co-sponsor and update its procedural status in the Senate. The substantive text of the law remains unchanged, as the diff primarily reflects administrative updates like adding a sponsor and recommitting the bill to a committee for further review.
TECHNICAL
Added Senator Scarcella-Spanton as a co-sponsor to the bill.
Updated the bill's status to show it was favorably reported from the Committee on Codes and ordered to a third reading.
Changed the bill number from S 8609 to S 8609--A to reflect the amendment.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026 · Assembly Jun 5, 2026
How they voted
60–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jun 4, 2026
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jun 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8609A
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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