Mandates COVID-19 vaccines for students attending colleges and universities in New York

State: NY
Bill Number: A2143/S624
Position: OPPOSE
Action Required: Contact Senate Health Committees Members & your Senator, ask to OPPOSE
Status: A2143 died, enacting clause was stricken on 5/11/2023 |S624 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Legislation Details:

UPDATE: 6/6/2024 - S624 failed to be scheduled for a vote in the Senate Health Committee before the NY Legislature went into recess on 6/6/2024; however they could be called at any time before session ends on 1/2/2025.

UPDATE: 1/3/2024 - S624 was carried over and referred to the Senate Health Committee on 1/3/2024.

UPDATE: 5/11/2023 - A2143 died. The enacting clause was stricken, which according to the NYCBar.org, this happens "when the main sponsor of a bill removes their support for the bill and the title has been deleted. Bill is considered dead unless another legislator decides to sponsor the bill, at which point it will need to be
reintroduced and assigned a new bill number." S624 is still active.

A2143 was referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/23/2023.  This bill is sponsored by Assembly Member Dinowitz

S624 was referred to the Senate Committee on Health on 1/5/2023. This bill is sponsored by Senator Hoylman. 

These bills mandate COVID-19 vaccines for students attending colleges and universities in New York. 

This new law would take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&term=2023&bn=A2143 - text, status and history for A2143

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/s624 - text, status and history for S624