New York Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center New York State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
NY A2186A/S2726A 2024-07-24 OPPOSE Mandates certain vaccines on children's camp attendees and staff, with medical exemptions Status: A2186A was recommitted in Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024| S2726A amended in Senate Committee on Health on 7/24/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee & Senate Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A2905 2024-07-15 OPPOSE Requires NY State Department of Health to approve children's medical vaccine exemptions issued by state licensed physicians Status: Died, enacting clause stricken on 7/15/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: None at this time
NY A10417A/S9351A 2024-06-28 WATCH Requires school to accept standard medical exemption form that requires intrusive medical documentation to accompany it Status: A10417A amended in Assembly Education Committee on 6/28/2024 | S9351A amended in Senate Education Committee on 6/17/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact your Assemblymember & Senator with your concerns
NY A2130 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Requires the state to establish a vaccine awareness campaign and work with a contractor to promote and maintain it Status: In Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A4460/S5715 2024-06-06 WATCH Requires parent/guardian to be physically present when any immunization is administered to child under 18 yrs, exceptions for runaways, homeless, etc. Status: A4460 in Assembly Health Committee on 6/6/2024 | S5715 in Senate Health Committee on 6/6/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee, Assembly Health Committee, your Assembly Member, & Senator with your concerns
NY A9196/S7466A 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Requires reinstatement of any officer or employee of New York City or agency who was dismissed from employment due to refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine Status: A9196A in the Assembly Governmental Employees Comm | S7466B on Senate floor; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Governmental Employees Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NY A9251/S8545 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Expands pharmacy tech’s authority to vaccinate; removes in-person supervision, allows administration of all vaccines & in all places pharmacists can Status: A9251 in Assembly Higher Education Committee | S8545 in Senate Higher Education Committee; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Higher Education Comm Members, Senate Higher Education Comm Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A4108 2024-06-06 WATCH Prohibits COVID-19 vaccination, conditional on completion of Department of Health risk/benefit study Status: In Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee members, your Assemblymember, and Senator with concerns and suggested amendment
NY S919 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Authorizes certain emergency medical technicians & paramedics to administer influenza and COVID-19 vaccines without patient-specific orders Status: In Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A7154/S1531 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Requires vaccine tracking for immunizations given to adults 19+ with assumed consent unless person objects, current law requires consent for tracking Status: A7154 is scheduled for 3rd Reading in Assembly on Monday 1/8/2024 | S1531 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Assembly Member, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE A7154/S1531
NY A837A/S1946A 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Requires reporting number of school vaccine exemptions to Health Department & posting online Status: A837A on Assembly floor, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S1946A in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE A837A/S1946A
NY A9440/S8417 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Requires college students to get Hepatitis B vaccines Status: A9440 in Assembly Health Committee |S8417 in Senate Health Committee; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee and Senate Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY S8430 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Adds Rotavirus vaccine to those required for school & day care attendance & administered in a manner approved by department considering age of child Status: In Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A3997/S1636 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Prohibits mandatory vaccination for COVID Status: A3997 was referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/3/2024| S1636 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Members of Senate & Assembly Health Committees, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT S1636 / A3997
NY A8002 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Allows home schooled students to attend career education classes, even without meeting immunization requirements Status: In the Assembly Education Committee; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Education Committee Members, your Assemblymember & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NY A6676/S118 2024-06-06 WATCH Restores religious belief exemptions for vaccines required for school, requires reporting of the parent by health care provider Status: A6676 in Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S118 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly and Senate Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator with concerns
NY A276B/S762A 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Allows minors to receive preventative treatment for STDs including vaccination without parental knowledge or consent Status: A276B in Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S762A in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact your Assembly & Senate Health Committee Members, Assemblymember, and Senator, ask them to OPPOSE A276B / S762A
NY S7749 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Permits a surrogate to make their own health & behavioral decisions incl. whether to get a COVID-19 or other vaccines, part of larger surrogacy bill Status: In Senate Judiciary Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact the Senate Judiciary Committee Members, your Senator, & your Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NY A10303/S8519 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Authorizes nursing students to administer vaccines & requires registry reporting Status: A10303 in Assembly Higher Education Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S8519 in Senate Higher Education Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly & Senate Higher Education Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A2760/S3493 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Allows for employees who experienced termination due to refusing a coronavirus vaccine to be eligible for unemployment insurance Status: A2760 in Assembly Labor Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S3493 in Senate Labor Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly & Senate Labor Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NY A9802A/S9576 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Allows medical assistants to administer vaccines with some conditions Status: 9802A in Assembly Higher Edu Comm|S9576 in Senate Higher Edu Comm; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Higher Education Committee Members, Senate Higher Education Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A6041 2024-06-06 WATCH Amends current law to allow school admission for children whose parent/guardian declines immunization, requires reporting to schools & Health Depts Status: In Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NY A6761/S8352 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Removes parental rights for medical/vaccination decisions, allows minors to choose w/o parental knowledge or consent, requires insurance coverage Status: A6761 in the Assembly Committee on Health on 6/6/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024 | S8352 died, enacting clause stricken on 5/10/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members & your Assemblymember, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A2189/S5199 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Prohibits discrimination against vaccinated persons; excludes unvaccinated from protections Status: A2189 in Assembly Government Operations Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S5199 in Senate Government Operations Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Governmental Operations & Senate Investigations & Government Operations Committee Members, & your legislators, ask to OPPOSE
NY A6451/S4316 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Establishes claim for strict liability against state for injuries caused by immunizations mandated by sate law, to be heard in court of claims Status: A6451 in Assembly Judiciary Committee on 6/6/2024 | S4316 in Senate Health Committee on 6/6/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Judiciary Committee Members, Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
NY A6594/S4783 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Expands the vaccine tracking system to include diagnosis of asthma & inhaler prescriptions Status: A6594 in Assembly Committee on Health 6/6/2024 | S4783 in Senate Committee on Health on 6/6/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate and Assembly Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A6619/S5051 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Prohibits mandatory immunization against the coronavirus for schools, travel, public building entry, employment, or receiving government services Status: A6619 in Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S5051 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate and Assembly Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NY A6621/S1484 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Removes private and parochial schools and daycare centers from the immunization requirements currently in state law Status: A6621 in the Assembly Health Committee on 6/6/2024 | S1484 in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 6/6/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Judiciary Committee & Assembly Health Members, your Senator and Assembly Member, ask to SUPPORT
NY A1736/S3373 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Requires immunization information systems to record data on the number of medical vaccine exemptions reported by each health care provider Status: A1736 in Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 |S3373 in the Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly and Senate Committee on Health Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A9226/S5045 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Prohibits mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for minors, incapacitated persons, vaccine/immunity passports, requires distribution of vaccine information Status: A9226 in the Assembly Health Committee | S5045 in the Senate Health Committee; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Comm Members, Senate Public Health Comm Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask to SUPPORT
NY A5027/S642 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Prohibits selling or transporting eggs from unvaccinated poultry with few exceptions for pasteurization or research, imposes criminal penalties Status: A5027 in Assembly Agriculture Committee on 6/6/2024| S642 in Senate Agriculture Committee on 6/6/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly and Senate Agriculture Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY S6119 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Prohibits administrative agencies from requiring COVID-19 vaccine; codifies prohibition of COVID-19 vaccine mandates unless legislated Status: In Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NY A2125/S8113 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Prohibits any organization or entity from permitting any vaccine exemption except medical, nullifies existing non-medical exemptions Status: A2125 in Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S8113 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly & Senate Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A6454 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Enacts vaccine bill of rights, prohibits mandatory COVID19 vaccination for work, education, requires informed consent, limits employer civil liability Status: In the Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NY S6103 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Allows health care practitioners to vaccinate minors 14 years and older without parental knowledge or consent Status: In Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, and Assemblymember, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A2143/S624 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Mandates COVID-19 vaccines for students attending colleges and universities in New York Status: A2143 died, enacting clause was stricken on 5/11/2023 |S624 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health Committees Members & your Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A8409/S1947 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Allows pharmacists to administer influenza immunizations to children 9 years and older Status: A8409 in Assembly Higher Education Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024| S1947 in Senate Higher Education Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Higher Education & Senate Higher Education Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A4324 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Requires employees at children's overnight and summer camps to receive vaccines, religious exemptions for employees allowed Status: In Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assembly Member, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A1811/ S1945 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Mandates flu vaccines for children in child care and school Status: A1811 in Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S1945 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact members of the House and Senate Health Committees, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY S1264 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Prohibits a government entity from requiring individuals to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Status: In Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
NY A1102/S7168 2024-06-06 WATCH Requires use of a standard medical exemption form for school & includes NP and PA as those who can sign Status: A1102 in Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024 | S7168 in Senate Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, Senate Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator with your concerns
NY A7855/S7356 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Permits dentists to administer influenza & COVID vaccinations & vaccinations related to a declared public health emergency Status: A7855 in the Assembly Higher Ed Comm on 6/6/2024|S7356 passed full Senate on 5/28/24; in Assembly Higher Ed Comm on 6/6/2024; recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Higher Education Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A7857/S7355 2024-06-06 OPPOSE Permits dentists to administer vaccinations against human papillomavirus Status: A7857 in Assembly Higher Education Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024|S7355 is eligible for a Senate floor vote as of 5/8/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Higher Education Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A4900 2024-06-06 SUPPORT Requires health care providers to give patients vaccine info 48 hours prior to immunization, includes ingredients, potential side effects & reporting Status: In Assembly Health Committee, recessed on 6/6/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NY A8281 2024-05-21 OPPOSE Requires non-citizens to get up to 16 vaccines, including COVID-19, & undergo health screenings for communicable diseases to receive state services Status: Held for consideration in Assembly Social Services Committee on 5/21/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Social Services Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NY J2317 2024-05-07 OPPOSE Establishes HIV Vaccine Awareness Day on May 18, 2024 Status: Adopted in the Senate on 5/7/2024

Action: None at this time
NY A2135 2023-07-24 OPPOSE Requires the commissioner of health to provide immunization information to all licensed health care practitioners who treat children Status: Died, Enacting clause was stricken on 7/24/2023

Action: NONE

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