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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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

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

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
NY S832/A4014 2023-03-15 SUPPORT Prohibits minors who are runaways from consenting to medical services without consent of a parent or guardian S832 passed Full Assembly & returned to Senate on 3/15/2023| S832 passed full Senate on 2/1/2023

Action: Contact the Governor, ask to sign S832
NY S5051 2023-02-22 SUPPORT Prohibits mandatory immunization against the coronavirus for schools, travel, public building entry, employment, or receiving government services Referred to the Senate Committee on Health on 2/22/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Assembly Member, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A5045 2023-02-22 SUPPORT Prohibits mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for minors, incapacitated persons, vaccine/immunity passports, requires distribution of vaccine information Referred to Senate Public Health Committee on 2/22/2023

Action: Contact Senate Public Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Assembly member, ask to SUPPORT
NY SB 4783 2023-02-14 OPPOSE Expands the vaccine tracking system to include diagnosis of asthma & inhaler prescriptions Referred to the Senate Committee on Health on 2/14/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Assembly Member, ask them to OPPOSE
NY A4324 2023-02-14 OPPOSE Requires employees at children's overnight and summer camps to receive vaccines, religious exemptions for employees allowed Referred to the Assembly Committee on Health on 2/14/2023

Action: Contact Assembly Committee on Health members, your Assembly Member, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NY S1636/A3997 2023-02-08 SUPPORT Prohibits mandatory vaccination for COVID A3997 referred to Assembly Health 2/8/2023, S1636 referred to Senate Committee on Health 1/13/2023

Action: Contact Members of the Senate Committee on Health & your legislators, ask them to support S1636
NY S4316 2023-02-07 SUPPORT Establishes claim for strict liability against state for injuries caused by immunizations mandated by sate law, to be heard in court of claims Referred to Senate Health Committee on 2/7/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
NY A2905 2023-02-01 OPPOSE Requires NY State Department of Health to approve children's medical vaccine exemptions issued by state licensed physicians Referred to the Assembly Committee on Health on 2/1/2023

Action: Contact Assembly Committee on Health Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A2186 / S2726 2023-01-24 OPPOSE Mandates certain vaccines on children's camp attendees, with medical exemptions A2186 / S2726 were referred to the Committee on Health on 1/24/2023

Action: Contact Assembly Committee on Health Members, your Assemblyman, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A2178 2023-01-24 OPPOSE Mandates COVID vaccines for all children attending any public, private or parochial childcare center, nursery school & K-12 school Introduced and referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/23/2023

Action: Contact Members of the Assembly Health Committee and your legislators, ask them to oppose A2178
NY A1811/ S1945 2023-01-23 OPPOSE Mandates flu vaccines for children in child care and school A1811 was referred to Assembly Health Committee on 1/23/2023 | S1945 was referred to Senate Health Committee on 1/17/2023

Action: Contact members of the House and Senate Health Committees, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY A2135 2023-01-23 OPPOSE Requires the commissioner of health to provide immunization information to all licensed health care practitioners who treat children Referred to the Assembly Committee on Health on 1/23/2023

Action: Contact Assembly Committee on Health Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY S624/A2143 2023-01-23 OPPOSE Mandates COVID-19 vaccines for students attending colleges and universities in New York A2143 referred to Assembly Health Committee on 1/23/2023, S624 referred to Senate Committee on Health on 1/5/2023

Action: Contact Members of the Senate & Assembly Health Committees & your legislators, ask them to oppose
NY A1913 2023-01-23 OPPOSE Allows local government to mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for places of entertainment Referred to the Assembly Committee on Local Governments on 1/23/2023

Action: Contact Assembly Committee on Local Governments Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NY S1264 2023-01-11 SUPPORT Prohibits a government entity from requiring individuals to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Referred to Senate Health Committee on 1/11/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
NY A276/S762 2023-01-06 OPPOSE Allows minors to be vaccinated for STDs without parental knowledge or consent A276 referred to Assembly Committee on Health on 1/4/2023, S762 referred to the Senate Committee on Health on 1/6/2023

Action: Contact your legislators and Members of the Senate Health Committee and ask them to oppose A276/S762
NY S118 2023-01-04 WATCH Restores religious belief exemptions for vaccines required for school, requires reporting of the parent by health care provider Referred to the Senate Committee on Health on 1/4/2023

Action: Contact your legislators and Members of the Senate Committee on Health with concerns

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.