NY State Senate Bill S52

senate Bill S52

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Repeals subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law relating to exemption from vaccination due to religious beliefs

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S52 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1810
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Rpld §2164 sub 9, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6017, A8329
2019-2020: S2994, A2371

S52 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals provisions relating to exemption from vaccination due to religious beliefs.

S52 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S52

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to repeal subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health
law, relating to exemption from vaccination due to religious beliefs

 PURPOSE :

This bill would repeal all non-medical exemptions from vaccination
requirements for children.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill repeals subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the
public health law.

Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Existing New York State law requires all children in New York to
receive certain immunizations for poliomyelitis, mumps, measles,
diphtheria, rubella, HiB, hepatitis B, and varicella. The law provides
an exemption from the immunization requirements where a physician
certifies that the immunization may be detrimental to a child's

health.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, sustaining a high
vaccination rate among school children is vital to the prevention of
disease outbreaks, including the reestablishment of diseases that have
been largely eradicated in the United States, such as measles.
According to State data from 2013-2014, there are at least 285 schools
in New York with an immunization rate below 85%, including 170 schools
below 70%, far below the CDC's goal of at least a 95% vaccination rate
to maintain herd immunity. This bill would repeal exemptions currently
found in the law for children whose parents have non-medical
objections to immunizations.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.6017 of 2015-2016 (Hoylman): Died in Rules (2015)/Died in Health
(2016)
A.8329 of 2015-2016 (Dinowitz): Died in Health

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S52 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   52

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to repeal subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law,
  relating to exemption from vaccination due to religious beliefs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law is
REPEALED.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03760-01-7

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