Assembly Bill A2371A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to exemptions from vaccinations due to religious beliefs; and repeals subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law relating to exemption from vaccination due to religious beliefs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A2371 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2994
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2164 sub 9, amd §§2164 & 2168, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8329, S6017
2017-2018: A1810, S52

2019-A2371 - Summary

Relates to exemptions from vaccinations due to religious beliefs; and repeals certain provisions relating to exemption from vaccination due to religious beliefs.

2019-A2371 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2371
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK,
   RICHARDSON -- read once and referred 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 REPEALED.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.
                                                            LBD00724-01-9



              

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2019-A2371A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2994
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2164 sub 9, amd §§2164 & 2168, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8329, S6017
2017-2018: A1810, S52

2019-A2371A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exemptions from vaccinations due to religious beliefs; and repeals certain provisions relating to exemption from vaccination due to religious beliefs.

2019-A2371A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2371--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, MOSLEY, BURKE, MAGNARELLI, TAYLOR,
   FAHY, ARROYO, COOK, GLICK, JAFFEE, WALLACE, STECK,  ZEBROWSKI,  JACOB-
   SON, QUART, REYES, PAULIN, L. ROSENTHAL, SIMOTAS -- Multi-Sponsored by
   --  M. of A.  RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Health -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to exemptions from
   vaccination due to religious  beliefs;  to  repeal  subdivision  9  of
   section  2164  of  the  public  health law, relating to exemption from
   vaccination due to religious beliefs; and providing for the repeal  of
   certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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. Subdivisions 6 and 7 of section 2164 of the public health law, as
 amended  by  chapter  401  of  the  laws of 2015, are amended to read as
 follows:
   6. In the event that a person in parental relation to  a  child  makes
 application  for  admission  of  such  child  to a school or has a child
 attending school and there exists no  certificate  or  other  acceptable
 evidence  of  the  child's  immunization  against  poliomyelitis, mumps,
 measles, diphtheria, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B,  pertussis,  teta-
 nus,  and, where applicable, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), menin-
 gococcal disease, and  pneumococcal  disease,  the  principal,  teacher,
 owner  or person in charge of the school shall inform such person of the
 necessity to have the child immunized, that  such  immunization  may  be
 administered by any health practitioner, or that the child may be immun-
 ized  without charge by the health officer in the county where the child
 resides, if such person executes a consent therefor. In the  event  that
 such  person does not wish to select a health practitioner to administer

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

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