Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2021 |
approval memo.139 signed chap.784 |
Dec 10, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.260 substituted for a7536b referred to codes returned to assembly repassed senate |
Jun 07, 2021 |
amended on third reading 4516c |
Jun 07, 2021 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly |
Jun 03, 2021 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 26, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.1336 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 11, 2021 |
print number 4516b |
May 11, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Mar 04, 2021 |
print number 4516a |
Mar 04, 2021 |
amend and recommit to health |
Feb 05, 2021 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4516B
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2021-S4516 - Details
2021-S4516 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4516 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records PURPOSE: This legislation creates the crimes of falsification of COVID-19 records in the first and second degree. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section to the Public Health Law, this section creates a definition for COVID-19 vaccination record card, as well as for Digital Vaccine Passport. Further this section also states that no individual shall intentionally falsify or alter either to misrepresent such individual's history and record of vaccine treatment and that falsification shall be a crime pursuant to sections further created in
2021-S4516 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4516 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2183 to read as follows: § 2183. FALSIFYING OF COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORDS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORD CARD" SHALL MEAN A CARD OR RECORD GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL AFTER THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COVID-19 VACCINE WHICH KEEPS TRACK OF VITAL VACCINATION INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DATE IN WHICH THE FIRST AND SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE WERE ADMINISTERED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND THE TYPE OF VACCINE RECEIVED. (B) "DIGITAL VACCINE PASSPORT" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM ACCESSED THROUGH A MOBILE APPLICATION WHICH PROVIDES CERTIFIED COVID-19 HEALTH INFORMATION FROM MEDICAL FACILITIES ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL AND IS SHARED WITH AIRLINES AND BORDER AUTHORITIES AS A METHOD OF PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH WHEN TRAVELING. 2. NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL INTENTIONALLY FALSIFY OR ALTER A COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORD CARD OR DIGITAL VACCINE PASSPORT TO MISREPRESENT SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S HISTORY AND RECORD OF VACCINE TREATMENT. SUCH FALSIFICATION OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S VACCINE HISTORY SHALL BE A CRIME PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 190.90 AND 190.91 OF THE PENAL LAW. § 2. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 190.90 and 190.91 to read as follows: § 190.90 FALSIFICATION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORDS IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FALSIFICATION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORDS IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN SUCH PERSON IS NOT A LICENSED MEDICAL PROFES- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2021-S4516A - Details
2021-S4516A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4516A SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records PURPOSE: This legislation creates the crimes of falsification of COVID-19 records in the first and second degree. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section to the Public Health Law, this section creates a definition for COVID-19 vaccination record card, as well as for Digital Vaccine Passport. Further this section also states that no individual shall intentionally falsify or alter either to misrepresent such individual's history and record of vaccine treatment and that falsification shall be a crime pursuant to sections further created in
2021-S4516A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4516--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 and the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2183 to read as follows: § 2183. FALSIFYING OF COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORDS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORD CARD" SHALL MEAN A CARD OR RECORD GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL AFTER THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COVID-19 VACCINE WHICH KEEPS TRACK OF VITAL VACCINATION INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DATE IN WHICH THE FIRST AND SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE WERE ADMINISTERED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND THE TYPE OF VACCINE RECEIVED. (B) "DIGITAL VACCINE PASSPORT" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM ACCESSED THROUGH A MOBILE APPLICATION WHICH PROVIDES CERTIFIED COVID-19 HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL AS A METHOD OF PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH. 2. NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL INTENTIONALLY FALSIFY OR ALTER A COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORD CARD, DIGITAL VACCINE PASSPORT OR ANY OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL WHICH DETAILS COVID-19 VACCINATION HISTORY TO MISREPRESENT SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S HISTORY AND RECORD OF VACCINE TREATMENT. SUCH FALSIFICATION OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S VACCINE HISTORY SHALL BE A CRIME PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 190.90 AND 190.91 OF THE PENAL LAW. § 2. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 190.90 and 190.91 to read as follows: § 190.90 FALSIFICATION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORDS IN THE SECOND DEGREE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07421-05-1
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2021-S4516B - Details
2021-S4516B - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4516B SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to making the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime PURPOSE: This legislation adds clarification that a COVID Vaccination Card shall be considered a written instrument. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the definition of Written Instrument to include a card provided to a person by a vaccine provider indicating the date a person received a vaccination against COVID-19 as well as the written type of vaccine and its lot number shall be considered a written instrument. Section 2 amends the penal law to add she to Section 156.25 of the Penal
2021-S4516B - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4516--B 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 170.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 514 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: 1. "Written instrument" means any instrument or article, including computer data or a computer program, containing written or printed matter or the equivalent thereof, used for the purpose of reciting, embodying, conveying or recording information, or constituting a symbol or evidence of value, right, privilege or identification, which is capa- ble of being used to the advantage or disadvantage of some person. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A CARD PROVIDED TO A PERSON BY A VACCINE PROVIDER INDICATING THE DATE A PERSON RECEIVED A VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19 AS WELL AS THE TYPE OF VACCINE AND ITS LOT NUMBER SHALL BE CONSIDERED A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT. § 2. Section 156.25 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 89 of the laws of 1993, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 376 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: § 156.25 Computer tampering in the third degree. A person is guilty of computer tampering in the third degree when he OR SHE commits the crime of computer tampering in the fourth degree and: 1. he OR SHE does so with an intent to commit or attempt to commit or further the commission of any felony; or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07421-06-1
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2021-S4516C (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S4516C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4516C SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to making the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime PURPOSE: This legislation adds clarification that a COVID Vaccination Card shall be considered a written instrument. This bill adds language to computer tampering in the third degree when a person intentionally alters or destroys computer material indicating a person did or did not receive a vaccination against COVID-19. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the definition of Written Instrument to include a card bearing a government logo or other indication it was created by a governmental instrumentality provided to a person by a vaccine provider
2021-S4516C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4516--C Cal. No. 1336 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon- sidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 170.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 514 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: 1. "Written instrument" means any instrument or article, including computer data or a computer program, containing written or printed matter or the equivalent thereof, used for the purpose of reciting, embodying, conveying or recording information, or constituting a symbol or evidence of value, right, privilege or identification, which is capa- ble of being used to the advantage or disadvantage of some person. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A CARD PROVIDED TO A PERSON BY A VACCINE PROVIDER INDICATING THE DATE A PERSON RECEIVED A VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19, THE TYPE OF VACCINE AND ITS LOT NUMBER, AND BEARING A GOVERN- MENT LOGO OR OTHER INDICATION THAT IT IS CREATED BY A GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENTALITY, SHALL BE CONSIDERED A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT. § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 156.25 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 89 of the laws of 1993, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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