Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 24, 2024 |
print number 2726a |
Jul 24, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health |
Jan 24, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2726A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2023-S2726 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2186
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1394, Pub Health L; amd §398-f, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S6279
2021-2022: S4249, A6961
2023-S2726 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2726 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring children enrolled in an overnight, children's non-regulated, summer day, or trav- elling camp to be vaccinated PURPOSE: This bill would require that any child attending an overnight, summer day, travelling summer day or children's non-regulated camp be up to date on their vaccinations; excluding those with a compromising medical condition. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Defines children's non-regulated camp. Section 2: States that each children's overnight, children's non-regu- lated, summer day, and travelling summer day camp shall ensure that
2023-S2726 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2726 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 24, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring children enrolled in an overnight, children's non-regulated, summer day, or travelling camp to be vaccinated THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1392 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. "CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMP" SHALL MEAN A PROPERTY CONSISTING OF A TRACT OF LAND AND ANY TENTS, VEHICLES, BUILDINGS OR OTHER STRUC- TURES THAT MAY BE PERTINENT TO ITS USE, ANY PART OF WHICH MAY BE OCCU- PIED ON A SCHEDULED BASIS BY PERSONS UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INDOOR OR OUTDOOR ORGANIZED GROUP ACTIVITIES, INVOLVING PASSIVE AND NONPASSIVE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WHICH ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. § 2. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 6-A. EACH CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT, CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED, SUMMER DAY, AND TRAVELLING SUMMER DAY CAMP SHALL ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD ENROLLED AT SUCH CAMP HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED AN ADEQUATE DOSE OR DOSES OF AN IMMUNIZ- ING AGENT AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS, MUMPS, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, RUBELLA, VARICELLA, HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (HIB), PERTUSSIS, TETANUS, PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE, AND HEPATITIS B, WHICH MEETS THE STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR SUCH BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS AS MAY BE SPECIFIED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL. IF ANY HEALTH PRACTI- TIONER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, CERTIFIES THAT SUCH IMMUNIZATION MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO A CHILD'S HEALTH, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE INAPPLICA- BLE UNTIL SUCH IMMUNIZATION IS FOUND NO LONGER TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO SUCH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01192-01-3
2023-S2726A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2186
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1394, Pub Health L; amd §398-f, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
S6279
2021-2022: S4249, A6961
2023-S2726A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2726A SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the general business law, in relation to requiring children enrolled in an overnight, children's non-regulated, summer day, or travelling camp to be vaccinated PURPOSE:: This bill would require that any child and staff at an overnight, summer day, travelling summer day or children's non-regulated camp be up to date on their vaccinations; excluding those with a compromising medical condition. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:: Section one: Adds subdivisions 6-a, and 6-b to § 1394 of the public health law. Subdivision 6-a states that each children's overnight , summer day, and travelling summer day camp shall ensure that every child enrolled at such camp has been administered an adequate do se or doses
2023-S2726A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2726--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 24, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law and the general business law, in relation to requiring children enrolled in an overnight, children's non-regulated, summer day, or travelling camp to be vaccinated THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1394 of the public health law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 6-a and 6-b to read as follows: 6-A. EACH CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT, SUMMER DAY, AND TRAVELLING SUMMER DAY CAMP SHALL ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD ENROLLED AT SUCH CAMP HAS BEEN ADMIN- ISTERED AN ADEQUATE DOSE OR DOSES OF AN IMMUNIZING AGENT AGAINST POLIOM- YELITIS, MUMPS, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, RUBELLA, VARICELLA, HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (HIB), PERTUSSIS, TETANUS, PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE, AND HEPATITIS B, WHICH MEETS THE STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR SUCH BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS AS MAY BE SPECIFIED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL. IF ANY HEALTH PRACTITIONER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, CERTIFIES THAT SUCH IMMUNIZATION MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO A CHILD'S HEALTH, THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE INAPPLICABLE UNTIL SUCH IMMUNIZATION IS FOUND NO LONGER TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO SUCH CHILD'S HEALTH. THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. 6-B. STAFF AT ALL CHILDREN'S CAMPS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL PROVIDE A CAMP OPERATOR WITH A CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION HISTORY FOR DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, MENINGOCOC- CAL MENINGITIS, MUMPS, PERTUSSIS, RUBELLA, TETANUS, AND VARICELLA. IF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01192-03-4
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