Senate Bill S8417

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the immunization of certain post-secondary students against hepatitis B

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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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2023-S8417 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9440
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2165, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2078

2023-S8417 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the immunization of certain post-secondary students against hepatitis B.

2023-S8417 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8417
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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  the
   immunization of certain post-secondary students against hepatitis B
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 2165 of the  public
 health  law,  as added by chapter 405 of the laws of 1989, is amended to
 read as follows:
   d. The term "immunization" means an  adequate  dose  or  doses  of  an
 immunizing  agent  against measles, mumps [and], rubella 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 state
 department  of  health  under such conditions as may be specified by the
 public health council.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11928-01-3

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