A 3254 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to requiring children enrolled in an overnight camp, children's summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated

Summary
Requires children enrolled in an overnight camp, summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated against a specified list of diseases.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Assembly Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action May 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

A3254 A3254A · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill significantly broadens the scope of vaccination requirements for children attending summer camps in New York by removing the 'non-regulated' exemption. It now mandates vaccines for all children at overnight, summer day, and travelling summer day camps, regardless of whether the camp is inspected by the Department of Health. The bill also simplifies the rules for medical exemptions and updates the required notice to parents regarding camp regulations.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from applying only to 'non-regulated' children's camps to applying to all children's overnight, summer day, and travelling summer day camps.
SCOPE

Vaccination requirements now apply to all children's overnight, summer day, and travelling summer day camps, whereas previously they only applied to 'non-regulated' camps.

REQUIREMENT

The specific list of required vaccines was replaced with a requirement to follow generally accepted medical standards and recommendations from major national medical organizations.

The requirement for staff to provide immunization history was changed to require camp operators to keep records of immunity or valid medical exemptions for each child.

The mandatory notice given to parents was updated to remove the specific disclaimer that the camp does not follow Department of Health regulations regarding staff ratios, medical personnel, or injury reporting.

Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026 · Assembly Apr 28, 2026

How they voted

3920
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
May 19, 2026
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
20 Nay 2
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3254A
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jeffrey Dinowitz
Jeffrey Dinowitz
DDemocratic
NY
81