S 3958 New York Senate · 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 in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Last action May 19, 2026
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S3958 S3958A · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to simplify its title and remove references to the General Business Law, focusing solely on the Public Health Law. The requirements for camp vaccinations were broadened to align with national medical standards rather than a specific list of diseases, and the record-keeping rules were updated to allow for medical exemptions and temporary enrollment for children mid-vaccination series.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from covering both the Public Health Law and the General Business Law to only the Public Health Law, eliminating provisions related to non-regulated camp registration and specific notice language.
REQUIREMENT

Vaccination requirements were updated to require immunizations based on generally accepted medical standards and recommendations from major national medical organizations, replacing a specific list of diseases.

Camp operators are now permitted to allow children who are currently receiving a vaccine series to attend camp, provided they have documentation of their progress.

Record-keeping rules were changed to explicitly include documentation of valid medical exemptions and additional evidence of immunity, in addition to standard immunization history.

SCOPE

All references to the General Business Law, including rules about registering non-regulated camps and specific warning notices about lack of inspection, were removed from the bill.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3958A
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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