S 5706 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes certain nursing students to administer certain vaccines

Summary

Authorizes certain nursing students to administer certain vaccines pursuant to patient specific orders or non-patient specific orders; authorizes physicians and certified nurse practitioners to prescribe and order a patient specific order or non-patient specific order to a nursing student to administer certain vaccines.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

S5706 → S5706A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to recommit it to the Senate Committee on Education instead of the Committee on Higher Education, likely to address policy concerns about nursing students administering vaccines. The substantive text of the bill itself shows significant reorganization and expansion of the scope of vaccines nursing students can administer, with new language about following medical standards and guidelines from major health organizations.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional vaccine types and requirements for following nationally recognized medical standards and guidelines from organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

REQUIREMENT

The bill was restructured and reorganized with new text inserted that expands the scope of vaccines nursing students can administer and adds requirements to follow medical standards from recognized health organizations.

ELIGIBILITY

The bill was reclassified from being committed to the Committee on Higher Education to the Committee on Education, indicating a shift in which legislative body will review the policy.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from S 5706 to S 5706-A to reflect that it has been amended and is being reconsidered by the committee.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

54–6

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 63

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

15 Yea 6 Nay 1

68% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5706A

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

Jun 13, 2025

Committee

COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors