S 6744 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Permits dentists to administer influenza and COVID vaccinations and vaccinations related to a public health emergency

Summary

Permits dentists to administer influenza and COVID vaccinations and vaccinations related to a declared public health emergency; requires dentists to report such vaccinations.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S6744 → S6744A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amendment adds new requirements for dentists administering vaccinations in New York. It now requires dentists to be authorized users and report influenza and COVID vaccinations according to public health law requirements, in addition to the existing authority to administer these vaccines.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from simply permitting dentists to administer vaccinations to also requiring them to report those vaccinations and be authorized users in the vaccination reporting system.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that dentists must be authorized users and report vaccinations in accordance with public health law section 2168

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from S6744 to S6744A to reflect committee discharge and amendment

Added committee discharge language indicating the bill was amended and recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education

Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025

How they voted

45–12

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 62

May 22, 2025

D Democratic40

36 Yea 1 Nay 3

90% Yea

R Republican22

9 Yea 11 Nay 2

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

May 22, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

lower

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6744A

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor