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A 2078: Requires the immunization of certain post-secondary students against hepatitis B.
What A 2078 does, verified April 23, 2026
The bill aims to require immunization against hepatitis B for certain post-secondary students. The term "immunization" will be defined to include adequate doses of immunizing agents against specific diseases, meeting US public health standards and approved by the state health department. The bill will take effect on the first of July following its enactment. Effective immediately, necessary rules and regulations for implementation are authorized to be made and completed by the specified date.
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-04-22)Alert me
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| Apr. 22, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Apr. 22, 2026 | delivered to senate |
| Apr. 22, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Apr. 21, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.97 |
| Apr. 21, 2026 | rules report cal.97 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 261 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2078 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred 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: 1 Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 2165 of the public 2 health law, as added by chapter 405 of the laws of 1989, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 d. The term "immunization" means an adequate dose or doses of an 5 immunizing agent against measles, mumps [and], rubella and hepatitis B 6 which meets the standards approved by the United States public health 7 service for such biological products, and which is approved by the state 8 department of health under such conditions as may be specified by the 9 public health council. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 11 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the 12 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 13 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 14 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. LBD05346-01-5
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