Assembly BillIntroduced
A 7642: Prohibits discrimination against vaccinated persons.
What A 7642 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the civil rights law to protect vaccinated individuals from discrimination. A person who excludes someone from equal access to accommodations, facilities, or privileges due to their vaccination status will be considered guilty of a misdemeanor. This law change will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7642
- What is the current status of A 7642?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7642 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 7642 pass?
- Not yet. A 7642 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7642, and where is it now?
- A 7642 was authored by Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Apr. 04, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 4, 2025 · 167 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7642 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to discrimination against vaccinated persons The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 2 40-h to read as follows: 3 § 40-h. Discrimination against vaccinated persons. A person who 4 excludes from the equal enjoyment of any accommodation, facility or 5 privilege furnished by innkeepers or common carriers, amusement or 6 resort, any person because the person received a vaccination, is guilty 7 of a misdemeanor. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01443-01-5
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