---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime"
description: "Makes the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime as part of computer tampering in the third degree which is a class E felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4516"
citation: "New York S 4516 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAPLAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1af5dc7-3c91-402b-8b53-6061eb3b45a8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4516"
source_hash: "ed1ccec860efd594dd113633c65ebc8e05d0702b242656b5fac0e0938ba52c14"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 4516 (2021-2022) — Makes the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime

Makes the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime as part of computer tampering in the third degree which is a class E felony.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S4516** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4516&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4516A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4516A)
3. **S4516B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4516B)
4. **S4516C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4516C)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **49–14** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **104–45** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **48–15** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: B — **18–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KAPLAN — primary (person)
- BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- KAMINSKY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-05** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** PRINT NUMBER 4516A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-11** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** PRINT NUMBER 4516B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1336
- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-07** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-06-07** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4516C `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-10** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-10** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7536B
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.260
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.784 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.139

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1af5dc7-3c91-402b-8b53-6061eb3b45a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).