---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements"
description: "Clarifies the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 3158"
citation: "New York A 3158 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alex Bores"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b9602f3-02f9-458f-86e8-de0930fe7957"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A3158"
source_hash: "7fb118a9b7581147aab56cd7150f168f64186ce6d5211fc29a7901e998a4674f"
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 A 3158 (2023-2024) — Relates to clarifying the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements

Clarifies the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements.

## Version chain

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

1. **A3158** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A3158&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A3158A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A3158A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **60–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alex Bores — primary (person)
- Aileen Gunther — cosponsor (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- Amy Paulin — cosponsor (person)
- Anil Beephan Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Kelles — cosponsor (person)
- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Gibbs — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Gallagher — cosponsor (person)
- Harvey Epstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrion Aubry — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne Buttenschon — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Monica P. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
- Stefani Zinerman — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)
- Yudelka Tapia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** PRINT NUMBER 3158A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-18** REPORTED
- **2023-04-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.132
- **2023-04-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-04-26** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-04-26** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR S131A
- **2023-05-03** 3RD READING CAL.147
- **2023-05-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-05-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-25** SIGNED CHAP.546 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b9602f3-02f9-458f-86e8-de0930fe7957`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).