---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to immunization vaccines for children"
description: "Requires the administration of certain vaccines for children in accordance with regulations issued by the commissioner, utilizing generally accepted medical standards and based on recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and/or other similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organizations; removes certain requirements for vaccines to be administered under federal guidance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 10711"
citation: "New York A 10711 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-26"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84a64a22-0b08-4e17-a064-c2232e384c53"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10711"
source_hash: "6029e7b147130b1ececcb4999a74be2b2bce875f4eb9619a42018846db4d9d26"
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 10711 (2025-2026) — Relates to immunization vaccines for children

Requires the administration of certain vaccines for children in accordance with regulations issued by the commissioner, utilizing generally accepted medical standards and based on recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and/or other similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organizations; removes certain requirements for vaccines to be administered under federal guidance.

## Version chain

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

1. **A10711** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A10711&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **39–23** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **90–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Jacobson — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Micah Lasher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-26** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21** REPORTED
- **2026-04-21** RULES REPORT CAL.101
- **2026-04-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.101
- **2026-04-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2026-04-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2026-04-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9598
- **2026-04-21** 3RD READING CAL.658
- **2026-04-21** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2026-04-21** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2026-05-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-15** SIGNED CHAP.115 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84a64a22-0b08-4e17-a064-c2232e384c53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).