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type: "Bill"
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title: "Makes the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 4516"
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citation: "New York S 4516 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["KAPLAN"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-02-05"
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last_action: "2021-12-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1af5dc7-3c91-402b-8b53-6061eb3b45a8"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4516"
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source_hash: "ed1ccec860efd594dd113633c65ebc8e05d0702b242656b5fac0e0938ba52c14"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York S 4516 (2021-2022) — Makes the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **S4516** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4516&term=2021&Text=Y)
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2. **S4516A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4516A)
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3. **S4516B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4516B)
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4. **S4516C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4516C)
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## Votes
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- Floor Vote - Version: B — **49–14** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **104–45** (pass) · lower
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- Floor Vote - Version: C — **48–15** (pass) · upper
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- Rules Vote - Version: B — **18–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- KAPLAN — primary (person)
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- BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
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- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
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- KAMINSKY — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-05** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-04** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-04** PRINT NUMBER 4516A `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-11** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-11** PRINT NUMBER 4516B `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-26** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-26** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1336
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- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2021-06-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-07** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
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- **2021-06-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2021-06-07** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
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- **2021-06-07** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4516C `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-06-10** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2021-06-10** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7536B
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- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.260
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- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.784 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.139
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## Source
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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).
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