New York S 8723: Enacts the "New York anti-mandate act"; repealer

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S08723 Summary:

BILL NOS08723 

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Add Art 21 Title 9 §§2185 - 2186, amd §§2164, 206, 613, 2168 & 2165, rpld §2167 sub 6, §2183, Pub Health L;
rpld §310 sub 6-a, amd §§3208 & 3304, Ed L

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Enacts the "New York anti-mandate act"; provides that a business entity doing business in the state of New York shall not refuse to provide any service, product, admission to a venue, or transportation to a person because that person has or has not received or used a medical intervention; provides that a ticket issuer shall not penalize, discriminate against, or deny access to an entertainment event to a ticket holder because the ticket holder has or has not received or used a medical intervention; provides a school operating in the state shall not mandate a medical intervention for any person to attend school, enter campus or school buildings, or be employed by the school; provides that unless required by federal law, no state, county, or local government entity or official in New York shall require any person to receive or use a medical intervention; defines terms; makes conforming changes.

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BILL NOS08723 

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8723

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
 to enacting the "New York anti-mandate act"; and to repeal certain
 provisions of the education law and the public health law relating
 thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York anti-mandate act".
 3 § 2. Article 21 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 4 title 9 to read as follows:
 5 TITLE IX
 6 NEW YORK ANTI-MANDATE ACT
 7 Section 2185. Definitions.
 8 2186. Medical mandates prohibited.
 9 § 2185. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following
 10 terms shall have the following meanings:
 11 1. "business entity" means any person or group of persons performing
 12 or engaging in any activity, enterprise, profession, or occupation for
 13 gain, benefit, advantage, or livelihood, whether for profit or not-for-
 14 profit. "Business entity" shall include but not be limited to:
 15 (a) self-employed individuals, business entities filing articles of
 16 incorporation, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability
 17 companies, foreign corporations, foreign limited partnerships, foreign
 18 limited liability companies authorized to transact business in New York,
 19 business trusts, and any business entity that registers with the secre-
 20 tary of state; and
 21 (b) any business entity that possesses a business license, permit,
 22 certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of author-
 23 ization issued by the state; any business entity exempt by law from
 24 obtaining such a business license; and any business entity operating
 25 unlawfully without such a business license;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14167-02-5

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 1 2. "foreign jurisdiction" means any state, commonwealth, country, or
 2 nation outside the state of New York;
 3 3. "medical intervention" means a procedure, treatment, device, drug
 4 injection, medication, or action taken to diagnose, prevent, or cure a
 5 disease or alter the health or biological function of a person;
 6 4. "school" means any public, private, or parochial preschool; any
 7 kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school; any postsecondary insti-
 8 tute of education, including trade schools, colleges, and universities;
 9 or any other institute of primary, secondary, or higher learning operat-
 10 ing in this state; and
 11 5. "ticket issuer" means an indi