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Assembly moves to rescind pandemic-era executive-order exemptions and vaccine directives

New York State Assembly · May 12, 2026
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The New York State Assembly on April 28 adopted a set of concurrent resolutions ending pandemic-era executive-order exemptions — including ethics waivers for volunteers and certain vaccine directives — voting 149–0 on the measures after sponsors said the provisions were now out of date.

The New York State Assembly on April 28 adopted a package of concurrent resolutions rescinding pandemic-era executive orders that had exempted volunteers from portions of the Public Officers Law and imposed emergency vaccine rules, lawmakers said.

Sponsor Mister Zabrowski told the chamber the first measure would terminate executive orders 202.6 and 202.7, which had temporarily exempted volunteers who helped with pandemic response from certain provisions of the Public Officers Law, including qualifications for office and some lobbying and gift restrictions. "If you will, that those folks ... it's…

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