Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to COVID-19 testing requirements by employers and including effective date provisions
Topics:Health careJobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If an employer requires employees to take regular COVID-19 tests instead of getting vaccinated, the employer must pay for all testing costs. They must also pay employees for any time spent getting tested if it happens away from the workplace. Additionally, employers cannot require these tests to take place outside of an employee's regular working hours.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that an employer that requires an employee to undergo routine COVID-19 testing as an alternative to receiving a vaccine shall pay all costs of the testing and shall compensate the employee for all time away from work to undergo testing that is not conducted on the premises of the employer. The bill provides that an employer shall not require an employee to undergo testing outside of the employee’s normal working hours. The bill takes effect upon enactment.