Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to exemptions from required immunizations and vaccinations
Topics:Health care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2021
- 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
This bill relates to exemptions from immunizations and vaccinations. The bill includes as a new exemption from immunizations otherwise required for a person’s enrollment in any elementary or secondary school or licensed child care center, an exemption based on the submission of a signed affidavit by the applicant, or if the applicant is a minor, by the applicant’s parent or legal guardian, stating that the immunization conflicts with the conscientiously held beliefs of the applicant, or if the applicant is a minor, of the applicant’s parent or legal guardian.
Read the full explanation
Existing provisions direct the department of public health, in consultation with the director of the department of education, to adopt rules to implement this provision.8 is applicable.8 and the newly created exemption under the bill include those based on the immunization being injurious to the health and well-being of the applicant or any member of the applicant’s family; the immunization conflicting with the tenets and practices of a recognized religious denomination of which the applicant is an adherent or member; or the immunization conflicting with the conscientiously held beliefs of the applicant, or if the applicant is a minor, of the applicant’s parent or legal guardian.
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Lobbying
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