HF 902: Relating to COVID-19 vaccination requirements by employers and unemployment insurance and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill provides that an employer that requires an employee, including an applicant for employment, to receive a COVID-19 vaccine must waive the requirement if the employee, or, if the employee is a minor, the employee’s parent or legal guardian, requests a waiver and makes either of two submissions to the employer. The first submission is a statement that receiving the vaccine would be injurious to the health and well-being of the employee or an individual residing with the employee. The second submission is a statement that receiving the vaccine would conflict with the tenets and practices of a religion of which the employee is an adherent or member.

Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against

For: Board of Regents, State of Iowa; Personal Interest-Sarah Abdouch

Against: Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); LeadingAge Iowa

In plain words

1. October 28, 2021Filed in the House
2. October 28, 2021Passed the House, 68–27
3. October 28, 2021Arrived in the Senate
4. October 28, 2021Took the place of SF 622 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
5. October 28, 2021Passed the Senate, 45–4
6. October 29, 2021Sent to the Governor
7. October 29, 2021Signed into law