89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HSB 281: HSB 281
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 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.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named October 28, 2021
- Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Mary Mascher (D)
Lobbying · 2 for, 3 against
For: Board of Regents, State of Iowa; Personal Interest-Sarah Abdouch
Against: Genesis Health System; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); LeadingAge Iowa
In plain words
- October 28, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
- October 28, 2021House subcommittee named: Stone, Kaufmann and Mascher
- October 28, 2021Approved by the House committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HSB281