Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedOctober 28, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeOctober 28, 2021
- Done: House committeeOctober 28, 2021
- Done: Passes the HouseOctober 28, 202168–27
- Done: Senate committeeOctober 28, 2021
- Done: Passes the SenateOctober 28, 202145–4
- Done: To the GovernorOctober 29, 2021
- Done: Signed into lawOctober 29, 2021
HF 902 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 902, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 902 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If an employer requires a COVID-19 vaccine, they must let workers or their parents request an exemption for health or religious reasons. People who lose their jobs for refusing the vaccine will still be able to receive unemployment benefits. This law also protects employers from being penalized or seeing their unemployment insurance rates go up because of these discharges.1
Read the official explanation
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. The bill provides that an individual who is discharged from employment for refusing to receive a vaccination against COVID-19 shall not be disqualified for unemployment benefits on account of such discharge. _____ that so discharged the employee, shall be unaffected by such discharge. The bill prohibits the department of workforce development from imposing any penalty on, or taking any other action otherwise permitted under Code chapter against, any employer employing the employee, or an employer that previously employed the employee other than the employer that so discharged the employee, as a result of such discharge. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
House subcommittee
Named October 28, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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