Requiring the reporting of COVID-19 vaccination information on a death certificate form

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2022
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2022
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. 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 requires that the department of public health amend the death certificate form to include a request for information regarding the date of the decedent’s most recent COVID-19 vaccination. Based on the information received, the bureau of health statistics shall compile data from the certified death certificates documenting the deaths of individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccination within seven days of the individual’s death and shall report the data in the vital statistics of Iowa annual report.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 20, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jeff Edler R
• Sen. Mark Costello REmail
• Sen. Amanda Ragan D

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