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SF 610Withdrawn · HF 889 became law instead · May 5, 2021

Prohibiting the mandatory disclosure of whether a person has received a vaccination for COVID-19, disqualifying certain entities from receiving state grants or contracts, and including effective date provisions

Topics:Business & economy

Same legislation: HF 889

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedApril 23, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeApril 26, 2021
  3. Done: Senate committeeApril 27, 2021
  4. Done: Passes the SenateMay 5, 202132–16
  5. Skipped: House committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the HouseApril 28, 202158–35
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 20, 2021
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 20, 2021

HF 889 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 889, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 889 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to proof of vaccination for COVID-19. The bill prohibits the state or any political subdivision of the state from including on an identification card issued by the state or political subdivision information regarding whether the holder of the identification card has received a vaccination for COVID-19. The bill also prohibits a business or governmental entity, defined in the bill, from requiring a customer, patron, client, patient, or other person who is invited onto the premises to furnish proof of having received a vaccination for COVID-19 prior to entering a premises of a business or governmental entity.

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The bill makes any business or governmental entity that requires such proof ineligible to receive grants and contracts funded by state revenue. The bill does not prohibit a business or governmental entity from implementing a COVID-19 screening protocol that does not require proof of vaccination for COVID-19. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed1

Senate subcommittee

Named April 26, 2021. On April 27, 2021 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§27B.1§27B.2

How the Code works2

Lobbying

0 for · 0 against · 37 undecided · Who →

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