Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 19, 2022
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2079
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 2079 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2079 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Only the state board of health can require new vaccinations for children enrolling in schools or licensed child care centers. This rule applies across the entire state and prevents local governments from making their own different immunization requirements. Medical and religious exemptions for these shots will still be allowed even during emergencies or epidemics.1
Read the official explanation
_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to vaccinations required for enrollment in any licensed child care center, or elementary or secondary school. The bill provides that subject to medical or religious exemptions, only the state board of health may require additional immunizations on or after July 1, 2022, for enrollment in any licensed child care center or elementary or secondary school. The bill also requires that the provisions of the Code section and rules adopted pursuant to the Code section shall be implemented uniformly throughout the state and shall supersede and preempt any local legislation adopted by a local governmental entity that conflicts with any provision of the Code section related to required immunizations of children for enrollment in any licensed child care center or elementary or secondary school. The bill defines “local governmental entity” and “local legislation” for the purposes of the bill. The bill also provides that the medical and religious exemptions for required vaccinations apply in times of emergency or epidemic as determined by the state board of health and as declared by the director of public health. This bill takes effect upon enactment.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 12, 2022. On January 19, 2022 it recommended passage.
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