COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement, discrimination prohibited. (HB2242)
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Description
COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; discrimination prohibited. Prohibits the State Health Commissioner and the Board of Health, the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department of Health Professions and any regulatory board therein, and the Department of Social Services from requiring any person to undergo vaccination for COVID-19 and prohibits discrimination based on a person's vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine (i) with regard to education, employment, insurance, or issuance of a driver's license or other state identification or (ii) in numerous other contexts. The bill also prohibits the inclusion of any patient immunization information in the Virginia Immunization Information System (VIIS) unless the patient has consented, in writing, to inclusion of his information in the VIIS. Read the Bill »
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Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
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| 01/13/2021 | Committee |
| 01/13/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102203D |
| 01/13/2021 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/28/2021 | Tabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions (18-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
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