AN ACT relating to vaccination exemption and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to define "COVID-19," "medical practitioner," and "retaliate against"; require employers to permit employees to opt out of a COVID-19 vaccination policy based on categories of individual exemptions; create exemption eligibility requirements; create a civil cause of action; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2022
Last action Jan 4, 2022
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Wesley
RRepublican
P
Josh Calloway
RRepublican
P
Nancy Tate
RRepublican
P
Savannah Maddox
RRepublican
P
Thomas Huff
RRepublican
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