AN ACT relating to immunization disclosure.
Summary
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit public entity employers from requiring employees and applicants from disclosing his or her immunization status; create a new section in KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit postsecondary schools from requiring a student, staff, or faculty member to disclose his or her immunization status; amend KRS 344.120 to include the discrimination on the basis of "immunization status" as an unlawful practice; create a new section in KRS Chapter 365 to prohibit a business from requiring customers to disclose his or her immunization status as a condition for service or entry upon the premises; create a new KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a public entity from creating standardized documentation with the purpose of certifying vaccination status; amend KRS 214.036 to allow objection to immunization on the basis of "conscientiously held beliefs".
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 21, 2021
Last action Mar 25, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2022
How they voted
64–22
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 93
Mar 10, 2022
D
Democratic25
80% Nay
R
Republican68
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
to Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 71-22 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
26 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Wesley
RRepublican
P
Brandon Reed
RRepublican
P
Chris Fugate
RRepublican
P
Dan Fister
RRepublican
P
Daniel Elliott
RRepublican
P
David Hale
RRepublican
P
Felicia Rabourn
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Decker
RRepublican
P
Jim Gooch
RRepublican
P
Joseph M. Fischer
RRepublican
P
Josh Calloway
RRepublican
P
Kim Banta
RRepublican
P
Mark Hart
RRepublican
P
Matt Lockett
RRepublican
P
Nancy Tate
RRepublican
P
Norma Kirk-McCormick
RRepublican
P
Regina Huff
RRepublican
P
Richard White
RRepublican
P
Russell Webber
RRepublican
P
Ryan Dotson
RRepublican
P
Savannah Maddox
RRepublican
P
Scott Sharp
RRepublican
P
Shane Baker
RRepublican
P
Thomas Huff
RRepublican
P
Walker Thomas
RRepublican
P
William Lawrence
RRepublican
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