AN ACT relating to drugs and medicines and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that an independent institution or postsecondary education institution that requires a student to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; amend KRS 209.552 to allow vaccine requirement exemptions at long-term care facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a health facility that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to provide that an employer that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Last action Feb 23, 2023
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrienne Southworth
RRepublican
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