VACCINES/VACCINATION: Prohibits discrimination against students on the basis of vaccination status
This bill prohibits school staff, including teachers and administrators, from treating students differently based on whether they have received required vaccines. It specifically bans discrimination in areas such as sports eligibility, classroom participation, survey distribution, and seating arrangements. The law allows students to opt out of vaccination requirements if a parent or guardian provides a written medical exemption or a personal dissent statement. By amending existing state education code, the measure ensures that a student's vaccination status cannot be used to limit their access to school activities or resources.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2024 · House Apr 30, 2024
How they voted
24–7
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 38
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic12
58% Nay
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 25 yeas and 7 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 13, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 36. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (7-3).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
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