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HB 1422 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Vaccine Discrimination and Transparency Act; create.

HB 1422 prohibits health insurance plans from paying incentives to providers for administering vaccines or denying reimbursement based on vaccination administration. It protects individuals who refuse vaccines for reasons of conscience from discrimination in employment, schools, housing, and services. The bill standardizes medical exemption forms for healthcare providers and requires parents seeking school exemptions to complete a state affidavit acknowledging vaccine risks and benefits, valid for one year. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and did not advance further.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProtects vaccine refusal rights from discrimination, standardizes exemptions, and prohibits insurance incentives/penalties for vaccine administration - aligns with patient rights protection in healthcare policy.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill explicitly prohibits housing discrimination for vaccine refusal, protecting tenants from vaccine-based discrimination per its anti-discrimination clause.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProtects workers from vaccine-related employment discrimination, advancing labor rights by preventing retaliation for vaccine refusal based on conscience.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 20, 2025
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Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary A
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Dan Eubanks
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