A bill to prohibit a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for eligibility in nutrition programs.
Summary
This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture and state agencies from making individuals receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and school meals programs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 19, 2021
Last action Oct 19, 2021
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Oct 19, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Scott
RRepublican
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