COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement, discrimination prohibited.
Summary
COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; discrimination prohibited. Prohibits the State Health Commissionerand the Board of Health, the Board of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices, the Department of Health Professions and any regulatory board therein, and the Department of Social Services from requiringany person to undergo vaccination for COVID-19 and prohibits discriminationbased on a person's vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19vaccine (i) with regard to education, employment, insurance, or issuanceof a driver's license or other state identification or (ii) in numerousother contexts. The bill also prohibits the inclusion of any patient immunization information in the Virginia Immunization InformationSystem (VIIS) unless the patient has consented, in writing, to inclusionof his information in the VIIS.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Last action Jan 28, 2021
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Committee
1
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102203D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
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