Immunizations; religious tenets or practices.
Summary
Immunizations; religious tenets or practices.Allows a parent or guardian to object to the vaccination or immunizationof a child on the grounds that the administration of immunizing agentsconflicts with his religious tenets or practices, even if an emergencyor epidemic of disease has been declared by the State Board of Health,which is not allowed under current law.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 21, 2020
Last action Jan 21, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Dec 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Dec 21, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101451D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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