SB 189 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Employer-mandated vaccinations for COVID-19; discrimination prohibited, civil penalties.

Summary
Employer-mandated vaccinations for COVID-19;discrimination prohibited; civil penalties. Prohibits an employerfrom requiring its employees to receive a vaccine for the preventionof COVID-19. The bill prohibits an employer from discrimination againstan employee because the employee has or has not received a vaccinefor the prevention of COVID-19. The bill also provides for civil penalties not to exceed $10,000 by an employer with fewer than 100employees or $50,000 by an employer with 100 or more employees foreach violation of the bill's provisions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Last action Jan 24, 2022
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103782D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
VA
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