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Committee advances "medical freedom" bill after brief debate; two members recorded as voting no
Summary
House State Affairs advanced House Bill 472, described by its sponsor as protecting individuals from being forced to accept medical interventions as a condition of access, after limited committee discussion; two representatives asked to be recorded voting no.
The House State Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 472 on Wednesday, sending the measure to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation after brief debate.
Representative Rob Bieswanger, who presented the bill, described it as a narrowly drawn measure to prevent private entities or others from requiring a person to accept a medical intervention — including vaccines or other treatments — as a condition of access. Bieswanger said the bill does not change existing school authority to send home sick students and that the revised draft…
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