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Senate rejects bill to add health-status protections, including vaccine refusals (House Bill 13-91)
Summary
After extensive debate about workplace safety, public health and legal burden, the North Dakota Senate voted 17–29 to defeat House Bill 13-91, which would have created a protected class for individuals who decline medical interventions, including vaccines.
House Bill 13-91, which would have added “health status” as a protected category and limited employers’ ability to use vaccination or other medical-treatment status in employment and service decisions, failed in the Senate after a daylong floor debate. The final roll call showed 17 ayes, 29 nays and 1 absent, so the bill did not pass.
The bill’s sponsor explained the measure as protecting “medical freedom” and preventing employment discrimination based on private medical decisions. Senator Behm introduced an amendment that narrowed some definitions and added an appropriation; the amendment failed in a verification vote, 16 ayes to…
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