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Committee advances amended consolidation of vaccine opt-out rules after extensive debate
Summary
The committee debated a bill that would consolidate vaccine opt-out rules into a single statutory section. Members and department staff raised concerns about conflicts with existing code and federal law. The committee adopted an amended version that adds exemptions and cross-references and passed the bill by committee vote.
The Senate Human Services Committee spent an extended period discussing a bill that would centralize vaccine opt-out and transparency provisions into one section of statute. Department staff and multiple senators urged caution, saying the draft as introduced could conflict with existing, topic-specific code and federal requirements.
Lisonbee Hicks, general counsel for the Public Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services, told the…
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