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Committee hears introduction of bill to bar discrimination based on immunization status
Summary
Representative Mark Higley introduced H.860 to add "vaccination status" to existing nondiscrimination protections for employment, housing and public accommodations; sponsor cited pandemic-era job losses and a Vermont Department of Labor bulletin but no vote was taken.
Representative Mark Higley introduced a bill identified in committee as H.860 seeking to prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on the basis of an individual’s immunization or vaccination status.
The bill was presented during a House General & Housing committee meeting. "The bill proposes to prohibit discrimination in employment and public accommodations on the basis of an individual's immunization status," Representative Mark Higley said while introducing the measure, which he characterized as a carryover item he has taken up after prior sponsors left office.
Why it matters: The proposal would add "vaccination status"…
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