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Committee adds amendment and sends bill removing CDC vaccine-schedule language to summer study
Summary
The Population Health Subcommittee voted 10-0 on March 4, 2025, to send House Bill 1156, which would remove statutory language tying Tennessee school-entry vaccination requirements to the CDC/AAP schedules, to summer study after adding Amendment 00412.
The Population Health Subcommittee voted 10-0 on March 4, 2025, to send House Bill 1156 to summer study after adding Amendment 00412, delaying further committee action on whether to remove language in state law that references the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) vaccination schedules.
Sponsor Representative Lynn told the panel that "This bill removes the unconstitutional code telling parents it's their responsibility to follow the CDC or AAP vaccination schedule," arguing Tennessee's law uniquely delegates authority to outside organizations…
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