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Committee advances 'Medical Freedom' RS to print after sponsor proposes broader ban on medical mandates
Summary
Sen. Dan Foreman presented RS31876, which would replace coronavirus-specific statutory language with a broader ban on medical-intervention mandates in Idaho; the committee voted to send the RS to print.
Sen. Dan Foreman (R-District 6) presented RS31876 to the Health and Welfare Committee, saying the measure would amend Title 73 by replacing the coronavirus-specific language in the existing "coronavirus stop act" with the broader term "medical intervention." Foreman said the proposed Idaho Medical Freedom Act would bar state, local governments, schools and most businesses from requiring medical interventions as conditions of employment, attendance, or receipt of services, unless required by federal law.
"The existing coronavirus stop act prohibits businesses, state, county, and local governments from mandating various coronavirus vaccination requirements on the citizens of Idaho. The proposed Idaho Medical Freedom Act replaces all references to the coronavirus with the term medical intervention," Foreman said. He defined "medical intervention" in the presentation as "any pharmaceutical or biological agent or product designed to alter or restrict the biological functioning of the human body." He also said the bill would bar differential wages based on whether an employee received a medical intervention.
After presentation, Sen. Wintrow said she would support a print hearing but had questions about the definition of "medical intervention" and the restrictions on business entities. "I'm gonna support that print hearing... the biggest one I have is really about the restrictions on business entities and really what a medical intervention is," she said.
Sen. Lenny moved to send RS31876 to print; Senator Zieterfeld seconded. The motion passed by voice vote. The sponsor stood for questions and none were recorded beyond Wintrow's remarks.
The committee recorded no roll-call tally; the motion passed by voice vote. The RS was set to proceed to a printed bill and a future full hearing, where senators indicated they would ask additional questions.
