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Senate approves amended immunization exemption process after hours of debate
Summary
After extended floor debate and a substitution, the Senate passed a substituted version of House Bill 221 that tightens informed‑consent requirements for parents seeking nonmedical exemptions and allows an online education module or in-person health department option; final vote recorded on the floor (22–1, with 6 absent).
The Senate spent more than an hour on substitute versions of House Bill 221, an immunization‑related measure that would change how parents obtain personal or religious exemptions from school‑required vaccinations.
Senator Shiozawa (floor sponsor) introduced the earlier substitute describing the required 20‑minute online education module for parents seeking a personal or religious exemption. Senator Dayton moved the tenth substitute, which preserves an online module option but also allows…
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