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Senate public-health committee passes bill to reinstate statewide limits on COVID-19 vaccine mandates

PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · September 11, 2023
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Summary

The Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee advanced Senate Bill 3, reinstating state limits on COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state entities and requiring entities seeking federal funds to request legislative review; the committee approved the bill by voice vote after one proponent testified.

Senate Bill 3, which would prohibit COVID-19 vaccine mandates across state entities and require agencies seeking federal funds to obtain legislative review, passed the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee in a voice vote.

Senator Bryant, who presented the measure, said the bill largely mirrors earlier language in Act 977 and was drafted to cover a broader set of entities than prior language. "What that bill did was prohibits COVID, COVID shot mandates, across the state…

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