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Senate Public Health Committee votes to request Attorney General review of federal vaccine executive order
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to request an official opinion from the Arkansas Attorney General on the constitutionality and state impacts of a federal COVID-19 vaccine executive order, as the committee considers its responsibilities under Act 608.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to request an opinion from the Arkansas Attorney General on President Biden’s executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees, after a legal briefing on the committee’s duties under Act 608.
Jill Thayer of the Bureau of Legislative Research told the committee, “Under the act, you have 2 responsibilities,” including the ability to refer the executive order to the Attorney General’s office…
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