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Committee advances bill to bar state agencies from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, with narrow exception process

PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 19, 2021
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Summary

House Bill 14-65 would bar state agencies from mandating COVID-19 vaccination for state employees while allowing agencies to petition a public-health committee for a waiver in emergencies; the Department of Health raised operational concerns but the committee passed the bill by voice vote.

House Bill 14-65, presented by State Representative Robin Lundstrom, would prohibit state agencies and state employees from being subject to a state-mandated COVID-19 vaccine requirement. The bill includes an exemption process by which an agency could request a waiver from the public health committee if a need arises for a mandate.

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