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HB 7-B: Vaccinations During Public Health Emergencies

GENERAL BILL by Andrade ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Botana ; Fine ; Fischer ; Giallombardo ; Harding ; Latvala ; Leek ; Melo ; Overdorf ; Payne ; Plakon ; Renner ; Robinson, W. ; Shoaf ; Sirois ; Snyder ; Trabulsy ; Tuck ; Yarborough

Vaccinations During Public Health Emergencies; Removes authority of State Health Officer to order vaccination of individuals upon declaration of public health emergency; revises requirement that DOH adopt certain rules.

Effective Date: 11/18/2021
Last Action: 11/19/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-275
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/8/2021 House • Filed
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
11/15/2021 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to Rules Committee
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (11/16/2021)
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
11/16/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
11/17/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 34
11/17/2021 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 20
• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 18
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Received -SJ 20
• Substituted for SB 8-B -SJ 19
• Read 2nd time -SJ 19
• Read 3rd time -SJ 19
• Passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 13 -SJ 19
11/17/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
11/17/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
11/18/2021 • Approved by Governor
11/19/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-275