Last Action | 03/28/21: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 147) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to exceptions to mandatory immunization requirements and declaring an emergency. |
Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 147
Current/Final Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statement | Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
Bill Request Number | 1220 |
Sponsors | M. Wilson, A. Southworth, M. Castlen, R. Mills |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 214.036 to provide exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian, submits a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs; prohibit any administrative regulation, administrative order, or executive order from requiring during an epidemic the immunization of persons who submit either a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs or the written opinion of the person's physician that such immunization would be injurious to the person's health; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and make available on its Web site a standardized form relating to the exemptions from mandatory immunization and to accept the form after it is submitted; amend KRS 209.552 and 214.034 to conform; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Drugs and Medicines - Immunization requirements, exemptions Effective Dates, Emergency - Immunization requirements, exemptions Governor - Immunization requirements, exemptions Health and Medical Services - Immunization, requirement exemptions Nurses - Immunization requirements, exemptions Parental Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions Pharmacists - Immunization requirements, exemptions Physicians and Practitioners - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, immunization requirements, exemptions Public Safety - Immunization requirements, exemptions Civil Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3 House Floor Amendment 4 House Floor Amendment 5 House Floor Amendment 6 House Floor Amendment 7 House Floor Amendment 8 |
Votes | Vote History |
01/11/21 |
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02/02/21 |
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02/03/21 |
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02/04/21 |
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02/23/21 |
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03/01/21 |
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03/04/21 |
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03/05/21 |
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03/11/21 |
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03/12/21 |
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03/15/21 |
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03/16/21 |
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03/28/21 |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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Fiscal Impact Statement | Fiscal Note to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
Summary | Delete original provisions; amend KRS 214.036 to provide exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian, submits a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on religious grounds; prohibit any administrative regulation, administrative order, or executive order from requiring during an epidemic the immunization of persons who submit either a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs or the written opinion of the person's physician that such immunization would be injurious to the person's health; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and make available on its Web site a standardized form relating to the exemptions from mandatory immunization and to accept the form after it is submitted; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Drugs and Medicines - Immunization requirements, exemptions Effective Dates, Emergency - Immunization requirements, exemptions Governor - Immunization requirements, exemptions Health and Medical Services - Immunization, requirement exemptions Nurses - Immunization requirements, exemptions Parental Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions Pharmacists - Immunization requirements, exemptions Physicians and Practitioners - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, immunization requirements, exemptions Public Safety - Immunization requirements, exemptions Civil Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Change "medical" provider to "health care" provider; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Drugs and Medicines - Immunization requirements, exemptions Effective Dates, Emergency - Immunization requirements, exemptions Governor - Immunization requirements, exemptions Health and Medical Services - Immunization, requirement exemptions Nurses - Immunization requirements, exemptions Parental Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions Pharmacists - Immunization requirements, exemptions Physicians and Practitioners - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, immunization requirements, exemptions Public Safety - Immunization requirements, exemptions Civil Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | L. Willner |
Summary | Delete the exclusion from mandatory immunizations in the event of an epidemic any child whose parents or guardians are opposed to medical immunizations who object by a written sworn statement based on religious grounds or conscientiously held beliefs, EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Drugs and Medicines - Immunization requirements, exemptions Effective Dates, Emergency - Immunization requirements, exemptions Governor - Immunization requirements, exemptions Health and Medical Services - Immunization requirements, exemptions Nurses - Immunization requirements, exemptions Parental Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions Pharmacists - Immunization requirements, exemptions Physicians and Practitioners - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, immunization requirements, exemptions Public Safety - Immunization requirements, exemptions Civil Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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Sponsor | L. Willner |
Summary | Retain original provisions; add definition of "health care provider". |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Immunization requirements, exemptions Nurses - Immunization requirements, exemptions Pharmacists - Immunization requirements, exemptions Physicians and Practitioners - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Safety - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 3 |
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Sponsor | M. Marzian |
Summary | Retain original provisions; add requirement that the exemption form include information on symptoms and health risks of diseases, including coronavirus. |
Index Headings |
Diseases - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 4 |
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Sponsor | L. Willner |
Summary | Retain original provisions; add definition of "epidemic". |
Index Headings |
Diseases - Epidemic, definition Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 5 |
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Sponsor | L. Bechler |
Summary | Retain original provisions; add that no person shall be required to be immunized with a vaccine that has not been licensed; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Drugs and Medicines - Immunization requirements, exemptions Effective Dates, Emergency - Immunization requirements, exemptions Governor - Immunization requirements, exemptions Health and Medical Services - Immunization, requirement exemptions Nurses - Immunization requirements, exemptions Parental Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions Pharmacists - Immunization requirements, exemptions Physicians and Practitioners - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, immunization requirements, exemptions Public Safety - Immunization requirements, exemptions Civil Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 6 |
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Sponsor | L. Bechler |
Summary | Retain original provisions; add that no person shall be required to be immunized with a vaccine that has not been licensed and undergone at least two years of post-licensure safety study; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Drugs and Medicines - Immunization requirements, exemptions Effective Dates, Emergency - Immunization requirements, exemptions Governor - Immunization requirements, exemptions Health and Medical Services - Immunization requirements, exemptions Nurses - Immunization requirements, exemptions Parental Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions Pharmacists - Immunization requirements, exemptions Physicians and Practitioners - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, immunization requirements, exemptions Public Safety - Immunization requirements, exemptions Civil Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 7 |
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Piggyback? | Yes |
Sponsor | M. Hart |
Summary | Retain provisions of original bill; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit a public postsecondary educational institution from requiring a student to receive any vaccination for disease, except those required, unless the student is participating in an educational program that involves the delivery of health care services. |
Index Headings |
Diseases - Postsecondary education institutions, vaccination requirement, prohibition Drugs and Medicines - Postsecondary education institutions, vaccination requirement, prohibition Education, Higher - Vaccination requirement, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Postsecondary education institutions, vaccination requirement, prohibition Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Postsecondary education institutions, vaccination requirement, prohibition Piggybacked Bills - HB 101 to SB 8 Public Health - Postsecondary education institutions, vaccination requirement, prohibition |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 8 |
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Sponsor | L. Bechler |
Summary | Retain original provisions; add that no person shall be required to be immunized with a vaccine that has not been licensed and undergone at least two years of post-licensure safety study; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Drugs and Medicines - Immunization requirements, exemptions Effective Dates, Emergency - Immunization requirements, exemptions Governor - Immunization requirements, exemptions Health and Medical Services - Immunization requirements, exemptions Nurses - Immunization requirements, exemptions Parental Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions Pharmacists - Immunization requirements, exemptions Physicians and Practitioners - Immunization requirements, exemptions Public Health - Immunization requirements, exemptions State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, immunization requirements, exemptions Public Safety - Immunization requirements, exemptions Civil Rights - Immunization requirements, exemptions |
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