Kentucky
General Assembly

01/11/21	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S) to Health & Welfare (S)
02/02/21	taken from Health & Welfare (S) 1st reading returned to Health & Welfare (S)
02/03/21	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 4, 2021
02/04/21	3rd reading, passed 34-1-1 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House
02/23/21	to Health & Family Services (H)
03/01/21	posted in committee
03/04/21	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute floor amendments (1), (2), (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute
03/05/21	2nd reading, to Rules
03/11/21	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021 floor amendment (5), (6) and (7) filed to Committee Substitute
03/12/21	floor amendment (8) filed to Committee Substitute 3rd reading floor amendment (8) defeated passed 77-20 with Committee Substitute received in Senate to Rules (S)
03/15/21	posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
03/16/21	Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) Bill passed 33-1 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/28/21	became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 147)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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