22RS HB 198

Actions

Last Action	01/04/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to vaccination exemption and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	493
Sponsors	J. Calloway, T. Huff, S. Maddox, N. Tate, B. Wesley
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to define "COVID-19," "medical practitioner," and "retaliate against"; require employers to permit employees to opt out of a COVID-19 vaccination policy based on categories of individual exemptions; create exemption eligibility requirements; create a civil cause of action; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Diseases - Employer COVID-19 vaccination policy, employee exemptions, civil action Labor and Industry - Workplace safety, COVID-19 vaccination policy, employee exemptions, civil action Small Business - Employer COVID-19 vaccination policy, employee exemptions, civil action Civil Actions - Civil action, employee termination, employer COVID-19 vaccination policy Workforce - Workplace safety, COVID-19 vaccination policy, employee exemptions, civil action Effective Dates, Emergency - Employer COVID-19 vaccination policy, employee exemptions, civil action