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This bill establishes the Coronavirus Pause Act in Idaho, which prohibits certain actions related to the coronavirus. The key provisions include: 1. Businesses in Idaho are prohibited from refusing to provide services, products, admission, or transportation to a person based on whether they have received a coronavirus vaccination. 2. Businesses are generally prohibited from requiring employees to get a coronavirus vaccination, except in limited cases where it is required for travel to foreign jurisdictions or entry into certain foreign facilities. 3. Ticket issuers are prohibited from penalizing, discriminating against, or denying access to entertainment events based on a person's coronavirus vaccination status. 4. State and local governments in Idaho are prohibited from requiring anyone to receive a coronavirus vaccination as a condition for government benefits, services, licenses, public building access, or employment (with exceptions for entities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding). 5. The act includes criminal penalties for violations and allows for injunctive relief and attorney's fees to be awarded. The provisions of the act will expire one year after the termination or expiration of all coronavirus-related state of emergency declarations in Idaho.

Business and Industry, Justice

Judiciary and Rules Committee (S)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/S1381/