Bill > HB1029

Introduced Session

The bill prohibits: ! Requiring a COVID-19 vaccine for a minor in Colorado; ! Administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a child without the informed consent of the child's parent or legal guardian; ! Administering a COVID-19 vaccine to an emancipated minor without the informed consent of the emancipated minor; ! A school from dismissing, suspending, refusing admission, or refusing to permit participation in an extracurricular activity to a student who has claimed a COVID-19 immunization exemption; ! A public or private entity from discriminating against a minor participating in a nonpublic home-based educational program based on whether the minor received the COVID-19 vaccine; ! A public entity from levying a fee, fine, or tax, or a private entity from levying a fine or fee, on a minor or their parent or legal guardian based on whether the minor received the COVID-19 vaccine; or ! A public or private entity from discriminating against a minor based on whether the minor received a COVID-19 vaccine. The bill allows an aggrieved person to file a civil action and waives sovereign immunity if the violator is a public entity.

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Mark Baisley (R)*,  Brandi Bradley (R)*, 

House Committee on Health & Insurance Postpone Indefinitely (on 02/07/2023)

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