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Introduced
03/03/2023
03/03/2023
In Committee
05/01/2023
05/01/2023
Crossed Over
04/27/2023
04/27/2023
Passed
05/03/2023
05/03/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/12/2023
05/12/2023
Introduced Session
2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Prohibiting business entities and governmental entities from requiring a person to provide certain documentation or requiring a COVID-19 test to gain access to, entry upon, or service from such entities or as a condition of contracting, hiring, promotion, or continued employment; prohibiting business and governmental entities from refusing to hire persons, discharging persons, depriving or attempting to deprive persons of employment opportunities, adversely affecting persons with respect to employment, or otherwise discriminating against any person based on knowledge or belief of a person's vaccination or COVID-19 postinfection recovery status or failure to take a COVID-19 test; requiring such entities to provide exemptions and reasonable accommodations for religious and medical reasons, etc.
AI Summary
This bill prohibits business entities and governmental entities from requiring any person to provide documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or postinfection recovery, or requiring a COVID-19 test, as a condition of accessing services or employment. It also prohibits such entities from discriminating against individuals based on their vaccination or COVID-19 recovery status or failure to take a COVID-19 test. The bill requires these entities to provide exemptions and reasonable accommodations for religious and medical reasons for matters relating to vaccines other than those defined in the bill. The bill also prohibits educational institutions from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates or requiring documentation of vaccination or COVID-19 recovery, and prohibits face mask mandates in most settings. It creates new sections of law regarding the communication of COVID-19 treatment alternatives and the use of facial coverings in healthcare settings.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (1)
Fiscal Policy (Senate)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2023-43, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 238 (Ch. 2023-42) (on 05/12/2023)
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