HB 2 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Vaccines, parental consent for minor to receive vaccine, required

HB 2 requires parental or caregiver consent for minors to receive vaccines. It specifically expands the definition of who can provide consent to include "individuals acting in loco parentis" (caregivers acting as parents, such as guardians or foster parents), not just biological parents. The bill directly affects minors seeking routine or recommended vaccinations and the healthcare providers or schools administering them. This change modifies existing consent requirements to ensure broader legal authorization for minors' vaccine access.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jul 8, 2024 Last action Mar 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 11, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended from its introduced version to an engrossed version, primarily updating the document formatting and tracking numbers. The core policy content regarding vaccine consent requirements for minors remains substantively unchanged between the two versions.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are limited to document formatting, tracking numbers, and page headers.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill tracking numbers from QVP8554-1 to NLNX888-2 and changed document title from 'HB2 INTRODUCED' to 'HB2 ENGROSSED'.

Reorganized page headers and removed introductory synopsis text that was present in the introduced version but not in the engrossed version.

Added House of Representatives reading dates and vote counts (Yeas 92, Nays 5, Abstains 4) to the engrossed version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 59

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 58

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Simpson 1st Amendment Offered

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors