Vaccinations During Public Health Emergencies
Summary
Vaccinations During Public Health Emergencies; Removes authority of State Health Officer to order vaccination of individuals upon declaration of public health emergency; revises requirement that DOH adopt certain rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Nov 2021
House Passage
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
Nov 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Nov 15, 2021
Signed Nov 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Nov 17, 2021 · House Nov 17, 2021
How they voted
20–12
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Nov 17, 2021
D
Democratic15
80% Nay
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Nov 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Nov 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 13
upper
Nov 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Nov 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 34
lower
Nov 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Bill released to Rules Committee
lower
Nov 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Nov 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Nov 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Andrade
RRepublican
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