SB 601 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement, discrimination prohibited.

Summary

COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement;discrimination prohibited. Prohibits the State Health Commissionerand the Board of Health, the Board of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices, the Department of Health Professions and any regulatoryboard therein, and the Department of Social Services from requiringany person, including any child, to undergo vaccination for COVID-19and prohibits discrimination based on a person's COVID-19 vaccinationstatus (i) with regard to education, employment, or issuance of adriver's license or other state identification or (ii) in numerous other contexts.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Jan 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Last action Feb 10, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 10, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 5-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2022

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

upper

Jan 12, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 12, 2022

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103794D

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors