Bill Text: AZ SB1053 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Religious exemption; vaccine; violation; classification
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-23 - Introduced in House and read first time [SB1053 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2022-SB1053-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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SENATE BILL 1053 |
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An Act
amending section 23-206, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to employment practices.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 23-206, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
23-206. Employers; COVID-19 vaccination; accommodations required; violation; classification
A. If an employer receives notice from an employee that the employee's sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances prevent the employee from taking the COVID-19 vaccination, the employer shall provide a reasonable accommodation unless the accommodation would pose an undue hardship and more than a de minimus cost to the operation of the employer's business.
B. A person who knowingly violates subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
