Bill Title: Immunizations. Requires the state department of health (department) to establish a program to provide information about the human papillomavirus (HPV) to parents, health care providers, and other individuals approved to administer the HPV vaccine and to establish goals and plans to increase the vaccination rate for the HPV infection. Requires the department to prepare an annual report concerning the program. Repeals and relocates the immunization laws from the education laws to the health laws. Requires a school to provide parents of grade 6 students information concerning the HPV infection. (Current law requires the information to be provided to the parents

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-24 - Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 244: yeas 44, nays 51 [HB1359 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Sue Errington [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-034	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Edward Clere [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-072	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cindy Kirchhofer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robin Shackleford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-098	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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