Kentucky Senate Bill 8 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 28 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-28 - became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 147)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Amend KRS 214.036 to provide exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian, submits a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs; prohibit any administrative regulation, administrative order, or executive order from requiring during an epidemic the immunization of persons who submit either a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs or the written opinion of the person's physician that such immunization would be injurious to the person's health; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to develop and make available on its Web site a standardized form relating to the exemptions from mandatory immunization and to accept the form after it is submitted; amend KRS 209.552 and 214.034 to conform; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to exceptions to mandatory immunization requirements and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Mike Wilson [R]

Sen. Adrienne Southworth [R]

Sen. Matt Castlen [R]

Sen. Robert Mills [R]

2021-03-16 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1735 (Y: 33 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-12 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 279 (Y: 77 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-12 - House - House: Suspend the Rules RCS# 278 (Y: 54 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 25) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 RSN# 1531 (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-28	Senate	became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 147)
2021-03-16	Senate	delivered to Governor
2021-03-16	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-16	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-16	Senate	Bill passed 33-1
2021-03-16	Senate	Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
2021-03-15	Senate	posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
2021-03-12	Senate	to Rules (S)
2021-03-12	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-12	House	passed 77-20 with Committee Substitute
2021-03-12	House	floor amendment (8) defeated
2021-03-12	House	3rd reading
2021-03-12	House	floor amendment (8) filed to Committee Substitute
2021-03-11	House	floor amendment (5), (6) and (7) filed to Committee Substitute
2021-03-11	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
2021-03-05	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-03-04	House	floor amendments (1), (2), (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute
2021-03-04	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2021-03-01	House	posted in committee
2021-02-23	House	to Health & Family Services (H)
2021-02-04	House	received in House
2021-02-04	Senate	3rd reading, passed 34-1-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
2021-02-03	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 4, 2021
2021-02-03	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute
2021-02-02	Senate	returned to Health & Welfare (S)
2021-02-02	Senate	1st reading
2021-02-02	Senate	taken from Health & Welfare (S)
2021-01-11	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2021-01-11	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-01-11	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb8.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb8/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb8/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb8/vote_history.pdf