Virginia House Bill 1397 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 30 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Student immunization requirements; parental opt-out. Permits any parent of a child who attends any public or private preschool, nursery school, licensed child care center, or elementary or secondary school or who is school-aged but receives home instruction or is exempted or excused from school attendance pursuant to relevant law to elect for his child not to receive any immunization otherwise required by the State Board of Health. Under current law, such a parent is only permitted to make such an election if he (i) objects on the grounds that the administration of immunizing agents conflicts with his religious tenets or practices or (ii) presents a statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, a licensed nurse practitioner, or a local health department that states that the physical condition of the child is such that the administration of one or more of the required immunizing agents would be detrimental to the health of the child.

Student immunization requirements; parental opt out.

Del. Marie March [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-01-30	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-01-30	House	Referred from Education by voice vote
2023-01-23	House	Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
2022-11-30	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2022-11-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101005D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	271.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	271.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	46	(n/a)	See Bill Text
32	1	46.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1397
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1397+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1397F122+PDF