Virginia House Bill 22 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 27 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Fundamental right to be free from medical mandates. Declares that, except as otherwise provided by law, each adult has a fundamental right to be free from medical mandates of the Commonwealth or any locality, private employer, health care entity or provider, or provider of public accommodations. The bill defines "medical mandate" as any affirmative requirement by the Commonwealth or any locality, private employer, health care entity or provider, or provider of public accommodations for an individual to undergo or participate in a health-related test, procedure, tracking or monitoring program, or bodily insertion or injection of any drug or the wearing of any medical equipment or apparel. The bill provides that it shall be no less a medical mandate for such entities to condition an individual's receipt of otherwise ordinary services, benefits, or employment upon the performance or acquiescence of undergoing or participating in a health-related test, procedure, tracking or monitoring program, or bodily insertion or injection of any drug or the wearing of any medical equipment or apparel. The bill sets out exceptions, including protocols in health care facilities and food handling operations and valid orders of quarantine or isolation.

Medical mandates; each adult has a fundamental right to be free from mandates.

Del. Wendell Walker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-01-25	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2021-12-27	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-12-27	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100433D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	127.1:06	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB22
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB22+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB22F122+PDF