VA HB306 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-03-03 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health; religious exception. Exempts a person, including a parent or guardian on behalf of a child, who objects to administration of a vaccine on religious grounds from mandatory immunization requirements during an epidemic. Currently, exemption from mandatory immunization requirements during an epidemic is available only to those persons to whose health the administration of the vaccine would be detrimental, as certified in writing by a licensed physician. Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health; religious exception. Exempts a person, including a parent or guardian on behalf of a child, who objects to administration of a vaccine on religious grounds from mandatory immunization requirements during an epidemic. Currently, exemption from mandatory immunization requirements during an epidemic is available only to those persons to whose health the administration of the vaccine would be detrimental, as certified in writing by a licensed physician.

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Title

Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious tenets or practices, exception.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N) (Y: 52 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-03-03SenatePassed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2022-02-16SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-02-16SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-14HouseVOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
2022-02-14HouseRead third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
2022-02-11HousePrinted as engrossed 22102554D-E
2022-02-11HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB306E
2022-02-11HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2022-02-11HouseRead second time
2022-02-10HouseRead first time
2022-02-08HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
2022-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
2022-01-25HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102554D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
32148(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB306
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB306+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB306E+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105679A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB306AH
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB306F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB306FE122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1201V0015+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H12V0070+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0789+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S04V0253+HB0306
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S04V0305+HB0306

Bill Comments

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