Virginia Senate Bill 189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-01-24 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Employer-mandated vaccinations for COVID-19; discrimination prohibited; civil penalties. Prohibits an employer from requiring its employees to receive a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19. The bill prohibits an employer from discrimination against an employee because the employee has or has not received a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19. The bill also provides for civil penalties not to exceed $10,000 by an employer with fewer than 100 employees or $50,000 by an employer with 100 or more employees for each violation of the bill's provisions.

Employer-mandated vaccinations for COVID-19; discrimination prohibited, civil penalties.

Sen. Amanda Chase [R]

2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-24	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N)
2022-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2022-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103782D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	27.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB189
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB189+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S02V0021+SB0189