Below is a chart of the proposed legislation by state. Barbara Boxer has proposed a bill on the Federal level to force vaccinate all children in the Federally funded HEAD START program which consists mainly of poor American Africans and Hispanic. The bill also eliminates all possibility of religious or philosophical exemptions.
VLA Comment: Do you want to throw up….read these state bills:
| State | Bill Number | Date Posted | NVIC Position | Status | Title |
| AZ | SB 1398 | 2/4/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced and assigned to rules committee | Removes law that allows parents who do not vaccinate their children to be foster parents |
| AZ | SB 1311 | 2/3/2015 | SUPPORT | Referred to Rules and Health and Human Services Committee | Makes changes to current law concerning public health emergencies |
| AZ | HB 2466 | 1/27/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced | Requires schools to post immunization rates of pupils enrolled at the school |
| CA | TBA | 2/4/2015 | OPPOSE | Text not posted as of 2/4/2015 | Eliminate personal belief exemptions in California |
| CO | SB 077 | 2/6/2015 | SUPPORT | Passed Senate Education Committee on 2/5/15 | Establishes the Parent’s Bill of Rights |
| CT | HB 5448 | 1/15/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced on 1/15/2015 and referred to Joint Committee on Public Health | Requires health care providers be vaccinated for flu |
| FL | HB 411/SB 332 | 2/3/2015 | WATCH | Scheduled for hearing on Feb. 9, 2015 | Changes to existing pneumococcal vaccine requirements for nursing home residents |
| HI | HB 253 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | Scheduled for a hearing in the Committee on Health, 2/6/2015 | Allows pharmacists to administer any vaccine to minors 14 and older without parental consent |
| HI | HB 458 | 1/26/2015 | OPPOSE | Filed Jan. 23, 2015 | Requires schools to annually provide information on HPV Vaccines to parents of 6th grade students |
| IL | SB 751 | 2/4/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced on 2/3/2105 and referred to assignments | Provides liability protections to dentists who administer vaccines |
| IN | SB 461 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | Passed the full senate, will go to the house next | Adds Hepatitis A Vaccine mandate, removes parent ability to provide history of chickenpox |
| IN | HB 1359 | 1/15/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced on 1/14/2015 and referred to the House Public Health Committee | Sets goal of 80% vaccination rate for HPV, moves vaccine law from education code to health code |
| ME | TBA | 2/5/2015 | OPPOSE | In process | Eliminate personal belief exemptions |
| MN | SF 380/HF 393 | 2/3/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced and referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Housing Committee | Eliminates conscientious belief exemption, replaces with a PBE that requires a physician statement |
| MO | HB 846 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced on 2/5/2015 | Requires parents receive a letter from the principal if there is a nonvaccinated child in attendance |
| MO | SB 329 | 1/27/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced on Jan. 27, 2015 | Mandates flu vaccination for all employees working in facilities that provide medical care |
| MO | HB 670 | 1/27/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced on 1/26/2015 | Requires schools provide information on HPV Vaccines in any course in sexual education |
| MS | HB 130 | 1/14/2015 | SUPPORT | Introduced on 1/6/2015 and referred to House Education Committee | Allows conscientious belief exemptions to vaccination for school students in MS |
| MT | HB 158 | 2/6/2015 | WATCH | Scheduled for a hearing on 2/9/2015 in Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee | Adds new mandates to vaccines required for school, adds a personal belief exemption |
| MT | HB 73 | 2/4/2015 | OPPOSE | Hearing held 2/5/2015in House Human Services Committee | Allows disclosure of a patient’s immunization record without the patient’s authorization |
| NE | LB 18 | 2/5/2015 | OPPOSE | Amendment offered to change requirement of vaccine to requirement of information | Adds meningitis vaccine requirement for students entering 7th grade and 16 year old students |
| NH | SB 130 | 2/1/2015 | OPPOSE | Scheduled for a hearing in Senate Health and Human Services Committee 2/3/2015 | Expands the vaccine tracking system in NH |
| NH | SB 108 | 2/1/2015 | OPPOSE | Scheduled for a hearing 2/3/2015 | New mandates for tracking flu vaccination status of health care workers |
| NH | HB 383 | 2/1/2015 | SUPPORT | Hearing Scheduled for 2/3/2015 | Adds privacy protections to the vaccine tracking system |
| NJ | A3890/S2754 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | A3890 voted out of Assembly Health Committee with amendments, S2754 filed 2/6 | Requires Continuing Care Facilities to provide flu vaccine info. to older residents |
| NM | SB 362 | 1/30/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced 1/29/2015 | Removes ability to opt out of the vaccine tracking system, adds new sections to public health laws |
| NV | SB 117 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced and referred to Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Mandates HPV and Meningitis Vaccines for public and private school students |
| NY | S 2712/A 1528 | 2/1/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced and referred to Senate and Assembly Health Committee | HPV Vaccines for minors without parental consent or knowledge |
| NY | A 943/ S 1536 | 1/14/2015 | SUPPORT | Introduced on 1/8/2015 and 1/13/2015 and referred to Assembly and Senate Health Committees | Provides for philosophical exemptions to required vaccination for school students |
| NY | AB 791 | 1/12/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced on 1/7/2015 and referred to Assembly Health Committee | Adds meningitis vaccine requirement for 6th and 11th grade students |
| NY | S 509/ A 1822 | 1/12/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced on 1/7/2015, 1/13/2015 and referred to Senate and Assembly Health Committee | Adds HPV Vaccine mandate for school children entering 6th grade in New York |
| NY | A 222 | 1/12/2015 | SUPPORT | Filed on Jan. 7, 2015 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Labor | Prohibits mandatory flu vaccination as a condition of employment |
| OR | SB 442 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | Scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care, 2/18/2015 | Forces all parents to comply with additional signature/education, removes grandfather clause |
| PA | SB 407 | 2/5/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced and referred to Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee | Comply with ACIP recommendations for flu vaccine for children, using schools to give flu vaccines |
| SC | H 3204/ SB 278 | 1/25/2015 | OPPOSE | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs 12/18/14 | Allows Dept. of Health to offer HPV Vaccine to students enrolling in 7th grade |
| SD | HB 1059 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | Passed committee, waiting to be heard by full senate | Requires immunization records be shared by health care providers, government agencies and schools |
| TX | HB 1185 | 2/6/2015 | WATCH | Filed 2/5/2015 | Adds advance practice nurses to those who can sign a medical exemption in TX |
| TX | TBA | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | Media references filing next week | Eliminates Religious and Conscientious Exemptions to Vaccination |
| TX | SB 298 | 1/29/2015 | OPPOSE | Referred to Senate Education Committee | Adds new meningitis vaccine mandate for public school students |
| TX | SB 29/ HB 465 | 1/27/2015 | OPPOSE | SB 29 referred to Health and Human Services Committee, 1/26/15 HB 465 filed on Dec. 8, 2014 | Makes inclusion into vaccine tracking system automatic & REMOVES current opt-in consent requirement |
| TX | HB 212 | 1/25/2015 | OPPOSE | Filed on Nov. 10, 2014 | Allows minors 14 and older in the Texas Juvenile Justice System to consent to vaccination |
| VA | SB 1083/HB 2194 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | HB 2194 scheduled for hearing 2/5, SB 1083 Passed full senate | Adds new mandate for meningococcal conjugate vaccine for 6th and 12th grade students |
| VT | H98 / S53 | 2/2/2015 | WATCH | In House Human Services, Senate Health Committees | Reportable Disease Registries and Data |
| VT | S9 | 2/2/2015 | WATCH | in senate judiciary, health committees | “Child Protection” Bill |
| WA | SB 5143 | 2/6/2015 | OPPOSE | Passed Senate Committee on Health Care | Education for expecting parents regarding recommended vaccines |
| WA | HB 2009 | 2/4/2015 | OPPOSE | Introduced 2/6/2015 | Eliminates personal belief exemptions |
| WV | SB 286/HB 2556 | 2/3/2015 | OPPOSE | HB 2556 Introduced 2/2/15, SB 286 scheduled for a hearing 2/3/2015 | Adds new mandates for Hepatitis B and Chickenpox Vaccines, makes changes to exemptions |
Why don’t you allow your articles to be shared to facebook or other media? I would think you would want to get your message out to everyone.
Unfortunately, I don’t do facebook…haven’t got the time…but would love someone to put their attention on getting it out on facebook::) thanks
I don’t see a philosophy exemption form to present to an employer (I live in Michigan) for myself. Do you have a resource for that? Thank you!
I don’t know if a “philosophical” exemption is valid in Michigan as it regards employment. As far as schools go Michigan does give both Religious and Philosophical exemptions https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/school-immunization-exemption-state-laws.aspx You might first ask you employer what they need to have for their records so that you can get a Philosophical exemption.Let me know please, how it is going.