Kentucky Senate Bill 182

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-08 - to Health Services (S)
Pending: Senate Health Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to require employers that mandate employee immunization to allow exceptions based on religious belief or medical contraindication; provide sample form for employee affirmation; establish which health care providers can support a medical exemption; require notice of exemptions; establish civil cause of action for violations and a claim under workers' compensation; amend KRS 344.040 to make it an unlawful practice for employers to require immunizations as a condition of employment from employees who hold sincere religious beliefs against immunization or for whom immunization would be harmful to his or her health; make technical corrections.

AN ACT relating to conditions of employment.

Sen. Steve West [R]	Sen. Shelley Frommeyer [R]	Sen. John Schickel [R]	Sen. Adrienne Southworth [R]
Sen. Lindsey Tichenor [R]	Sen. Gex Williams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-08	Senate	to Health Services (S)
2024-02-06	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2024-02-06	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb182.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb182/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/sb182/LM.pdf