103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5105
 
Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
 Creates the COVID-19 Vaccination Employer Mandate Prohibition Act. Provides that it is unlawful for an employer in the State of Illinois to create, implement, or otherwise enforce a workplace vaccination program that requires any employee to demonstrate to the employer that he or she has received a vaccine or its related booster that was approved under emergency use authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1 AN ACT concerning employment.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5COVID-19 Vaccination Employer Mandate Prohibition Act.

6 Section 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to allow 
7individuals to have the bodily autonomy to make the decision 
8of whether or not to receive a vaccination or its related 
9booster that was approved by the United States Food and Drug 
10Administration to be used under emergency use authorization 
11for treatment of COVID-19. The fact that the vaccines made 
12available amid the global pandemic have been granted emergency 
13use authorization means that both regulatory bodies and 
14industry experts have not been allotted sufficient time to 
15study either the short-term and long-term effects that may 
16arise from the administration of vaccinations authorized for 
17emergency use. Additionally, since COVID-19 is no longer 
18categorized as a pandemic, the need for vaccine mandates is no 
19longer present. Therefore, the State is compelled to prohibit 
20employers from requiring that employees receive a vaccine or 
21its related booster that has been approved under emergency use 
22authorization as a condition of employment.

 
 
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1 Section 10. Prohibition. It is unlawful for an employer in 
2this State to create, implement, or otherwise enforce a 
3workplace vaccination program that requires an employee to 
4demonstrate to the employer that he or she has received a 
5vaccine or its related booster that was approved under 
6emergency use authorization by the United States Food and Drug 
7Administration, under the Administration's power outlined in 
8Section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, for 
9protection against COVID-19.