Kentucky Senate Bill 237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-23 - to Health Services (S)
Pending: Senate Health Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that an independent institution or postsecondary education institution that requires a student to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; amend KRS 209.552 to allow vaccine requirement exemptions at long-term care facilities; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a health facility that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to provide that an employer that requires an employee to receive an immunization for disease must allow exemptions; establish a cause of action related to any violations of the requirement; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to drugs and medicines and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Adrienne Southworth [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-23	Senate	to Health Services (S)
2023-02-21	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-02-21	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb237.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb237/orig_bill.pdf