Bill Text: WV SB574 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to prioritizing county and municipality officials for COVID-19 vaccinations
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-05 - To Health and Human Resources [SB574 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-SB574-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 574
By Senator Hamilton
[Introduced March 5, 2021;
referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-3-14, relating to prioritizing county and municipal officials to receive the COVID-19 vaccine if they so desire.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 3. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
§16-3-14. Priority of COVID-19 vaccination for county and municipal officials; effective date.
(a) Priority of COVID-19 vaccination. - All employees of county or municipal offices in West Virginia who desire to have the COVID-19 vaccine shall have priority relating to the COVID-19 vaccine distribution schedule. The decision to take the vaccine for these employees shall be optional at the discretion of the employee, not mandatory.
(b) Effective date. – The provisions of this section shall be effective upon passage.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prioritize county and municipal officials to receive the COVID-19 vaccine if they so desire.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
