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SB267 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Jun 27, 2021
SB267 Alabama 2021 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Health, vaccines, exemptions provided if vaccinations made mandatory, Sec. 11-47-132 repealed
Description

Under existing law, municipalities have the power to adopt and enforce ordinances to compel vaccinations in order to prevent the introduction or spread of contagious, infectious, or pestilential diseases.

This bill would repeal existing law authorizing municipalities to adopt and enforce ordinances to compel vaccinations in order to prevent the introduction or spread of contagious, infectious, or pestilential diseases.

This bill would provide that if a specific immunization is ever required by law, exemptions from the mandatory immunization shall be provided for individuals who oppose immunization based on religious beliefs or otherwise sincerely held personal beliefs, as well as for those with certain medical conditions.

This bill would provide that during an epidemic, exemptions to mandatory immunization may be overridden in certain circumstances.

This bill would also require the Board of Medical Examiners to adopt emergency rules in certain circumstances.

Subjects
Immunizations

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2021-493.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

H

Concurred in Second House Amendment

S

Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1418

S

Concurrence Requested

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1181

H

Lee motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1180

H

Bracy Amendment Offered

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1179

H

Lee Amendment Offered

H

Lee motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1178

H

Health first Substitute Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 872

S

Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 871

S

Orr first Substitute Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare

Bill Text

Votes

SBIR: Orr motion to Adopt Roll Call 870

April 7, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 31
Absent 3

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 872

April 7, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 30
Absent 4

HBIR: Lee motion to Adopt Roll Call 1177

May 16, 2021 House Passed
Yes 80
No 11
Abstained 9
Absent 3

Lee motion to Table Roll Call 1178

May 16, 2021 House Passed
Yes 83
No 16
Absent 4

Lee motion to Table Roll Call 1180

May 16, 2021 House Passed
Yes 74
No 26
Absent 3

Motion to Adopt Roll Call 1179

May 16, 2021 House Passed
Yes 87
No 12
Abstained 2
Absent 2

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 1181

May 16, 2021 House Passed
Yes 76
No 16
Abstained 7
Absent 4

Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt Roll Call 1418

May 16, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 5

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature