SB267 Alabama 2021 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Arthur Orr SenatorRepublican - 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- Health, vaccines, exemptions provided if vaccinations made mandatory, Sec. 11-47-132 repealed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
Assigned Act No. 2021-493.
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1418
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1181
Lee motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1180
Bracy Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1179
Lee Amendment Offered
Lee motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1178
Health first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 872
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 871
Orr first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare
Bill Text
Votes
SBIR: Orr motion to Adopt Roll Call 870
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 872
HBIR: Lee motion to Adopt Roll Call 1177
Lee motion to Table Roll Call 1178
Lee motion to Table Roll Call 1180
Motion to Adopt Roll Call 1179
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 1181
Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt Roll Call 1418
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature