HB367 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mack N. Butler Representative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Vaccines; state entities and county health departments prohibited from advertising, exceptions provided, Attorney General required to investigate violations, penalties provided

Description

This bill would prohibit any governmental entity or county health department from expending public funds to advertise or promote vaccines.

This bill would provide exceptions for certain printed material distributed directly to patients and communications required by federal law.

This bill would authorize the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations and calculate the amount of public funds used to unlawfully advertise vaccines.

This bill would require the Legislature to reduce the amount appropriated to a violating governmental entity by the amount expended on the advertising during the fiscal year following the violation.

This bill would also require the county health officer of a county health department that violates this act to reduce the amount allocated to the county health department by the amount expended on the advertising during the fiscal year following the violation.

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Subjects

Health