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HB 2166: IMMUNIZATIONS; EXEMPTIONS; SCHOOLS; MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; VACCINATIONS; DOH; RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; INFECTIOUS AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS TENETS AND PRACTICES

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-01-26

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-01-30: Referred to HLT, EDN, JHA, referral sheet 5)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires, rather than authorizes, schools to provide an exemption from required immunizations.  Specifies that for purposes of the Department of Health's rulemaking authority and authority regarding infectious and communicable diseases, no child shall be subjected to medical examination, vaccination, revaccination, or immunization if a parent or legal guardian objects based on bona fide religious tenets and practices.

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HB 2166: Immunizations; Exemptions; Schools; Medical Examinations; Vaccinations; DOH; Rulemaking Authority; Infectious and Communicable Diseases; Bona Fide Religious Tenets and Practices | Digital Democracy