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SB 2-B: COVID-19 Mandates

GENERAL BILL by Burgess ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gruters ; Perry

COVID-19 Mandates; Prohibiting private employers from imposing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees unless certain individual exemptions are made available; specifying conditions for claiming exemptions; requiring the Department of Health to notify a noncompliant private employer and allow such employer the opportunity to cure a violation; prohibiting educational institutions and elected or appointed local officials from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates on students; prohibiting educational institutions and governmental entities from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates for any employees; prohibiting district school boards, district school superintendents, elected or appointed local officials, and district school board employees from mandating facial coverings or restricting certain activities for students based on quarantine policies unless certain conditions are met, etc. APPROPRIATION: $5,000,000

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 11/17/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1-B (Ch. 2021-272), CS/HB 3-B (Ch. 2021-273) -SJ 15
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/8/2021 Senate • Filed
    • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 3
    11/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/15/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    11/15/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 2
    • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 -SJ 19
    • Now in Appropriations
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 11/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    11/16/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 13 NAYS 6 -SJ 19
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 11/17/21 -SJ 19
    11/17/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 14
    • Substituted HB 1-B -SJ 15
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1-B (Ch. 2021-272), CS/HB 3-B (Ch. 2021-273) -SJ 15

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  • SB 2-B, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/8/2021 at 1:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 11/15/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 11/15/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 11/15/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 11/16/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 4B Public Records/Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies Burgess Linked Last Action: 11/17/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 3-B (Ch. 2021-273), HB 1-B (Ch. 2021-272) -SJ 17 Track This Bill
    H 1B (er) COVID-19 Mandates Grall, Massullo, MD Identical Last Action: 11/19/2021 Chapter No. 2021-272; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 3B (Ch. 2021-273) Track This Bill
    H 3B (er) Pub. Rec./COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Practices Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 11/19/2021 Chapter No. 2021-273; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1B (Ch. 2021-272) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    450004 - Amendment
    Delete lines 128 - 157 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Polsky)     		11/14/2021
    11:54 AM     		Unfavorable
    11/15/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    458062 - Amendment
    Between lines 265 and 266 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Polsky)     		11/14/2021
    11:53 AM     		Unfavorable
    11/15/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    810648 - Amendment
    Between lines 265 and 266 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Polsky)     		11/14/2021
    11:54 AM     		Unfavorable
    11/15/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (13)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    446554 - Amendment
    Delete line 139 and insert:     		Taddeo 11/16/2021
    4:38 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    792020 - Amendment
    Delete lines 174 - 180 and insert:     		Taddeo 11/16/2021
    4:47 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    925412 - Amendment
    Between lines 180 and 181 insert:     		Cruz 11/16/2021
    8:12 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    424510 - Amendment
    Delete lines 202 - 219 and insert:     		Farmer 11/16/2021
    5:08 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    11/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    140092 - Amendment
    Delete lines 202 - 207 and insert:     		Farmer 11/16/2021
    6:35 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    219618 - Amendment
    Between lines 265 and 266 insert:     		Taddeo 11/16/2021
    3:46 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    678100 - Amendment
    Between lines 265 and 266 insert:     		Taddeo 11/16/2021
    4:36 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    611732 - Amendment
    Between lines 265 and 266 insert:     		Taddeo 11/16/2021
    4:47 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    171416 - Amendment
    Between lines 265 and 266 insert:     		Cruz 11/16/2021
    4:51 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    671620 - Amendment
    Between lines 265 and 266 insert:     		Farmer 11/16/2021
    4:55 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    417936 - Amendment
    Between lines 286 and 287 insert:     		Taddeo 11/16/2021
    4:42 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    161998 - Amendment
    Between lines 397 and 398 insert:     		Farmer 11/16/2021
    6:28 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    738106 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Farmer 11/16/2021
    4:59 PM     		Senate: Not Considered
    11/17/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    11/15/2021 2:30 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 4 Nays
    11/16/2021 9:00 AM Appropriations 13 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.0441 Page 10 (pdf)
    381.00317 Page 4 (pdf)
    381.00319 Page 10 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 13 (pdf)

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