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3 By Senator Orr
4 RFD: Healthcare
5 First Read: 24-FEB-21
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4 ENROLLED, An Act,
5 Relating to immunizations; to prohibit the issuance
6 of vaccine passports by government entities; to prohibit
7 government entities from requiring an individual to receive an
8 immunization as a condition for government services, with
9 exceptions; to prohibit institutions of education from
10 requiring additional vaccines as a condition of attendance;
11 and to prohibit businesses from refusing service to an
12 individual based on that individual's immunization status.
13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
14 Section 1. (a) A state or local government entity,
15 or any of its officers or agents, may not issue vaccine or
16 immunization passports, vaccine or immunization passes, or any
17 other standardized documentation for the purpose of certifying
18 the immunization status of an individual, or otherwise require
19 the publication or sharing of immunization records or similar
20 health information for an individual, except as otherwise
21 required by Chapter 30 of Title 16, Code of Alabama 1975, or
22 other applicable state law.
23 (b) A state or local government entity or agency, or
24 any of its officers or agents, may not require an individual
25 to receive an immunization or present documentation of an
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2 service or for entry into a government building, except as
3 otherwise required by Chapter 30 of Title 16, Code of Alabama
4 1975, or other applicable state law.
5 (c) Institutions of education may continue to
6 require a student to prove vaccination status as a condition
7 of attendance only for the specific vaccines that were already
8 required by the institution as of January 1, 2021, provided
9 that the institutions give an exemption for students with a
10 medical condition or religious belief that is contrary to
11 vaccination.
12 (d) An entity or individual doing business in this
13 state may not refuse to provide any goods or services, or
14 refuse to allow admission, to a customer based on
15 the customers immunization status or lack of documentation
16 that the customer has received an immunization.
17 Section 2. This act shall become effective
18 immediately following its passage and approval by the
19 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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4 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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6 Speaker of the House of Representatives
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9 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
10 the Senate, as amended.
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12 Patrick Harris,
13 Secretary.
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18 Amended and passed 17-MAY-21
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21 Senate concurred in House amendment 17-MAY-21
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 11-47-132, 41-22-5, 11-47-132