State |
Bill Number |
Date Posted |
Position |
Status |
Title |
AR |
HB 1550 |
3/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Passed the House,
referred to Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare,
and Labor |
Removes consent for
reporting adult vaccinations to the department and
registry |
AZ |
HB 2466 |
2/17/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
assigned to the Education Committee |
Requires schools to
post immunization rates of pupils enrolled at the school |
AZ |
SB 1398 |
2/4/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
assigned to rules committee |
Removes law that
allows parents who do not vaccinate their children to be
foster parents |
AZ |
SB 1311 |
2/3/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Referred to Rules and
Health and Human Services Committee |
Makes changes to
current law concerning public health emergencies |
CA |
AB 1117 |
3/6/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Read first time on
3/2/2015 |
A bill to improve
vaccination rates for two year old children in Medi-Cal
managed care |
CA |
SB 277 |
3/6/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Hearing scheduled for
Senate Health Committee, 4/9/2015 |
Eliminates the
personal belief exemption in California |
CA |
SB 792 |
3/2/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/27/2015 |
Prohibits day care
providers from hiring anyone who has not been vaccinated
with 3 vaccines |
CO |
SB 077 |
3/9/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Scheduled for a
hearing in House Public Health Care and Human Services
Committee, 3/17/15 |
Establishes the
Parent’s Bill of Rights |
CO |
6 CCR 1009-2 |
3/2/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Scheduled for public
hearing 4/15, written comments by 4/9 |
Health Dept. rules to
implement HB 1288 concerning filing of personal belief
exemptions |
CT |
HB 5448 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
In the Joint Committee
on Public Health |
Requires health care
providers be vaccinated for flu |
CT |
HB 6949 |
3/3/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on 3/3/2015
and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health |
Requires notarization
and education for religious belief exemptions |
FL |
HB 411/SB 332 |
3/9/2015 |
WATCH |
HB 411 passed HC
Appropriations, now in Health and Human Services
Committee |
Changes to existing
pneumococcal vaccine requirements for nursing home
residents |
GA |
HB 504 |
3/5/2015 |
WATCH |
House substitute
adopted 3/3/2015 |
Expands the list of
vaccines that can be administered by pharmacists |
HI |
HB 253 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Passed Committee on
Consumer Protection and Commerce |
Allows pharmacists to
administer any vaccine to minors 14 and older without
parental consent |
HI |
HB 458 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Reported out of the
House Education Committee 3/6/2015 |
Requires schools to
annually provide information on HPV, DTaP, flu and
meningococcal vaccines |
ID |
S 1121 |
3/6/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Read 2nd time on
3/6/2015, filed for 3rd reading |
Allows immunization
records in the tracking system to be shared with Idaho
Health Data Exchange |
IL |
SB 1410 |
3/5/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Assigned to the
Executive Committee on 3/3/2015 |
Severely Restricts
Religious Exemption to Vaccine Mandates |
IL |
HJR26, HR 144 |
3/4/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Placed on resolutions
calendar 3/4/2015 |
Resolution to
encourage higher rates of vaccinations |
IL |
SB 751 |
3/4/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Postponed in Judiciary
Committee 3/3/2015 |
Provides liability
protections to dentists who administer vaccines |
IL |
HR 184 |
2/27/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
referred to rules on 2/25/2015 |
Resolution to
encourage vaccines for children, adolescents, and adults |
IL |
SB 1776 |
2/24/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/20/2015 |
Restricts the
religious exemption to vaccination by changing the
language |
IN |
SB 461 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to House
Public Health Committee on 3/3/2015 |
Adds Hepatitis A
Vaccine mandate, removes parent ability to provide
history of chickenpox |
IN |
HB 1359 |
2/26/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Died on the house
floor 2/24/2015 |
Sets goal of 80%
vaccination rate for HPV, moves vaccine law from
education code to health code |
MD |
SB 597 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
In Senate Education,
Health and Environmental Affairs Committee |
Changes current law
that allows people who work in resident institutions to
refuse flu shots |
MD |
HB 687 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Hearing scheduled for
3/16/2015 in Health and Government Operations Committee |
Eliminates the
religious belief exemption to vaccination in Maryland |
MD |
SB 598 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
In Senate Education,
Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee |
Requires all vaccines
administered be reported to the tracking system, ImmuNet |
ME |
LD 606 |
3/4/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to Health and
Human Services Committee |
Eliminate personal
belief exemptions |
ME |
LD 471 |
3/4/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to Health and
Human Services 3/3/2015 |
Requires doctor
certification for parents using a personal belief
exemptions for school/child care |
ME |
LD 473 |
2/27/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services 2/26/2105 |
Mandates new vaccines
for TDaP and Meningitis |
MN |
SF 380/HF 393 |
2/3/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Housing
Committee |
Eliminates
conscientious belief exemption, replaces with a PBE that
requires a physician statement |
MO |
HB 976/SB 533 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
In Children and
Families Committee |
Requires day care
centers and preschools inform parents if a child
attending has an exemption |
MO |
SB 558 |
2/27/2015 |
WATCH |
Introduced on
2/26/2015 |
Requires LTC
facilities offer flu vaccines and keep a record of who
accepts and who declines |
MO |
SB 329 |
2/14/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to Senate
Veterans’ Affairs and Health Committee on 2/12/15 |
Mandates flu
vaccination for all employees working in facilities that
provide medical care |
MO |
HB 846 |
2/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/5/2015, read 2nd time 2/9/2015 |
Requires parents
receive a letter from the principal if there is a
nonvaccinated child in attendance |
MO |
HB 670 |
1/27/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
1/26/2015 |
Requires schools
provide information on HPV Vaccines in any course in
sexual education |
MS |
HB 130 |
2/14/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Died on the calendar
2/12/15 |
Allows conscientious
belief exemptions to vaccination for school students in
MS |
MT |
HB 158 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Passed 3nd reading on
3/9 |
Adds new mandates to
vaccines required for school, proposed PBE removed |
MT |
HB 524 |
2/24/2015 |
WATCH |
Tabled in committee
2/23/2015 |
Requires health dept.
to provide a report to the legislature with recommended
vaccine additions |
MT |
HB 73 |
2/21/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Tabled by the House
Human Services Committee 2/20/2015 |
Allows disclosure of a
patient’s immunization record without the patient’s
authorization |
NE |
LB 650 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Notice of hearing
posted 2/25/2015 |
Encourages all
hospitals to offer TDaP vaccines to maternity patients
or parents of new babies |
NE |
LB 18 |
2/13/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Motion to bracket
until June 5, 2015 approved on 2/12/2015 |
Adds meningitis
vaccine requirement for students entering 7th grade and
16 year old students |
NH |
HB 383 |
3/6/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Scheduled to be voted
on by the full house on 3/11 |
Adds privacy
protections to the vaccine tracking system |
NH |
SB 108 |
3/4/2015 |
WATCH |
Amended in Senate
Health and Human Services Committee |
New mandates for
tracking flu vaccination status of health care workers |
NH |
SB 130 |
2/14/2015 |
OPPOSE |
In Senate Health and
Human Services Committee |
Expands the vaccine
tracking system in NH |
NJ |
A3890/S2754 |
3/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
A3890 passed full
assembly and S2754 passed committee 3/9/15 |
Requires Continuing
Care Facilities to provide flu vaccine info. to older
residents |
NJ |
S1147/A1931 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
S 1147 passed
committee on 3/9/2015 |
Restricts religious
exemptions to vaccination in NJ |
NJ |
A1534 |
1/25/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Introduced on
1/16/2014 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior
Services Committee, not moving |
Provides for a
conscientious exemption to vaccination |
NJ |
A351 |
1/25/2015 |
WATCH |
Introduced on
1/16/2014 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior
Services Committee, not moving |
Makes changes to
exemptions to vaccination |
NJ |
A2570 |
1/25/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Introduced on 2/10/14
and referred to Health and Senior Services, not moving
at this time |
Eliminates use of
vaccines containing mercury over three years |
NM |
SB 362 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Passed the full senate
on 3/5/2015 |
Removes ability to opt
out of the vaccine tracking system, adds new sections to
public health laws |
NM |
SB 121 |
3/6/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Passed the senate on
3/5/15 |
Establishes the
Vaccine Purchasing Act |
NM |
HB 522 |
2/23/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/20/2015 |
Restricts the current
religious belief exemption in NM |
NV |
SB 117 |
2/6/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
referred to Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
Mandates HPV and
Meningitis Vaccines for public and private school
students |
NY |
A2447/A1706 |
3/9/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Introduced and
referred to Assembly Health Committee |
Bills to prohibit the
use of and label vaccines that are genetically modified |
NY |
A5399 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on 2/20/15
and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means |
provide personal
income tax exemptions for dependents receiving
recommended vaccinations |
NY |
A 943 |
2/24/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Enacting clause
stricken, died |
Provides for
philosophical exemptions to required vaccination for
school students |
NY |
S 3899 |
2/24/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education |
Allows pharmacists to
administer flu vaccines to children 9 and older |
NY |
S 3900 |
2/24/2015 |
WATCH |
Introduced and
referred to the Senate Higher Education Committee on
2/20/2015 |
Allows pharmacists to
administer all ACIP recommended vaccines to adults |
NY |
S 3898 |
2/24/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
referred to Senate Health Committee 2/20/2015 |
Requires all vaccines
administered to adults be entered into the tracking
system |
NY |
S 2712/A 1528 |
2/1/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
referred to Senate and Assembly Health Committee |
HPV Vaccines for
minors without parental consent or knowledge |
NY |
A 0224 |
1/12/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Filed on Jan. 7, 2015
and referred to the Assembly Committee on Labor |
Prohibits mandatory
flu vaccination as a condition of employment |
NY |
A 791 |
1/12/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on 1/7/2015
and referred to Assembly Health Committee |
Adds meningitis
vaccine requirement for 6th and 11th grade students |
NY |
S 509/ A 1822 |
1/12/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
1/7/2015, 1/13/2015 and referred to Senate and Assembly
Health Committee |
Adds HPV Vaccine
mandate for school children entering 6th grade in New
York |
OH |
SB 121 |
3/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on 3/9/2015 |
Adds a meningitis
vaccine requirement for school children |
OK |
HB 1529 |
2/24/2015 |
WATCH |
Introduced and
referred to rules |
Clarifies language in
the OK State law relating to immunizations |
OR |
SB 673 |
3/9/2015 |
WATCH |
Hearing Scheduled in
Senate Health Care Committee, 3/16/2015 |
Allows dentists to
administer vaccines |
OR |
SB 442 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
In the Senate
Committee on Health Care |
Eliminate non medical
exemptions to vaccination |
OR |
SB 505 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Scheduled for work
session in the Senate Health Committee 3/9/2015 |
Requires all hospitals
in OR to offer flu vaccines to patients 65 and older |
OR |
SB 895 |
3/8/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to Senate
Education Committee 3/6/2015 |
Requires schools to
post the number of children exempted from vaccinations |
PA |
SR 27 |
3/4/2015 |
WATCH |
Referred to Senate
Appropriations |
Resolution to study
and make recommendations concerning youth vaccinations |
PA |
TBA |
2/21/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Announced, not filed
as of 2/14/2015 |
Eliminates the
personal belief exemption in PA |
PA |
SB 407 |
2/5/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced and
referred to Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee |
Comply with ACIP
recommendations for flu vaccine for children, using
schools to give flu vaccines |
RI |
S 381 |
2/26/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/25/2015 and referred to Senate Health and Human
Services Committee |
Eliminates the
religious belief exemption |
SC |
H 3204/ SB 278 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
H 3204 scheduled for
floor debate 3/17/2015 |
Allows Dept. of Health
to offer HPV Vaccine to students enrolling in 7th grade |
SD |
HB 1059 |
3/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Amended and passed the
full senate 3/5/2015, house concurred with amendments
3/9/15 |
Requires immunization
records be shared by health care providers, government
agencies and schools |
TN |
HB 458/SB 513 |
2/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/10/2015 |
Mandates all college
students living in on-campus housing be vaccinated for
meningococcal disease |
TX |
HB 1593 |
3/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to the House
Public Education Committee 3/9/15 |
Requires all public
schools provide parents the number of students enrolled
not fully vaccinated |
TX |
HB 1674 |
3/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to the House
Public Health Committee 3/9/15 |
Requires physician
counseling for conscientious and religious belief
exemption |
TX |
SB 1114 |
3/10/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Filed 3/9/2015 |
Mandatory vaccines for
all school employees, no religious or conscientious
exemptions |
TX |
HB 2474 |
3/7/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Filed on 3/5/2015 |
Requires reporting of
exemption information |
TX |
SB 29/ HB 465 |
3/6/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Left pending in Public
Health Committee for 3/3/2015 |
Makes inclusion into
vaccine tracking system automatic & REMOVES current
opt-in consent requirement |
TX |
SB 538 |
3/6/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Left pending in
committee after hearing on 3/4/2105. |
Expands police powers
to detain individuals suspected of exposure to
communicable diseases |
TX |
HB 2105 |
3/2/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Filed on 3/2/2105 |
Requires notification
when a not fully vaccinated child is attending schools,
allows for transfers |
TX |
HB 2006 |
2/26/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/26/2015 |
Eliminates
Conscientious Exemptions to Vaccination |
TX |
SB 547 |
2/19/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to Senate
Health and Human Services on 2/18/15 |
Requires posting of
exemption numbers on the Internet by schools and the
Dept. of Health |
TX |
HB 212 |
2/14/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to Juvenile
Justice & Family Issues Committee |
Allows minors 14 and
older in the Texas Juvenile Justice System to consent to
vaccination |
TX |
HB 1185 |
2/6/2015 |
WATCH |
Filed 2/5/2015 |
Adds advance practice
nurses to those who can sign a medical exemption in TX |
TX |
SB 298 |
1/29/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Referred to Senate
Education Committee |
Adds new meningitis
vaccine mandate for public school students |
VA |
SB 1083/HB 2194 |
2/13/2015 |
OPPOSE |
House HWI Subcommittee
#3 recommends laying the bill on the table |
Adds new mandate for
meningococcal conjugate vaccine for 6th and 12th grade
students |
VT |
H98 / S53 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Hearings held in House
Human Services, 2/18/15 and 2/25/2015 |
Allows access to
vaccination records by school administrators, allows
sharing for research |
VT |
H 266 |
2/23/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/20/2015 |
Requires all school
students, teachers, administrators, and staff members to
be fully vaccinated |
VT |
S9 |
2/21/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Favorable reports from
Judiciary and Appropriations Committees |
S9 “Child Protection
Bill” |
VT |
H212 |
2/14/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on
2/13/2015 and referred to the House Committee on Health
Care |
Eliminates both the
religious and philosophical belief exemptions in VT |
VT |
S87 |
2/13/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Introduced on 2/11/15
and referred to the Senate Committee on Health and
Welfare |
Eliminates the
philosophical belief exemption |
WA |
SB 5143 |
3/9/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Passed the full
senate, in the house and referred to House Health Care &
Wellness Committee |
Education for
expecting parents regarding recommended vaccines |
WA |
HB 2009 |
3/6/2015 |
OPPOSE |
Waiting to be heard by
the full house |
Eliminates personal
belief exemptions |
WA |
HB 2108 |
3/4/2015 |
SUPPORT |
Introduced on
2/12/2015 |
Prevents the dept.
from denying a license to serve foster children for not
being vaccinated for flu |
WV |
SB 286 |
3/10/2015 |
WATCH |
Hearing scheduled in
Judiciary Committee 3/10/15 |
Concerning authority
of the commissioner and Immunization Officer to grant
and revoke exemptions |