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Advocacy Guide

A Guide to Reforming Vaccine Policy and Law

This guide explains the basis for the legislative work we do with the NVIC Advocacy Program to protect and expand vaccine exemptions.  You can use this 55 page referenced guide with legislators and policy makers to help educate them about the importance of the bills we advocate for or against.

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Welcome to the NVIC Advocacy Portal (NVICAP)

Achieving and protecting the right to informed consent to vaccination is more important now than ever before, and we need your help to make that happen. NVIC wants to help you, our members, to organize and make a difference in your home state right where you live to protect and expand vaccine exemptions.  It is at the state level that mass vaccination policies are made, and it is at the state level where your action to protect your rights can have the greatest impact.  Also, when national vaccine issues occur, you will be plugged in to the information and action items necessary to make sure your voice is heard. 

Register to be an NVIC Advocacy Team Member:  Just minutes of your time on letters, emails, and phone calls to your state legislators and the media can make the difference.  NVIC will send you advocacy alert emails when action is needed to support efforts in your own state and nationally on important legislation and policy to protect and expand vaccination exemption laws.  We will provide you with the steps, tools and connection to leaders and organizations to help you make a positive impact on your rights to exercise informed consent in the vaccination decision making process.  

With your registration information, we are able to calculate exactly who your elected officials are and display direct links to connect you to them on your personal view of your state team page.  This also allows us to reach you by email with a dedicated alert for your state when action on a bill is critical.  Registration information is kept confidential within NVIC.

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Bills to Watch



State Bill
Number		 Date
Posted 		Position Status Title
AL HB 522 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to pass the full House Mandates vaccine providers put all present and past vaccines of everyone in tracking system
AL SB 256 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to pass the full Senate Mandates vaccine providers put all vaccines, including historical records, in tracking system
AL HB 592 5/13/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Eliminates the religious exemption to vaccination
AR HB 1823 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Mandates hepatitis A vaccine for food service employees
AR HB 1786 4/4/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Act 676 Requires schools to post exemption rates and herd immunity levels online
AR HB 1278 4/3/2019 WATCH Enacted, Act 652 Allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to children 7 and older using a general written protocol
AZ SB 1201 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Requires schools to post immunization rates on their website
AZ HB 2505 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Eliminates personal belief exemption and replaces it with a religious belief exemption
AZ HB 2471 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a vote in the full House after passing committee Requires health professionals administering vaccines to provide information before vaccination
AZ HB 2470 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a vote in the full House after passing committee Adds a religious belief exemption to vaccination for pupils through 12th grade
AZ HB 2352 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Requires public and charter schools to post exemption numbers on their website
AZ SB 1114 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to move out of the Senate Education Committee Adds a religious belief exemption to vaccination for pupils through 12th grade
AZ HB 2162 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Eliminates the personal belief exemption to vaccination, leaving only medical exemptions
AZ SB 1116 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Allows for serologic proof of immunity, requires notification of available titer tests & exemptions
AZ SB 1115 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Requires health professionals administering vaccines to provide information before vaccination
AZ HB 2472 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a vote in the full House after passing committee Allows for serologic proof of immunity, requires notification of available titer tests & exemptions
AZ SB 1489 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Requires foster parents to vaccinate their natural and adoptive children to be licensed
CA AB 262 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Amended and re-referred to the Senate Health Committee on 6/11/2019 Allows a local health officer to take any action to control the spread of communicable disease
CA AB 283 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Referred to the Senate Committee on Human Services on 6/12/2019 Vaccination Requirements for Children using the CalWORKs Program
CA SB 276 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Scheudled for a hearing in Assembly Committee on Health on 6/20/2019 Requires health department approval of all medical exemptions to vaccination
CO HB 1312 5/5/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to move in the full Senate Forced submission of exemptions to CDPHE, restricts medical exemptions, mandates more vaccines
CT SB 858 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to move out of committee Allows for administration of HPV and Hepatitis B Vaccines to minors without parental consent
CT HB 7101 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, tabled in the House Requires hospitals to offer flu vaccines to patients 65 and older before discharge
CT SB 94 6/6/2019 WATCH Died, tabled in the Senate Allows pharmacist to administer flu vaccines to children 12 years and older with parental consent
CT HB 7005 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, tabled in the House Allows school nurses to refuse to acknowledge a religious exemption
CT HB 5277 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Requires changes to requirements for students to qualify for the temporary vaccination waiver
CT HB 7199 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to move out of committee Mandates HPV and Meningococcal Vaccines for 9th and 12th grade students
CT HB 5901 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Restricts thimerosal containing vaccines, prohibits mandating vaccines for noncommunicable diseases
CT HB 5137 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Requires vaccine package inserts & VIS be given to parents before vaccination
CT HB 5135 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Restricts thimerosal containing vaccines, prohibits mandating vaccines for noncommunicable diseases
CT HB 5916 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Requires parents be given vaccine package inserts and VIS 24 hours prior to vaccination
DC B23-0171 5/21/2019 OPPOSE Scheduled for a public hearing on 6/26/2019 Allows minors to consent to vaccines without parental consent
FL HB 245/SB 356 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Died, Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn in Health Committees Mandates HPV Vaccine
FL HB 213/SB 354 6/17/2019 OPPOSE CSHB 213 sent to the Governor on 6/13/2019 Mandatory reporting and tracking of vaccines by health care practitioners in registry
FL SB 1282 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Died, Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration by Education Committee Requires students 12 to 18 to document an adolescent well-care examination every year for school
GA HB 615 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Failed to move before legisature recessed, bills carry over from odd to even years Allows 16 and 17 year olds to be vaccinated without parental consent
GA HB 416 6/17/2019 SUPPORT Failed to move before legisature recessed, bills carry over from odd to even years Establishes the State Vaccine Consumer Protection Office
HI HB 1182 6/17/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Adds conscientious belief exemption to vaccination in Hawaii
HI SB 926 6/17/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Removes health dept. authority to mandate all ACIP recommended vaccines for school
HI HAR 11-157 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Waiting for action by the Governor Mandates all ACIP Recommended Vaccines and Restricts Medical Exemption
HI SB 925 6/17/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Removes health dept. authority to mandate all ACIP recommended vaccines for school
IA HF 206 6/6/2019 OPPOSE In recess, bills carry over to 2020 Eliminates the religious belief exemption to vaccination
IA HF 448 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Failed to move in 2019, bills carry over to 2020 Establishes a conscientious belief exemption to vaccination
IA SF 238 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Failed to move out of the Human Resources Sub Committee Establishes the Immunization Safety and Right of Refusal Act
IA HF 100 6/6/2019 OPPOSE In recess, bills carry over to 2020 Requires school districts to conduct health and safety visits for children under private instruction
IA HF 449 6/6/2019 SUPPORT In recess, bills carry over to 2020 Requires health care providers to comply with Federal law regarding administrative of vaccines
IA HF 246 6/6/2019 SUPPORT In recess, bills carry over to 2020 Establishes the Immunization Informed Consent Act, provides for penalties
IA HF 297 6/6/2019 SUPPORT In recess, bills carry over to 2020 Requires specific information be given by a health professional before vaccination
IA HF 272 6/6/2019 OPPOSE In recess, bills carry over to 2020 Requires school districts to conduct health and safety visits for children under private instruction
IA SF 239 6/6/2019 SUPPORT Failed to move out of the Senate Human Resources Sub Committee Establishes a conscientious belief exemption to vaccination
IA HSB 86/SF 228 5/18/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Chapter 139 Establishes Tax Breaks for Vaccine Development
ID HB 133 5/5/2019 SUPPORT Died, fail to move in the Senate after passing the House Requires schools to inform parents of their right to exemptions from vaccine requirements
ID HCR 4 5/5/2019 SUPPORT Died, fail to move Resolution to reject rule that adds 2nd dose of meningitis vaccine for 12th grade students
IL HB 422 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Died, Tabled on 4/3/2019 Requires completion of online education seminar developed by health dept. for religious exemptions
IL HB 1551 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Passed both houses on May 29, 2019 Requires the Dept of Family Services to ensure children in their custody are up to date on vaccines
IL HB 342 6/17/2019 SUPPORT Failed to move before legisature recessed, bills carry over from odd to even years Requires information and notification of vaccines derived from aborted fetal tissue
IL SB 1659 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Died, Tabled by the sponsor on 3/13/2019 Mandates HPV Vaccines for 6th grade students
IN SB 228 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Public Law 218 Expands standing orders and the release of information in the immunization data registry
IN SB 273 5/5/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing in the House Allows Kids First board to set up nonprofit corp. to increase childhood immunizations
KY SB 133 5/5/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Enacts a new law requiring vaccines for college students based on ACIP, gives rule making authority
LA HB 207 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Requires information be given to parents or patients before vaccines are administered
LA SB 169 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Public Act: 192; Effective: 6/11/2019 Expands the vaccine tracking system to include adults over 21, removes consent
MA S.1264 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Not moving, bills carry over from odd to even years Mandates HPV Vaccine for school children in MA
MA H.1848/HD 541 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Not moving, bills carry over from odd to even years Allows immunization data in the registry to be given to insurance companies without consent
MA HD 4284 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Referred to the House Committee on Rules, 6/13/2019 Eliminates the religious belief exemption for school children
MD HB 316 5/14/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Public Act 502, effective 10/1/2019 Requires health care providers who administer vaccines to report them to the vaccine tracking system
MD SB 783/HB 1332 5/5/2019 SUPPORT Died, SB 783 died in committee on 3/11/2019, HB 1332 failed to have a hearing Requires informed consent be given before administration of HPV Vaccine
ME LD 1616 6/4/2019 SUPPORT Died Establishes the Vaccine Consumer Protection Program
ME LD 987 6/4/2019 SUPPORT Died Strengthens and protects the medical exemption
ME LD 798 5/26/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Chapter 154 Public Law Eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccination in Maine
ME LD 1112 4/3/2019 SUPPORT Died, 4/2/2019 Establishes a right for employees to refuse vaccination
MN SF 1520 6/17/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing Eliminates the conscientious belief exemption to vaccination
MN HF 999/SF 1916 6/17/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Enacts a new law protecting employees who refuse vaccination from discipline/discharge
MO HB 1164 5/20/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to move out of committee Strengthens informed consent by requiring information be given before vaccination
MO HB 1225 5/20/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing, session ended 5/17/2019 Eliminates the religious belief exemption to vaccination
MO HB 1075 5/20/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to have a hearing, session ended 5/17/2019 Allows minors to consent to vaccinations
MO HB 711 5/20/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to move out of committee Prohibits discrimination against children who are not vaccinated
MS SB 2074 2/6/2019 SUPPORT Died in Committee on 2/5/2019 Directs the State Health Officer to require vaccine information statements be given
MS SB 2398 2/6/2019 SUPPORT Died in Committee on 2/5/2019 Adds a religious belief exemption to vaccination in Mississippi
MS SB 2255 2/6/2019 SUPPORT Died in Committee on 2/5/2019 Adds philosophical and religious belief exemptions to vaccination for school children
MS HB 479 2/6/2019 SUPPORT Died in Committee on 2/5/2019 Allows adults to deny vaccines, provides protection, adds philosophical exemption for 1st responders
MT HB 231 5/13/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Chapter 463, Effective 7/1/2019 Allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to children 7 and older
MT SB 23 5/5/2019 WATCH Died, House did not concur on amendments 4/2/2019 Require accommodations to employer-mandated vaccinations to be uniformly offered
MT HB 471 5/5/2019 OPPOSE Died, tabled in the Senate Committee on Public Health on 3/25/2019, passed the full house Requires health care providers offer patients and parents the option of being in the tracking system
MT HB 596 4/3/2019 OPPOSE Died, tabled in the Senate Public Health, Safety and Welfare Committee Allows disclosure of a patient's immunization record without the patient's authorization
MT HB 575 3/2/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to pass the full house on 2/28/2019 Allows the dept. of health to recommend, but not mandate vaccines for child care
MT HB 574 3/2/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to pass the full house on 2/28/2019 Prohibits the dept. from mandating vaccines for foster care children and families
MT HB 564 3/2/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to pass the full house on 2/28/2019 Protects the privacy of medical exemptions, restricts the exemption form to state law only
MT SB 99 2/11/2019 SUPPORT Died in the full senate Requires schools to provide information on exemptions to vaccination, allows for written exemption
MT HB 113 2/11/2019 OPPOSE Died in committee on 1/24/2019 Removes the option for registration certificates for day care & exceptions to vaccine records
NH HB 331 2/27/2019 SUPPORT House Environment and Agriculture Committee, Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate Allows veterinarians to make decisions regarding rabies vaccines bases on titers.
NH HB 426 2/27/2019 OPPOSE House Environment and Agriculture Committee, Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate Establishes study program that would allow town clerks to accept exemptions to rabies vaccines
NJ A5399/S3835 6/4/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to Health Committees Allows children 14 and older to be vaccinated without parental consent
NJ A1991/S941 6/3/2019 OPPOSE Scheduled for hearings in the Senate Higher Education Committee on 6/6/2019 Mandates Meningitis Vaccines as recommended by ACIP for residential students at 4 year colleges
NJ A1576 5/14/2019 OPPOSE Amended and passed Assembly Health Committee on 5/13/2019 Requires health care facilities to implement flu vaccine programs for all employees
NJ A3818/S2173 2/6/2019 OPPOSE A3818 amended on the Assembly floor to eliminate religious belief exemptions on 1/31/2019 3818 Eliminates/S2173 Restricts the religious belief exemption to vaccination
NJ A1847 8/2/2018 OPPOSE Introduced on 1/9/2018 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee, not moving Mandates HPV Vaccines for students in grades six through 12
NJ A2397 8/2/2018 OPPOSE Introduced on 2/1/2018 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee, not moving Allows the Commissioner of Health to adopt rules for mandatory vaccination of healthcare vendors
NJ A3587/S634 8/2/2018 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to Health Committees, not moving Forced vaccination of health care industry vendors with only very limited medical exemptions
NV AB 123 6/6/2019 WATCH Died, amended and passed in the Assembly, failed to have a hearing in the Senate Changes and additions to exemptions to vaccination in NV
NY S2994 6/13/2019 OPPOSE Assembly Companion A2371a passes and is signed by Governor Eliminates the religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY A2371A 6/13/2019 OPPOSE Passed Assembly, Senate, and Signed by Governor Eliminates the religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY S6279A 6/6/2019 OPPOSE Introduced 6/3/2019, amended and rereferred to Rules Committee 6/5/2019 Mandates vaccines for chilren's camps with no religious belief exemptions allowed
NY S4244B/A6564B 5/29/2019 OPPOSE Amended and recommitted to Senate and Assembly Health Committees on 5/29/2019 Allows children 14 and older to be vaccinated without parental consent
NY A7838 5/25/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 5/24/2019 Requires medical exemptions be approved by the Health Department
NY A973/S3899A 5/20/2019 OPPOSE S3899A Scheduled for a third reading in Senate Allows health care practitioners to administer all STD Vaccines to minors without parental consent
NY S4494/A6847 5/2/2019 OPPOSE Failed to pass the Assembly Health Committee on 4/30/2019 Mandates reporting of adult vaccinations to the registry without consent
NY S3424A 2/12/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to Senate Education Committee on 2/6/2019 Creates Uniform Religious Exemption Form Subject to Arbitrary Superintendent Approval
NY A2841 1/26/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/25/2019 Mandates vaccines for employees working in children's camps
NY S2289 1/24/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the Senate Health Committee Requires a physician signature for a religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY S2276 1/24/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the Senate Health Committee on 1/23/2019 Mandates flu vaccine for school and daycare in NY State
NY A2316 1/23/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/22/2019 Mandates flu vaccine for school and daycare in NY State
NY A1135 1/16/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/14/2019 Requires a signature from a healthcare provider for religious exemptions to vaccination
NY S477 1/5/2019 SUPPORT Introduced and referred to Senate Health Committee on 1/9/2019 Strengthens and expands existing medical exemptions to vaccination
NY A099 1/3/2019 OPPOSE Introduced 1/9/2019 and referred to Assembly Health Committee Allows forced vaccination and medical treatment under certain circumstances
NY S298 1/3/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to Senate Health Committee 1/9/2019 Mandates HPV Vaccine
OH HB 132 3/30/2019 SUPPORT Sceduled for a hearing in the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on 4/2/2019 Requires schools to inform parents of their right to exemptions from vaccination requirements
OK SB 146 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Requires health care facilities to grant religious exemptions to flu vaccine requirements
OK SB 534 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Clarifies that vaccines are not allowed to be given to a child protective custody without consent
OK HB 1112 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Requires legislative approval for changes to the list of vaccines required for school
OK SB 925 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to move in the House after passing the Senate Requires school districts to report exemptions, gives Health and Ed Dept. rule making authority
OK SB 861 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Clarifies refusal to vaccinate or delaying vaccination is not child abuse
OK HB 2339 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Enacted, Signed by the Governor, effective Nov. 1, 2019 Requires prior written consent before a child can receive a vaccine at school
OK HB 1098 6/14/2019 WATCH Died, failed to have a hearing Allows employers to adopt reasonable alternative policies to flu vaccine requirements
OK HB 2420 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to move after passing committee Prohibits managed care entities from imposing requirements relating to vaccination protocol
OK HB 2430 3/14/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to pass the full House Requires the option of an antibody titer test be given to determine immunity to MMR
OR SB 488 6/14/2019 WATCH Passed the Committee on Ways & Means on 6/13/2019 Requires correctional facilities to offer flu vaccines to each inmate and prisoner
OR SB 565 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Failed to have a hearing Establishes that it is unlawful for an employer to mandate vaccines for healthcare employees
OR HB 2779 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Failed to have a hearing Requires parental consent before a child in protective custody can be vaccinated
OR HB 2745 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Failed to have a hearing Requires information packets be given by health care providers before vaccination
OR SB 653 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Hearing held in the Senate Human Services Committee on 3/26/2019, did not move out of committee Requires parental consent before children in protective custody can be vaccinated
OR HB 2220 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Chapter 58, (2019 Laws): Effective date May 6, 2019. Allows dentists to administer vaccines, requires reporting to tracking system
OR SB 649 6/14/2019 SUPPORT Hearing held on 2/18/2019, not moving Requires information packets be given by health care providers before vaccination
OR HB 2783 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Failed to have a hearing Requires health care practitioner signature for all exemptions to vaccination
OR HB 3063 5/17/2019 OPPOSE Passed the House, referred to the Senate Health Care Committee on 5/17/2019 Eliminates all non medical exemptions to vaccination for students in Oregon
PA SB 274/HB 91 5/20/2019 OPPOSE SB274 to Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee, HB91 to House Health Allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to children 9 and older
PA SB 653 5/15/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the Senate Education Committee on 5/15/2019 Eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions
PA SB 626 5/10/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the Senate Education Committee on 5/10/2019 Requires certification of religious belief exemptions by those who administer vaccines
PA HB 286 2/13/2019 SUPPORT Introduced on 1/30/2019 Establishes the Informed Protection Act to provide informed consent for vaccination
PA HB 48 1/29/2019 SUPPORT Introduced and referred to the House Education Committee on 1/28/2019 Requires schools to inform parents of their right to exemptions from vaccine requirements
RI S676 6/13/2019 OPPOSE Recommended be held for further study by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Forces adults into the vaccine tracking system, expands vaccine program to include adult vaccines
RI H5541A 6/13/2019 OPPOSE Recommended passed by the House Health, Education and Welfare Committee 6/12/2019 Forces adults into the vaccine tracking system, expands vaccine program to include adult vaccines
RI H5165 4/29/2019 SUPPORT Scheduled for a hearing in the House Health, Education & Welfare Committee on 5/1/2019 Adds a personal and philosophical belief exemption to vaccination in Rhode Island
RI S303 2/22/2019 SUPPORT Introduced and referred to Senate Health and Human Services 2/13/2019 Allows refusal of vaccines for non-casual, sexually transmitted diseases
RI S213 2/2/2019 SUPPORT Introduced and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee 1/31/2019 Enacts the Rhode Island Informed Consent Protection Act
TX HB 3390 5/24/2019 WATCH Passed House and Senate Requires voluntary temporary caregivers to have all their pets vaccinated
TX HB 3857/SB 2351 4/22/2019 SUPPORT Scheduled for a public hearing on 4/23/2019 Protects patients from discrimination based on vaccination status
TX HB 1966/SB 873 4/22/2019 OPPOSE SB873 referred to Health & Human Services Committee on 3/1; HB1966 scheduled for public hearing 4/23 Allows child care facilities to provide notice of immunization rates of children attending
TX HB 4068 4/22/2019 OPPOSE Passed the House Public Health Committee as a substitute bill on 4/15/2019 Mandates Meningitis Vaccines
TX SB 329 4/22/2019 OPPOSE Scheduled for a hearing in Senate Health and Human Services Committee on 4/23/2019 Requires reporting of vaccine exemptions by individual schools
TX HB 1256 4/19/2019 OPPOSE Scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health Committee on 4/23/2019 Allows access to first responder's immunization history in the registry during a disaster
TX HB 3458 4/3/2019 OPPOSE Sceduled for a hearing in the House Public Health Committee on 4/4/2019 Allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to children 7 and older, gives rule-making authority
TX HB 4274 3/28/2019 SUPPORT Referred to the House Committee on Public Health on 3/25/2019 Expands current law concerning informed consent
TX HB 4418 3/28/2019 SUPPORT Referred to the House Committee on Public Health on 3/26/2019 Allows an advanced practice registered nurse to sign a medical exemption to vaccination
TX HB 3039 3/26/2019 OPPOSE Withdrawn from the House Insurance Committee Hearing for 3/26/2019 Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for meningitis vaccines
TX HB 4050 3/22/2019 OPPOSE Referred to the House Public Health Committee on 3/21/2019 Permits elimination religious and conscientious belief exemptions for private child-care facilities
TX SB 2350 3/22/2019 SUPPORT Referred to the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on 3/21/2019 Prohibits the administration of certain vaccines
TX SB 2295 3/22/2019 OPPOSE Referred to the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on 3/21/2019 Requires the Dept. of State Health Services to implement a disease prevention information system
TX HB 1418/SB 829 3/21/2019 OPPOSE HB 1418 was reported favorably without amendment on 3/20/2019 Requires rules be adopted to provide EMS applicants immunization information in the registry
TX SB 1813 3/20/2019 OPPOSE Referred to Senate Health & Human Serices on 3/18/2019 Allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to children 7 & older without doctor patient relationship
TX HB 3551 3/20/2019 OPPOSE HB 3551 was Referred to Public Health on 3/18/2019 Requires reporting of vaccine exemptions by schools, school districts and the Dept. of Health
TX HB 3883 3/20/2019 OPPOSE Referred to the House Public Education Committee on 3/18/2019 Requires the Health Department to make a form for schools reporting vaccine status of students
TX HB 2067/SB 1681 3/16/2019 OPPOSE HB 2067 introduced on 2/20/2019 and SB 1681 referred to Health & Human Servicecs on 3/14/2019 Requires assisted living facilities to provide flu vaccine information to each resident every year
TX SB 1427 3/15/2019 OPPOSE Referred to the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on 3/14/2019 Removes current protection for informed consent before information is put into the vaccine registry
TX HB 1490 3/14/2019 SUPPORT Introduced and referred to the House Public Health Committee Changes to current law concerning affidavit forms
TX SB 1292 3/12/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to Senate Health and Human Services Committee on 3/7/2019 Mandates Meningitis Vaccines
TX HB 1361/HB 1423 3/3/2019 OPPOSE HB 1361 & HB 1423 referred to House Human Services Committee on 2/27/2019 Requires long-term care facilities to track vaccination status of employees and residents
TX SB 830 3/2/2019 OPPOSE Referred to the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on 3/1/2019 Requires first responders to be vaccinated based on policies adopted by emergency response entities
TX SB 145 11/27/2018 OPPOSE Filed on 11/12/2018 Requires all insurance plans to cover all CDC recommended vaccines without copays/deductibles
US H.R. 2862 6/14/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 5/21/2019 Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety (VACCINES) Act
US H.R. 2527 5/16/2019 OPPOSE Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 5/3/2019 Vaccinate All Children Act of 2019
UT SB 83 5/5/2019 OPPOSE Died, failed to pass the full House Grant program for children that requires adherence to the state-approved immunization schedule
VT H 238 6/11/2019 OPPOSE Failed to have a hearing, in recess Eliminates religious belief exemption for vaccine required for school and daycare
VT H.310 6/11/2019 SUPPORT Failed to have a hearing, in recess Requires informed consent before vaccines are administered
VT H.515 6/11/2019 OPPOSE Failed to have a hearing, in recess Allows children 16 and older to consent to vaccination without parental consent
VT H.311 6/11/2019 SUPPORT Failed to have a hearing, in recess Requires the Dept. of Health to submit annual reports regarding adverse reactions to vaccination
WA HB 1976 6/11/2019 SUPPORT Failed to have a hearing Restricts vaccines from the immunization program that don't meet certain criteria
WA HB 1275 6/11/2019 SUPPORT Failed to have a hearing Establishes a state database to monitor adverse effects of vaccinations in Washington State
WA HB 1019/SB 5365 6/11/2019 SUPPORT HB 1019 failed to move, SB 5365 failed to have a hearing in Ways and Means Committee Allows for serologic proof of immunity, requires notification of available titer tests & exemptions
WA SB 5841 6/11/2019 OPPOSE Not moving, placed in the Senate X-file Eliminates personal and philosophical exemptions to all mandated vaccines
WA SSB 5523 6/11/2019 OPPOSE Failed to move out of House Appropriations Committee Requires managed care organizations to report vaccination numbers of children and adults
WA EHB 1638 5/15/2019 OPPOSE Enacted, Chapter 362, Effective 7/28/2019 Eliminates personal and philosophical exemptions to MMR Vaccination
WI SB 110/AB 137 6/14/2019 OPPOSE AB 137 placed on the calendar by the Rules Committee Allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to children under 6
WI AB 248/SB 262 6/7/2019 OPPOSE Referred to Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics and Senate Health and Human Services Eliminates exemptions to vaccination for personal convictions
WV SB 454 5/5/2019 SUPPORT Died, failed to have a hearing Establishes religious and conscientious belief exemptions to vaccination for students and employees
WY SF 60 2/28/2019 WATCH Enacted, Session Law CH0077, effective July 1, 2019 Changes to current Child Protective Custody law in WY
WY SF 55 2/20/2019 OPPOSE Died, House postponed indefinitely Allows the state health officer to authorize optometrists to administer vaccines

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