134 VACCINE BILLS IN 35 STATES IN FIRST 7 WEEKS OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION - FEBRUARY 24, 2017

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Dear NVIC Advocacy Team Members,

We are not even a full two months into the 2017 legislative sessions, and our NVIC Advocacy Team is tracking 134 vaccine related bills across 35 states on the NVIC Advocacy Portal.

We have added 31 new bills since our last update 2 weeks ago and 8 of these new bills are in 5 states appearing for the first time: MD, NV, UT, VT, and WV.

If you live in one of the following states, there are bills filed that can affect your rights: AR, AZ, CT, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WV.

The following states are priority opposition alert state as they now have bills to restrict or eliminate vaccine exemptions: AR(withdrawn), CT, IA, MN, NY, OK, PA, TX and UT.

The following states are priority support alert states as they now have bills to add or expand vaccine exemptions: HI, IA, ID, MS (died), NJ, NY, OK, RI, TN, TX, WA, and WV. If you are in WV, a bill was just filed last week to expand vaccine exemptions and your calls are needed on Monday to get the bill set for a hearing.

If you are in any of the following states, beware that there are bills filed to expand vaccine tracking or eliminate OPT-IN Consent for vaccine tracking and that these need to be opposed: CT, ID, KS, MA, MT, NY, TX and UT.

There are school shaming bills filed to require and normalize the public disclosure of vaccination and exemption rates in the following states: AZ, CT, NV, NY, OK, TX, UT, and VA (withdrawn). These bills need to be opposed as states that already do this have experienced increased media hostility towards schools or districts with lower vaccination or higher exemption rates. This instigates community driven discrimination and bullying of vaccine selective families.

If you are in CT, TX, or UT, there are discriminatory and presumptuous bills that need to be opposed that mandate families utilizing vaccine exemptions participate in state required vaccine education. Just because a family takes an exemption, doesn’t mean they are lacking vaccine education. Conversely, just because a family vaccinates with everything, doesn’t mean they are educated yet no vaccine education is required of those blindly following recommendations.

BILLS THAT NEED YOUR ACTION IN 35 STATES

There are 134 bills filed that need your support or opposition! PLEASE LOG IN TO http://NVICAdvocacy.org for more detailed information including links to the bills themselves. Please understand that we are analyzing bills and updating the NVIC Advocacy Portal multiple times a day and this information changes daily so log in often. Use this resource to find out what is going on in your state and what you can do to help.

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Here is a breakdown of the types of bills filed that we are tracking as of 2/24/17. Please note NVIC is opposed to the types of bills highlighted in red text and we support the types of bills in green text.

EXEMPTIONS AND INFORMED CONSENT

Restricting Vaccine Exemptions	CT, IA, MN, NY, OK, TX, UT
Eliminating Vaccine Exemptions	AR, NY, OK, PA
School Shaming and Exemption Disclosure	AZ, CT, NV, NY, OK, TX, UT, VA
Expand Vaccine Exemptions	HI, IA, ID, MS, NJ, NY, OK, RI, TN, TX, WA, WV
Protecting Vaccine Delay and Refusal from Child Abuse Claims	OR
Add to Who Can Sign Medical Exemptions	TX
Prohibit Docs from Throwing Exempting Patients out	TX
Forced Detention and Treatment on Suspicion of Vaccine Preventable Disease	NY
Expand Vaccine Informed Consent	OR, TX, WA
Granting Minor Children Consent Authority for Certain Vaccines Without Parents	MN, NY, TX
Granting School Nurses Vaccine Consent Authority for Homeless Children	WA

MANDATES

Adds New Vaccine Mandates	CT, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MO, MT, NJ, NY, OR, VA
Restricting Vaccine Mandates	MS, NH, NJ, OR
Prevents Vaccine Mandates for Adults	MS
Requires Children of Foster Parents to be Vaccinated with no exemptions	AZ

VACCINE TRACKING AND REPORTING

Eliminates OPT-IN Consent for Vaccine Tracking	MT, TX
Expands Vaccine Tracking	CT, ID, KS, MA, MT, NY, TX, UT
Requires Tracking of Parental Refusal of Vaccines	MD
Requires Reports of Vaccine Reactions to Leg	VT
Adds OPT-OUT on Forced Inclusion Vaccine Tracking System	MA
Alters Vaccine Board Positions	ME
Requires Public Schools to Conduct Health Visits to Private School Students	IA

VACCINES

Prohibits Certain Ingredients in Vaccines	MO
Requires Vaccine Promotion/Marketing	GA, IL, MD, NE, OR, TN, TX
Permits Pharmacists Administer More Vaccines	HI, IN, KS, KY, MD, MT, NY, SD
Expands Vaccine/Public Health Programs	WA

INDIVIDUAL BILLS WE ARE TRACKING AS OF 2/24/17 (note you must be registered and logged in to see the specific information about the bills in your state). Bills highlighted below in red are moving at this time and NVIC is opposed to their passage. Please read the bill and contact your state legislators to voice your concerns.

State	Bill Number	Date Posted	Position	Status	Title
AR	SB 301	2/24/2017	OPPOSE	Passed the Senate; passed house committees on 2/23/17	Allows the health dept. to share personal information in the immunization registry
AR	HB 1043	1/12/2017	OPPOSE	Withdrawn by the sponsor on 1/11/2017	Eliminates religious and philosophical belief exemptions to vaccination
AZ	SB 1509	2/3/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the Senate Committees on Education and Rules on 2/1/2017	Requires public and charter schools to post vaccination rates on their website
AZ	SB 1268	1/25/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to Senate Committees Rules and HHS	Requires parents to have their natural born children vaccinated in order to be a foster parent
CT	SB 439	2/24/2017	OPPOSE	Hearing held in the Joint Committee on Public Health 2/22/17	Expands the vaccine registry/tracking system to include up to age 18, require reports
CT	HB 7059	2/24/2017	OPPOSE	Hearing held in Joint Committee on Children, Tues., 2/21	Requires parents using a religious belief exemption to participate in a state education program
CT	SB 840	2/23/2017	OPPOSE	Hearing held in the Joint Committee on Public Health, Wed. 2/22/17	Requires the Dept. of Public Health to release annual immunization rates of all schools
CT	HB 6971	1/25/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the Joint Committee on Health 1/26/2017	Requires state mandated education in order to use a religious belief exemption to vaccination
CT	HB 6485	1/24/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/23/2017 and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health	Expand the current vaccine registry/tracking system to include all children up to age 18
CT	HB 6700	1/24/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health 1/24/2017	Mandates annual flu vaccines for child care providers
CT	HB 6016	1/21/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/19/17 and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health	Provides local health directors with real-time access to the immunization registry/tracking system
CT	HB 7172	2/23/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced and referred to the Joint Public Health Committee 2/23/2017	Mandates meningitis vaccines for 12th grade students
GA	HB 198	2/18/2017	OPPOSE	Passed the full House on 2/16/2017	Requires school districts to provide information about flu vaccines
HI	HB 676	2/24/2017	OPPOSE	Scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 3/1/17	Allows pharmacists to administer HPV Vaccine to children
HI	HB 779	1/26/2017	SUPPORT	Referred to House Committees on Health and Judiciary on 1/25/17	Establishes a philosophical belief exemption to vaccination, allows for in house quarantine
IA	SF 138/HF 268	2/12/2017	OPPOSE	SF 138 to Senate Education Subcommittee 1/27, HF 268 to House Education Committee 2/9	Requires school districts to conduct health and safety visits for children under private instruction
IA	HF 261	2/10/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 2/9/2017 assigned to sub committee	Eliminates the religious belief exemption to vaccination in Iowa
IA	HF 7	2/8/2017	SUPPORT	Passed subcommittee, failed to move out of full committee	Adds a personal conviction exemption to vaccination
IA	SF 116	1/25/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/24/17 and referred to the Senate Human Resources Committee	Requires the signature of a religious leader for a religious belief exemption to vaccination
ID	HB 91	2/24/2017	OPPOSE	Died on 3rd reading in the House	Expands the Idaho Immunization Information System/vaccine tracking system
ID	SB 1081	2/22/2017	OPPOSE	Passed the full Senate on 2/21/2017	Extends the Idaho Assessment Board for two more years
ID	SB 1050	2/9/2017	SUPPORT	Referred to the Senate Committee on Health & Welfare on 2/8/17	Clarifies parents can submit their own statement of exemption for religious or other grounds
IL	HB 679	2/24/2017	WATCH	Passed the full House on 2/23/2017	Requires the health dept. to develop an informational flyer on meningococcal disease
IL	SB 2043	2/23/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 2/10/2017 and referred to Assignments	Requires the addition of males to HPV Vaccine programs and required information
IL	SB 741	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Hearing scheduled for 2/15/17 in the Senate Committee on Public Health postponed	Mandates flu vaccines for health care personnel
IN	HB 1540	2/22/2017	OPPOSE	Passed House Public Health Committee and 2nd reading	Expands authority of pharmacists to administer vaccines via standing orders issued by the state
IN	HB 1069	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Passed full House on 1/31/2017, referred to Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services	Mandates meningitis vaccines for college students
IN	SB 51	1/30/2017	OPPOSE	Passed full Senate on 1/30/17, to be considered in the House next	Adds new vaccines that pharmacists can administer to children without consent in an emergency
IN	SB 339	1/12/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services	Mandates meningitis vaccine for college students
IN	SB 133	1/5/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to Committee on Health & Provider Services, first reading on 1/4	Mandates vaccines for hospital workers
KS	HB 2205	2/24/2017	OPPOSE	Passed the full House on 2/23/17	Mandates Meningitis Vaccines
KS	HB 2121	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Passed full House; referred to Senate Committee on Public Health & Welfare 2/21/17	Requires all vaccines administered to be reported to the vaccine registry/tracking system
KS	HB 2030	2/16/2017	OPPOSE	Passed full House on 2/14/17; referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare on 2/15/17	Allows pharmacists to administer any vaccine to children 6 years or older
KY	SB 101	2/24/2017	WATCH	Passed the full Senate on 2/22/17	Expands current law allowing pharmacist to administer vaccines to children to include 9 to 17 years
KY	HB 147	2/9/2017	OPPOSE	Passed the House Committee on Health & Family Services on 2/9/17	Mandates vaccines for college students
MA	H.1179	2/24/2017	WATCH	Introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health on 2/23/2017	Allows parents and individuals to opt-out of the vaccine tracking system
MA	SD 1509	1/31/2017	OPPOSE	Filed on 1/20/2017	Expands the current vaccine registry/tracking system to include vision screening
MD	HB 1262	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Scheduled for a hearing in the House Health and Government Operations Committee, 3/9/2017	Expands existing law that allows pharmacists to administer flu vaccines to include children 5 and up
MD	HB 1481	2/16/2017	OPPOSE	Hearing scheduled in the House Health and Government Operations Committee 3/10/2017	Requires all primary care providers to push all vaccines to adolescents, document parental refusal
ME	LD 272/HP 205	2/9/2017	OPPOSE	LD 272 was withdrawn on 2/8/17	Mandates Meningitis Vaccine for 11 to 20 year olds
ME	LD 456/HP 323	2/7/2017	WATCH	Introduced and Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 2/7/2017	Allows pharmacists to administer all ACIP recommended vaccines to children 11 and older
ME	LD 161/HP 119	1/21/2017	WATCH	Introduced and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services 1/19/17	Removes the Secretary of State from the Maine Vaccine Board
MN	SF 1129	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced and referred to the Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee on 2/20/2017	Allows minors to consent to HPV Vaccine
MN	HF 96/SF 143	1/16/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced and referred to House Health & Human Services Reform & Senate Health and Human Services	Changes conscientious belief exemption to personal belief exemption, requires physician statement
MO	SB 117	2/1/2017	OPPOSE	Hearing held in Senate Health and Pensions Committee on 1/18/17	Mandates flu vaccines for employees and volunteers of health services facilities
MO	HB 332	1/5/2017	WATCH	Introduced 1/4/2017	Restricts the use of vaccines containing foreign human DNA
MO	HB 331	1/5/2017	WATCH	Introduced 1/4/2017	Restricts use of vaccines containing metal preservatives
MS	HB 1439	2/1/2017	SUPPORT	Died in Committee on 1/31/2017	Establishes a conscientious belief exemption to vaccination
MS	HB 88	2/1/2017	SUPPORT	Died in Committee on 1/31/2017	Establishes the right of adults to determine whether to receive any vaccine, provides protections
MS	SB 2636/HB 1457	2/1/2017	SUPPORT	HB 14 57 died in Committee on 1/31/2017	Provides for religious and philosophical belief exemptions to vaccination
MS	HB 1068	2/1/2017	SUPPORT	Died in Committee on 1/31/2017	Eliminates the requirement that hospitals administer hepatitis b vaccine to newborns
MS	HB 1456	2/1/2017	SUPPORT	Died in Committee on 1/31/2017	Expands and protects medical exemptions to vaccination in MS
MT	HB 293	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Hearing held on 2/1/2017, audio available, currently tabled in committee	Changes vaccine registry/tracking system from opt-in to opt-out
MT	HB 177	2/16/2017	OPPOSE	Passed full House and Senate, Returned to House on 2/15/2017	Adds pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the list of vaccines pharmacists can administer
NE	LB267	1/18/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/11/17, Referred to Health and Human Services Committee on 1/13/17	Requires nursing facilities to offer employees and residents flu vaccines unless contraindicated
NH	HB 361	2/16/2017	SUPPORT	Referred to House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee, Executive Session on 2/22/17	Removes the authority of the health dept. commissioner to adopt rules on child vaccines
NH	HB 362	1/18/2017	SUPPORT	Referred to the House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee, Hearing on 1/24/17	Prohibits school vaccine requirements for diseases noncommunicable in schools including hepatitis b
NJ	A4009/S3010	2/12/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee	Mandates residential college students receive meningitis vaccines according to ACIP recommendation
NJ	A169	1/5/2017	WATCH	Introduced on 1/27/2016 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee, not moving	Makes changes to exemptions to vaccination
NJ	A520	1/5/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced 1/27/2016 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee	Exempts children under 6 from hepatitis b vaccine requirement if the mother tests negative
NJ	A2647	1/5/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced and sent to the Health and Human Services Committee	Mandates HPV Vaccines for students in grades six through 12
NV	AB 200	2/22/2017	OPPOSE	Scheduled for a hearing in Assembly Health and Human Services Committee 2/24/2017	Requires parents be informed if any child in the school has an exemption to vaccination
NY	A2469	1/31/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/20/2017 and referred to the Assembly Health Committee	Allows health care practitioners to administer HPV/Hep B Vaccines to minors without parental consent
NY	S2955/A3912	1/31/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced and referred to the House and Senate Education Committees	Requires school district reporting vaccine exemptions by school to Education Department for public
NY	S3941/A3899	1/31/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/30/17 and referred to Health Committees	Adds lead blood testing data to the vaccine registry/tracking system
NY	S3546	1/25/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced and referred to the Senate Health Committee on 1/24/2017	Requires a physician signature for a religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY	S52, A1810	1/16/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced and referred to the Senate and Assembly Health Committee	Eliminates the religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY	A680	1/16/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health	Allows detention of individuals and groups posing a public health threat
NY	A439	1/12/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health	Expands forced detainment and treatment to include vaccine preventable diseases
NY	A1230	1/12/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/11/17 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health	Mandates flu vaccine for children attending daycare
NY	A933	1/11/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health	Mandates HPV Vaccine
NY	A738	1/11/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health	Mandates vaccines for employees working in children's camps
NY	S1043	1/7/2017	WATCH	Introduced on 1/6/2017 and referred to the Senate Higher Education Committee	Allows pharmacy interns to administer vaccines
NY	S163	1/5/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced 1/4/2017 and referred to Senate Health Committee	Strengthens and expands existing medical exemptions to vaccination
NY	S570	1/5/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee on 1/4/2017	Allows pharmacist to administer flu vaccines to children 9 years and older
NY	S601	1/5/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/4/2017 and referred to Senate Health Committee	Requires a mandatory protocol be established for all children's religious belief exemptions
NY	S132	1/4/2017	OPPOSE	Prefiled and referred to Senate Health 1/4/2017	Mandates HPV Vaccine
NY	S44	12/29/2016	OPPOSE	Prefiled and referred to the Senate Health Committee 1/4/2017	Makes changes to existing law concerning reporting of adult vaccines
OK	SB 725	2/15/2017	OPPOSE	Passed the Senate Committee on Education as amended on 2/13/2017	Requires school districts to report exemptions, gives Health and Ed Dept. rule making authority
OK	SB 831	2/3/2017	SUPPORT	Second reading on 2/7/2017 and referred to Senate Committee on Health & Human Services	Requires parental notification of exemptions by school boards, amends current quarantine law
OK	HB 1386/SB 808	2/3/2017	SUPPORT	SB 808: Second reading on 2/7/2017 and referred to Senate Committee on Health and Human Services	Enacts the Parental Rights Vaccine Act
OK	SB 632	2/3/2017	OPPOSE	Second reading on 2/7/2017 and referred to Senate Committee on Education	Requires students in state care to be vaccinated with no exemptions
OK	SB 177	2/3/2017	SUPPORT	Second reading on 2/7/2017 and referred to Senate Committee on Education	Requires notification of available exemptions to vaccination be given to parents by school boards
OK	SB 83	1/5/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/4/2017, first reading 2/6/2017	Eliminates conscientious and religious belief exemptions to vaccination
OR	SB 274	2/23/2017	OPPOSE	Scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education on 2/28/2017	Mandates information be given to college students concerning vaccines
OR	SB 687	2/7/2017	SUPPORT	Referred to the Senate Committees on Human Services and Health Care on 2/6/2017	Clarifies in state law that not vaccinating or delaying vaccination is not child abuse
OR	SB 579	1/17/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced on 1/9/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/17/17	Adds new informed consent requirements for health care providers administering vaccines to children
OR	SB 580	1/17/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced on 1/9/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/17/17	Requires vaccine providers to inform parents of vaccines required for school and of exemptions
OR	SB 848	2/23/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced on 2/23/2017	Prevents employers from requiring a vaccine as a condition of employment
PA	SB 217	1/26/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced on 1/26/2017 and referred to the Senate Education Committee	Eliminates exemptions for strong moral and ethical convictions
RI	SB 47	1/24/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced on 1/18/2017	Adds a personal belief exemption to vaccination
SD	HB 1043	1/24/2017	OPPOSE	Tabled in Committee on Health and Human Services, died	Allows Pharmacists to administer vaccines, sets up new board to adopt rules pertaining to vaccines
TN	HB 272	2/13/2017	SUPPORT	Withdrawn on 2/8/2017	Concerning a statement of religious exemption for meningococcal vaccine for college students
TN	HB 1002/SB 393	2/12/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced, SB 393 referred to Senate Education Committee	Concerning vaccine requirements for high school students attending college classes
TN	HB 388/SB 598	2/8/2017	OPPOSE	Introduced 2/2/2017 and 2/8/2017	Requires schools to provide information on flu and flu vaccines every school year
TX	SB 1010/HB 2249	2/23/2017	OPPOSE	Filed on 2/22/2017	REQUIRES reporting of vaccine exemptions by schools, school districts and the Dept. of Health
TX	HB 1070	2/22/2017	SUPPORT	Referred to House Committee on Public Health on 2/21/2017	PROHIBITS health care providers from refusing to treat patients who refuse vaccination
TX	HB 126	2/15/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the House Committee on Public Health on 2/13/2017	RESTRICTS conscientious/religious exemptions, requires completion of education module and adds fee
TX	HB 107	2/15/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the House Committee on Public Health on 2/13/2017	REQUIRES the health dept. to produce an annual report on HPV Vaccine statistics for every TX county
TX	HB 97	2/15/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the House Committee on Public Health on 2/14/2017	ELIMINATES parental consent by allowing child consent to HPV vaccine as cancer prevention treatment
TX	HB 243	2/15/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the House Committee on Public Health on 2/13/2017	REMOVES current protection in law for consent before any information is put into the registry
TX	HB 120	2/15/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the House Committee on Public Health on 2/13/2017	REMOVES conscientious and religious belief exemption language, replaces with non-medical
TX	HB 241	2/15/2017	OPPOSE	Referred to the House Committee on Public Health on 2/13/2017	RESTRICTS conscientious/religious exemptions, requires health care practitioner counselling
TX	SB 431	2/7/2017	WATCH	Introduced and referred to Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on 1/6/2017	ALLOWS advanced practice registered nurses to sign medical exemptions
TX	HB 1124	1/20/2017	SUPPORT	Filed on 1/18/2017	REQUIRES the health dept. to make exemption affidavits available on their website and in schools
TX	HB 1029	1/17/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced on 1/13/2017	ADDS additional informed consent requirements for health care providers administering vaccines
TX	SB 54	11/25/2016	OPPOSE	Referred to Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on 1/24/17	REMOVES current protection in law for consent before any information is put into the registry
UT	HB 310	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Passed House Health and Human Services Committee, waiting 3rd reading in the house	Creates the Utah Statewide Immunization Information System
UT	HB 309	2/21/2017	WATCH	Passed the House Health and Human Services Committee on 2/17/2017	Amends vaccination and exemption requirements for schools
UT	HB 308	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Passed House Health and Human Services Committee	Requires vaccine education module for exemptions not obtained from local health depts
VA	HB 1533	1/31/2017	OPPOSE	Subcommittee Failed to recommend reporting 1/24/2017.	Mandates meningitis vaccine for students before entering sixth grade
VA	SB 1519	1/31/2017	OPPOSE	Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) 1/26/2017	Mandates meningitis vaccine for students before entering sixth grade
VA	SB 1028	1/19/2017	OPPOSE	Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health on 1/19/2017	Requires posting of immunization rates by schools
VT	H247	2/16/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced on 2/14/2017 and referred to the Committee on Health	Requires the Dept. of Health to submit reports to the General Assembly on adverse vaccine reactions
WA	HB 1432/SB 5353	2/21/2017	OPPOSE	Scheduled for a hearing in House Appropriations on 2/22/2017	Expands and funds public health services
WA	HB 2092	2/13/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced and referred to the House Health Care and Wellness Committee 2/13/2017	Clarifies what the health dept. can and can't put on an exemption form, removes restrictive language
WA	HB 2090	2/13/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced and referred to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee 2/13/2017	Requires reviewing full health history & the package insert for the vaccine before administration
WA	HB 1641	2/13/2017	OPPOSE	Passed House Judiciary Committee on 2/9/17, referred to rules	Allows school nurses and counselors to consent to vaccination for homeless youth
WV	SB 359	2/22/2017	SUPPORT	Introduced on 2/21/2017 and referred to Senate Health and Human Resources and Judiciary	Establishes religious and conscientious belief exemptions to vaccination for students and employees