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UPDATE: 5/23/2022 - SF 2394/HF 1245 failed to move during the 2022 legislative session, which ended on 5/23/2022.
UPDATE: SF 2394/HF 1245 did not have a hearing in 2021, however bills can carry over from odd to even years in MN.
SF 2394 was introduced on 4/12/2021 and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee. SF 2394 is sponsored by Senators Goggin and Koran. The companion bill HF 1245 was introduced on 2/18/2021 and referred to the House Health Finance and Policy Committee. HF 1245 is sponsored by Reps. Lucero ; Bennett ; Haley ; Heinrich ; Gruenhagen ; Drazkowski and Mekeland.
These bills would add the following new sections of law and provide for a penalty.
Section 1. [144.0621] CONSENT REQUIRED FOR VACCINATION.
No vaccination shall be administered in this state unless the individual receiving the
vaccine gives written consent to the vaccination. For a child or an individual who is unable
to give consent, the parent or legal guardian shall first give written consent prior to the
administration of a vaccine. No government official or agent of government shall attempt
to coerce or compel an individual to consent to vaccination by means of withholding a
government benefit such as a stimulus check, MFIP, general assistance, supplemental aid,
health care programs, diversionary work programs, unemployment compensation student
loans, or any other form of government assistance.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4197, is amended to read:
144.4197 EMERGENCY VACCINE ADMINISTRATION; LEGEND DRUG.
Subdivision 1. Vaccine administration.
Subd. 2. Discrimination prohibited.
No agent of government or business shall treat
differently, single out, deny opportunity, ostracize, stigmatize, or discriminate against an
individual as a result of the individual's decision on whether or not to receive a vaccine. No
government, including political subdivisions, or business operating in the state shall require
proof of vaccination or health record proving vaccination in order to permit entry into a
building or facility open to the general public. An individual shall not be denied the ability
to engage in commerce as a result of a decision on whether or not to vaccinate.
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