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UPDATE: 4/15/2024 - AB 429 and SB 442 died. AB 429 failed to be scheduled for a hearing in the Assembly Health, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, and SB 442 failed to be scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health before the session calendar deadline of the last general-business floorperiod on 4/15/2024, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
AB 429 was introduced and referred to the Assembly Health, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee on 9/19/2023. It is sponsored by Representative Lisa Subeck and Representatives Ratcliff, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Bare, Drake, Emerson, Madison, Palmeri, Shelton, Snodgrass, Stubbs and Clancy and cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer and Roys.
SB 442 was introduced and referred to the Senate Health Committee on 9/20/2023. It is sponsored by Senators Mark Spreitzer and Kelda Roys, and cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Ratcliff, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Bare, Drake, Emerson, Madison, Palmeri, Shelton, Snodgrass and Stubbs.
These bills would remove the personal conviction vaccine exemption for school vaccine mandates. NVIC is opposed to the vaccine mandates and defends and supports the retention of exemptions as a way to allow families the ability to decline or delay vaccines therefore NVIC is strongly opposed to these bills. The removal of any exemptions is a step toward removing ALL student exemptions.
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