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UPDATE: 3/13/2024 - ENACTED; HB 15 was signed by Governor Spencer J. Cox on 3/13/2024, effective date 5/1/2024.
UPDATE: 3/11/2024 - HB 15 was sent from the House to the Governor's office on 3/11/2024.
UPDATE: 2/28/2024 - HB 15 passed the Senate 3rd Reading by a vote of 26 Ayes, 0 Nays, 3 Absent, on 2/28/2024.
UPDATE: 2/14/2024 - HB 15 is eligible for a Senate 3rd Reading as of 2/14/2024.
UPDATE: 2/14/2024 - HB 15 passed the Senate 2nd Reading by a vote of 27 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Absent or not voting, on 2/14/2024.
UPDATE: 2/6/2024 - HB 15 was placed on the Senate 2nd Reading Calendar on 2/6/2024.
UPDATE: 2/5/2024 - HB 15 was favorably recommended in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee by vote of 4 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Absent, on 2/5/2024.
UPDATE: 2/2/2024 - HB 15 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee on Monday, 2/5/2024 at 3:40PM in Room 210 of the Senate Building. View the hearing agenda HERE.
UPDATE: 2/2/2024 - HB 15 was referred to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee on 2/2/2024.
UPDATE: 2/1/2024 - HB 15 passed the House 3rd Reading by vote of 73 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Absent on 2/1/2024.
UPDATE: 1/25/2024 - HB 15 passed the House 2nd Reading on 1/25/2024 and was placed on the House 3rd Reading Calendar.
UPDATE: 1/24/2024 - HB 15 was favorably recommended as substituted in the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee by a vote of 7 Yeas, 0 Nays, 5 Absent, on 1/24/2024. The substitution does not change the bill's provisions that NVIC supports. NVIC does not take a position on the rest of the substituted provisions which are unrelated to vaccines. View the Committee Report HERE.
UPDATE: 1/23/2024 - HB 15 is scheduled for a hearing in the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday, 1/24/2024 at 2:00PM in Room 30 of the House Building. View the hearing agenda HERE.
UPDATE: 1/16/2024 - HB 15 was referred to the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee on 1/16/2024.
HB 15 was introduced in the House for the 2024 session on 12/19/2023. This bill is sponsored by Representative Matthew Gwynn.
HB 15 establishes medical, personal, and religious vaccine exemptions for higher education students and prohibits attendance discrimination based on a students exemption status, with exceptions for med students studying in a medical setting at an institution of higher education:
(c) (i) The board may not require proof of vaccination as a condition for enrollment or attendance within the system of higher education unless the board allows for the following exemptions:
(A) a medical exemption if the student provides to the institution a statement that the claimed exemption is for a medical reason; and
(B) a personal exemption if the student provides to the institution a statement that the claimed exemption is for a personal or religious belief.
(ii) An institution that offers both remote and in-person learning options may not deny a student who is exempt from a requirement to receive a vaccine under Subsection (2)(c)(i) to participate in an in-person learning option based upon the student's vaccination status.
(iii) Subsections (2)(c)(i) and (ii) do not apply to a student studying in a medical setting at an institution of higher education.
(iv) Nothing in this section restricts a state or local health department from acting under applicable law to contain the spread of an infectious disease.
NVIC supports the provisions of HB 15 listed above. These provisions are a part of larger criminal code cleanup bill. NVIC does not take a position on the rest of the bill's provisions which are unrelated to vaccines.
https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0015.html - text, status, and history of HB 15
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