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Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for selected state(s).

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
AL HB 28 2024-08-19 SUPPORT Adds coroners and death examiners to the first responder category who get COVID-19 death benefits regardless of vaccination status Status: Prefiled for 2025, Referred to the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee on 8/19/2024

Action: Contact House Ways & Means General Fund Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
AL HB 2 2024-07-08 SUPPORT Prohibits an unemancipated minor from consenting to vaccination without the written consent of a parent or legal guardian, with exceptions Status: Prefiled for 2025 in the House and referred to House Judiciary Committee on 7/8/2024

Action: Contact House Judiciary Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
AR SB 6 2025-01-13 SUPPORT Establishes a criminal offense of vaccine harm for pharmaceutical company executive officers Status: Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on 1/13/2025

Action: Contact your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A1899/S1981 2024-12-19 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacy personnel to administer flu & COVID-19 vaccines to children 5 yrs or older w/out prescription, & all vaccines to individuals 18+ Status: A1899, as amended in Senate, concurred in Assembly on 12/19/2024; S1981 substituted by A1899 on 12/19/2024; A1899 passed full Assembly on 6/28/2024

Action: Contact Governor Phil Murphy at (609) 292-6000 & ask him to VETO A1899
NJ A920/S354 2024-12-12 OPPOSE Allows Optometrists to administer COVID, Influenza, and Varicella-zoster virus vaccines to adults, requires vaccine tracking to state registry Status: A920 was amended in Assembly Regulated Professions Committee on 3/14/2024|S354 was amended in Senate Commerce Committee on12/12/2024

Action: Contact your Assemblymember & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ A1884/S3700 2024-09-23 OPPOSE Restricts medical free speech of health care professionals by creating new offense deemed professional misconduct for spreading "mis/disinformation" Status: A1884 ref. to Ass. Reg. Prof. Comm. on 9/23/2024 | S3700 ref. to Sen. Health, Hum. Svcs, & Sen. Cit. Comm.

Action: Contact your Assemblymember & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE A1884/S3700
NJ A4582 2024-06-13 OPPOSE Requires DOH to provide incentives for nursing home to vaccinate at least 90 percent of their residents Status: Referred to the Assembly Aging & Human Services Committee on 6/13/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Aging & Human Services Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ A4453 2024-06-03 SUPPORT Prohibits state or political subdivision of the state from enforcing/implementing any policy, rule, or regulation by an international organization Status: Referred to the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee on 6/3/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A4109 2024-04-04 OPPOSE Permits paramedics to administer vaccines during outbreaks of communicable diseases Status: Referred to the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee on 4/4/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Regulated Professions Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ A3827/S1359 2024-02-22 SUPPORT Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccination Status: A3827 referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee on 2/22/2024 | S1359 referred to Senate Higher Education Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Higher Education Committee Members, Senate Higher Education Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A3835/S454 2024-02-22 WATCH Prohibits COVID-19 vaccine mandates and entities requesting or requiring disclosure of COVID-19 vaccination status, creates cause of action Status: Referred to Asm. Community Devel. and Women's Affairs Comm. on 2/22/2024 |Referred to Senate Health Human Svs. & Senior Citizens Comm. on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Asm. Community Devel. & Women's Affairs Comm. Memb., Sen. Hlth. Hum. Svs. & Sen. Cit. Comm. Memb., your Asblymn, & your Sen. with concerns
NJ A3375 2024-02-01 WATCH Prohibits pregnant women from being required to provide proof of COVID vaccination, prohibits discrimination Status: Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee on 2/1/2024

Action: Contact the Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee Members, your Assemblyman, & your Senator, with your concerns
NJ A3392/S962 2024-02-01 SUPPORT Prohibits Commissioner of Health and State entities from requiring COVID Vaccines for public primary & secondary school students Status: A3392 referred to the Assembly Health Comm on 2/1/2024 | S962 referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Comm on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Comm Membrs, Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Comm Membrs, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A1812 2024-01-09 OPPOSE Eliminates religious belief exemptions in NJ for children in schools and childcare centers Status: Introduced and referred to Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NJ A531 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits infringement of right of a parent to direct their child’s health care, requires school district to involve parents in right to exempt child Status: Referred to the Assembly Education Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact the Assembly Education Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & your Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A625/S656 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Requires identification and review of deaths/near deaths happening after vaccination Status: A625 referred to Assem. Children, Families, & Food Security Comm| S656 referred to Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Comm; on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assem Child, Fam, & Food Sec Comm Members, Sen. Hlth, Human Serv, & Sen. Cit Comm Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ SCR52 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Urges Congress and President to prohibit private financial institutions from penalizing individuals for exercise of free speech Status: Referred to Senate Commerce Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Commerce Committee, your Senator & Assemblymember, ask to SUPPORT
NJ S887 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits reporting children's medical information, including immunization info to state vaccine registry, without written consent of parent/guardian Status: Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A1523 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits the automatic registration in New Jersey Immunization Information System & requires opt-in Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblyman, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A710 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits the state or political subdivision from requiring a private business to confirm receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine for an individual to enter Status: Referred to the Assembly Commerce, Economic Development, and Agriculture Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Commerce, Economic Development, and Agriculture Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ S2112 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits teaching staff from inputting student or student’s family vaccine info into a 3rd-party app managed by entity engaged in partisan politics Status: Referred to the Senate Education Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Education Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ S678 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Requires certain care facilities to establish visitation policies which include not asking visitors to disclose their vaccination status Status: Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ S2114 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Allows individuals fired or who voluntarily quit because of EO 283 to be eligible for unemployment Status: Referred to Senate Labor Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Labor Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A1823 2024-01-09 OPPOSE Requires annual flu vaccine for public and private K-12 school students, preschools, child care centers, & institutions of higher education Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ A780/S380 2024-01-09 WATCH Requires entities to accept confirmation of prior COVID-19 infection or protective immune response against COVID-19 when vaccination proof is required Status: A780 referred to Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024|S380 referred to Senate Health, Human Serv, and Sr Citizen Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Comm Members, Senate Health, Human Serv, and Senior Citizen Comm Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator with your concerns
NJ A1507/S1693 2024-01-09 WATCH Prohibits government & schools from mandating COVID Vaccines, health care worker mandates allowed with only current medical/religious exemptions Status: A1507 referred to Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024|S1693 referred to Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator with your concerns
NJ A2252 2024-01-09 OPPOSE Establishes NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Commission to push COVID-19 vaccination with nine-million-dollar appropriation Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ S384 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Makes state liable for vaccine injuries caused by vaccines mandated for child care, preschool, school or institutions of higher education Status: Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A1864 2024-01-09 OPPOSE Requires public & private higher education institution students, staff, & others take COVID-19 vaccine, only religious & medical exemptions available Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact the Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblyman & your Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ S1705 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits childhood school COVID-19 or HPV vaccine mandates or status inquiry by Commissioner, Governor, State or local government Status: Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A1506 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits a government entity or school from requiring flu vaccines for persons 18 and under Status: Referred to Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ S1956 2024-01-09 OPPOSE Requires all individuals be enrolled in the vaccine registry/tracking system when vaccinated, forced tracking during an outbreak Status: Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ S377 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Requires vaccine information be given to parents & patients before vaccination, prohibits providers from refusing care based on vaccination refusal Status: Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A1852 2024-01-09 OPPOSE Requires all individuals be enrolled in the vaccine registry/tracking system when vaccinated Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact your Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ A1520 2024-01-09 WATCH Prohibits public institutions of higher education to require COVID-19/monkeypox vaccinations for students with no in-person presence on campus Status: Referred to the Assembly Higher Education Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Higher Education Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator with your concerns
NJ A624/S657 2024-01-09 WATCH Establishes the Children's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System Status: A624 referred to the Assembly Health Comm on 1/9/2024 | S657 referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Comm on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator with your concerns
NJ AR 29 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Urges the U.S. President to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A1307 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Enacts the Informed Consent for Vaccination Act; requires vaccine administrators provide certain information and obtain signed consent Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ AR 30 2024-01-09 SUPPORT Urges U.S. President and Congress to cease funding gain-of-function research Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A2606/S1831 2024-01-09 OPPOSE Requires metrics for assessing nursing home operation to include number of residents vaccinated against SARS CoV2 and annual influenza virus Status: A2606 referred to the Assembly Aging & Human Services Comm on 1/9/2024|S1831 referred to the Senate Health, Human Services & Sr Citzn Comm on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Assm Aging & Human Srvc Comm Membrs, Senate Health, Human Srvc, & Sr Citizens Comm Membrs, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NJ S379 2024-01-09 WATCH Establishes Children’s Vaccination Bill of Rights; protections for children including informed consent, disclosure for safety & injury compensation Status: Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember with your concerns
TX HB 1468 2024-12-02 SUPPORT Requires health care facility to include & accept exemptions for reasons of conscience including a religious belief in vaccine mandate policies Status: Prefiled for the 2025 legislative session in the House on 11/25/2024

Action: Contact your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
TX SB 398 2024-11-20 OPPOSE Removes prohibition on pharmacist delegating medication administration & authorizes pharmacist to delegate vaccine administration to a pharmacy tech Status: Prefiled in the Senate for the 2025 legislative session

Action: Contact your Senator & House Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
TX HB 1356 2024-11-15 SUPPORT Prohibits a health care provider from denying or refusing health care based on an individual’s vaccination status, creates $50,000 civil penalty Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the House on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
TX HB 1082 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Requires DSHS to develop & post online blank vaccine exemption form, prohibits keeping personal info or requiring disclosure of info to obtain form Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the House on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Representative & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
TX SB 91 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Establishes employer liability for vaccine injuries in employees arising from employer vaccine mandates unless vaccine exemptions are accepted Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the Senate on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
TX SB 117 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Removes the authority of health department to add additional vaccines to childhood vaccine mandate schedule, allows commissioner to only recommend Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the Senate on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
TX HB 943 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Prohibits any person, including a health provider, from compelling or coercing an individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; req. informed consent Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the House on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
TX SB 118 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Repeals authority to exclude students with a conscientious/religious exemption from attending public school in times of emergency/epidemic Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the Senate on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
TX HB 962 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Requires health care providers to report potential vaccine injure to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the House on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
TX SB 95 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Requires health care provider to obtain informed consent prior to vaccination of a child, creates civil liability for failure to comply Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the Senate on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
TX SB 94 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Prohibits denial of admission to school, higher ed, or child care over vaccines if documentation is submitted showing an exemption has been requested Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the Senate on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
TX HB 1134 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Prohibits the department from maintaining a record of the number of vaccine exemption affidavit forms sent out each year, disaggregated by zip code Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the House on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
TX HB 730 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Requires DSHS to make vaccine exemption form available online & in schools; contains confidentiality & reporting requirements Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the House on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Representative and Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
TX SB 96 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Requires vaccine informed consent, injuries reported, health exemption accepted, & prohibits gov’t sanctions on exemption providers; est. penalties Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the Senate on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Senator & Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
TX HB 383 2024-11-12 SUPPORT Expands prohibition on employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates, adverse actions, & complaints to apply to all persons Status: Prefiled in the House for the 2025 legislative session on 11/12/2024

Action: Contact your Representative & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
VA HB 2189 2025-01-07 SUPPORT Provides religious exemption for vaccine mandate issued by Health Commissioner during epidemic Status: Prefiled for the 2025 session in the House on 1/7/2025

Action: Contact your House Delegate & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT

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