Kentucky Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Kentucky State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
KY HB 101 2023-03-16 SUPPORT Prohibits any person, entity, or government agency, public or private, from requiring or coercing a child to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Referred to Senate Family & Children Committee on 3/16/2023; passed the House on 3/7/2023, by a vote of 79 Yes, 17 No.

Action: Contact your Senate Family & Children Committee Members and your Senator, ask to SUPPORT
KY SB 237 2023-02-23 SUPPORT Requires colleges, employers, healthcare facilities & Long-term care facilities to allow exemptions to required vaccines, provides legal remedies Referred to the Senate Health Services Committee on 2/23/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health Services Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
KY SB 139 2023-02-23 SUPPORT Requires employers who require vaccination as a condition of employment to grant exemptions for religious & conscientious beliefs Referred to the Senate Health Services Committee on 2/17/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health Services Committee Members, your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
KY SB 155 2023-02-21 SUPPORT Removes private employer's statutory liability protection if employer institutes mandatory workplace vaccination policy, creates civil cause of action Referred to Senate Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor Committee on 2/21/2023

Action: Contact Senate Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
KY SB 102 2023-02-10 SUPPORT Establishes parental rights in public education, includes prohibiting vaccine requirements for school not specifically required by current state law Referred to the Senate Education Committee on 2/10/2023

Action: Contact Senate Education Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
KY HB 137 2023-01-06 SUPPORT Provides vaccine exemptions for college students/employees, prohibits public entities from mandating vaccine passports, provides employee exemptions Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Committees on 1/6/2023

Action: Contact House Committee on Committees Members, your Representative & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
KY HB 110 2023-01-05 SUPPORT Adds conscientious belief exemption to vaccines required for school Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Committees on 1/5/2023

Action: Contact House Committee on Committees Members, your Representative & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
KY HB 92 2023-01-04 OPPOSE Requires laws, regulations, EOs & school policies that impose medical treatment or vaccination to provide opt-out for any reason Referred to the House Committee on Committees on 1/4/2023

Action: Contact House Committee on Committees Members, your Representative & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
KY HB 31 2023-01-03 SUPPORT Prohibits administrative regulations of Kentucky Board of Education from requiring students receive COVID-19 vaccines in order to attend school Introduced & referred to the House Committee on Committees on 1/3/2023

Action: Contact House Committee on Committees Members, your Representative & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
KY HB 57 2023-01-03 SUPPORT Establishes medical choice and right to refuse any medical procedure including vaccination in state law, prohibits mandates Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Committees on 1/3/2023

Action: Contact House Committee on Committees Members, your Representative & Senator, ask to SUPPORT

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.