Virginia Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Virginia 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

The following table lists the active action alerts for all states.

State Date Action
VA 2023-03-01 Action Requested on HB 1397, HB 2280, SB 1297, HB 1889, SB 876, HB 2160, SB 833, SB 792, HB 2306, HB 1864, SB 972, HB 2276, & SB 991

Bills to Watch

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

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
VA HB 2306 2023-02-16 WATCH Allows religious & medical exemptions to vaccines mandated by the Commissioner during an epidemic Died, passed by indefinitely in Senate Education & Health Committee on 2/16/2023 by vote of 8 Yeas, 7 Nays; passed full House on 2/6/2023

Action: NONE
VA HB 2276 2023-02-07 WATCH Prohibits COVID-19 vaccines from being required for certain ages and after reviewing board materials for school, establishes additional prohibition Died, failed to pass the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions prior to 2/7/2023 crossover deadline.

Action: NONE
VA HB 2280 2023-02-07 SUPPORT Requires written informed consent of the parent or guardian prior to any non-emergency medical treatment, including vaccination Died, failed to pass House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions prior to the 2/7/2023 crossover deadline

Action: NONE
VA HB 1889 2023-02-07 SUPPORT Prohibits colleges from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for employees and students Died, failed to pass House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions prior to the 2/7/2023 crossover deadline

Action: NONE
VA HB 2160 2023-02-07 SUPPORT Prohibits in-person visitation policies for certain health care facilities from requiring the visitor to provide proof of immunization or vaccination Died, failed to pass House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions prior to the 2/7/2023 crossover deadline

Action: NONE
VA HB 1397 2023-02-07 SUPPORT Allows for exemptions to vaccines required for school, home instruction & day care if the parent or guardian elects for the child not to receive them Died, failed to pass House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions prior to the 2/7/2023 crossover deadline

Action: NONE
VA HB 1864 2023-02-07 WATCH Requires state agencies that require vaccines for employees to allow for philosophical exemptions Died, failed to pass House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions prior to the 2/7/2023 crossover deadline

Action: NONE
VA SB 972 2023-02-02 WATCH Allows religious exemptions to vaccines required for school during emergency, adds religious exemption to vaccines mandated by Commissioner Died, passed by indefinitely by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on 2/2/2023 by vote of 8 Yes - 7 No

Action: NONE
VA SB 1297 2023-02-02 SUPPORT Requires health care facilities develop in-person visitation policies that prohibit requiring proof of vaccination Died, passed by indefinitely by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on 2/2/2023 by vote of 13 Yes - 1 No

Action: NONE
VA SB 876 2023-02-02 SUPPORT Prohibits requiring COVID-19 vaccines for school attendance Died, passed by indefinitely by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on 2/2/2023 by vote of 8 Yes - 6 No - 1 Abstention

Action: NONE
VA SB 991 2023-01-26 WATCH Removes personal exemption for hepatitis b & meningitis vaccines for college students & ability to deny religious/medical exemptions during epidemic Died, Passed by indefinitely by Senate Education & Health Committee on 1/26/2023 by vote of 9 YES, 6 NO

Action: NONE
VA SB 833 2022-02-02 SUPPORT Prohibits discrimination based on COVID vaccination status and COVID vaccine mandates for school, restricts power of governor/commissioner to mandate Died, passed by indefinitely by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on 2/2/2023 by vote of 8 Yes - 5 No

Action: NONE
VA SB 792 2022-02-02 SUPPORT Prohibits discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccination status; prohibits COVID-19 vaccine mandates by employers, the state & schools Died, passed by indefinitely by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on 2/2/2023 by vote of 8 Yes - 5 No

Action: NONE

Announcements

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