Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
Present law prohibits a state or local governmental official, entity, department, or agency from: (1) Requiring, or mandating that a private business require, proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the premises of the business or utilizing services provided by the business; or (2) Requiring proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the premises of a state or local government entity, or utilizing services provided by a state or local government entity. requiring proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the premises of a state or local government entity, or utilizing services provided by a state or local government entity. This bill changes and adds to present law to prohibit the following: (1) The commissioner of health from requiring the immunization of children with a vaccine that has emergency use authorization from the United States FDA; (2) A person, private business, or state or local governmental official, entity, department, or agency from compelling proof of vaccination for COVID-19 by a person, including an employee or a consumer; and (3) A state or local governmental official, entity, department, or agency from requiring, or mandating that a private business require, proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the premises of the business or utilizing services provided by the business.
Present law prohibits a state or local governmental official, entity, department, or agency from: (1) Requiring, or mandating that a private business require, proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the premises of the business or utilizing services provided by the business; or (2) Requiring proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the premises of a state or local government entity, or utilizing services provided by a state or local government entity. requiring proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the premises of a state or local government entity, or utilizing services provided by a state or local government entity. This bill changes and adds to present law to prohibit the following: (1) The commissioner of health from requiring the immunization of children with a vaccine that has emergency use authorization from the United States FDA; (2) A person, private business, or state or local governmental official, entity, department, or agency from compelling proof of vaccination for COVID-19 by a person, including an employee or a consumer; and (3) A state or local governmental official, entity, department, or agency from requiring, or mandating that a private business require, proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the premises of the business or utilizing services provided by the business.
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