CS/SB 252: Protection from Discrimination Based on Health Care Choices

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy, Burton; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Protection from Discrimination Based on Health Care Choices; Prohibiting business entities and governmental entities from requiring a person to provide certain documentation or requiring a COVID-19 test to gain access to, entry upon, or service from such entities or as a condition of contracting, hiring, promotion, or continued employment; prohibiting business and governmental entities from refusing to hire persons, discharging persons, depriving or attempting to deprive persons of employment opportunities, adversely affecting persons with respect to employment, or otherwise discriminating against any person based on knowledge or belief of a person’s vaccination or COVID-19 postinfection recovery status or failure to take a COVID-19 test; requiring such entities to provide exemptions and reasonable accommodations for religious and medical reasons, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 5/4/2023 09:15 PM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 238 (er) by Burton Public Records/Protection from Discrimination Based on Health Care Choices Last Action: 5/12/2023 Chapter No. 2023-42, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 252 (Ch. 2023-43)	Linked
  H 1013 (c2) by Health & Human Services Committee Protection from Discrimination Based on Health Care Choices Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 238 (Ch. 2023-42), CS/SB 252 (Ch. 2023-43)	Similar
  H 1015 (c2) by Health & Human Services Committee Pub. Rec./Protection from Discrimination Based on Health Care Choices Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 238 (Ch. 2023-42), CS/SB 252 (Ch. 2023-43)	Compare

• Citations - Statute (8)

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  381.00316	COVID-19 vaccine documentation.	Page 5 (pdf)
  381.00319	Prohibition on COVID-19 vaccination mandates for students.	Page 10 (pdf)
  381.00321		Page 13 (pdf)
  395.1057		Page 14 (pdf)
  408.824		Page 14 (pdf)
  456.62		Page 16 (pdf)
  465.0266	Common database.	Page 17 (pdf)
  1002.20	K-12 student and parent rights.	Page 19 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  3/3/2023	S	• Filed
  3/6/2023	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
  3/7/2023	S	• Introduced
  3/30/2023	S	• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  4/4/2023	S	• Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy
  4/17/2023	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/20/23, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  4/20/2023	S	• CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 5
  4/24/2023	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/23
  4/25/2023	S	• CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  4/27/2023	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 568 • Amendment(s) adopted (611288) -SJ 569 • Read 3rd time -SJ 569 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6 -SJ 569
  4/27/2023	H	• In Messages
  5/1/2023	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  5/2/2023	H	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
  5/3/2023	H	• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 31
  5/3/2023	S	• Ordered enrolled
  5/9/2023		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  5/11/2023		• Approved by Governor
  5/12/2023		• Chapter No. 2023-43, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 238 (Ch. 2023-42)