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Obviously you have to be a religious nut job to refuse our vaccines and put others at risk!
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Dear NVIC Advocacy Team Members,
We are edging closer towards the end of the first month of the 2017 legislative session, and we have been busy because your state legislators have been busy. Many new bills have been filed since our last national email update. If you live in one of the following states, there are already vaccine bills filed that can affect your rights (states listed in Red are new since our last update):
AR, AZ, CT, HI, IA, IN, KS, KY, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, and VA.
The following states are priority opposition alert state as they now have bills to restrict or eliminate vaccine exemptions: AR(withdrawn), CT, IA, MN, NY, OK, PA, TX.
The following states are priority support alert states as they now have bills to add or expand vaccine exemptions: HI, IA, MS, NY, NJ, RI, TX.
If you are in any of the following states, beware that there are bills filed to expand vaccine tracking or eliminate OPT-IN Consent for vaccine tracking and that these need to be opposed: CT, KS, MT, NY, TX.
There are dozens of other bills filed that need your support or opposition! PLEASE LOG IN TO http://NVICAdvocacy.org for more detailed information including links to the bills themselves. Please understand that we are analyzing bills and updating the NVIC Advocacy Portal multiple times a day and this information changes daily so log in often. Use this resource to find out what is going on in your state and what you can do to help.
Please forward this email to friends and family.
Here is a list of the bills filed that we are tracking as of 1/25/17 (note you must be registered and logged in to see the specific information about the bills in your state):
State
Bill
Number
Position
Status
Title
AR
HB 1043
OPPOSE
Withdrawn by the sponsor on 1/11/2017
Eliminates religious and philosophical belief exemptions to vaccination
AZ
SB 1268
OPPOSE
Introduced 1/24/2017
Requires parents to have their natural born children vaccinated in order to be a foster parent
CT
HB 6971
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Health 1/26/2017
Requires state mandated education in order to use a religious belief exemption to vaccination
CT
HB 6700
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health 1/24/2017
Mandates annual flu vaccines for child care providers
CT
HB 6485
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/23/2017 and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Expand the current vaccine registry/tracking system to include all children up to age 18
CT
HB 6016
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/19/17 and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Provides local health directors with real-time access to the immunization registry/tracking system
CT
SB 439
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Health 1/19/17
Expands the vaccine registry/tracking system to include up to age 18, require reports
HI
HB 676
OPPOSE
First reading on 1/23/2017
Allows pharmacists to administer HPV Vaccine to children
HI
HB 779
SUPPORT
First reading on 1/23/2017
Establishes a philosophical belief exemption to vaccination, allows for in house quarantine
IA
SF 116
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/24/17 and referred to the Senate Human Resources Committee
Requires the signature of a religious leader for a religious belief exemption to vaccination
IA
HF 7
SUPPORT
Introduced and referred to the House Human Resources Committee 1/17/2017
Adds a personal conviction exemption to vaccination
IN
SB 51
OPPOSE
Passed the Committee on Health and Provider Services on 1/23
Adds new vaccines that pharmacists can administer to children without consent in an emergency
IN
HB 1069
OPPOSE
Referred to the House Committee on Public Health, Committee report: amend do pass on 1/23/17
Mandates meningitis vaccines for college students
IN
SB 339
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services
Mandates meningitis vaccine for college students
IN
SB 133
OPPOSE
Referred to Committee on Health & Provider Services, first reading on 1/4
Vaccine mandates for hospital workers
KS
HB 2121
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/20/17; referred to House Committee on Health & Human Services
Requires all vaccines administered to be reported to the vaccine registry/tracking system
KS
HB 2030
OPPOSE
Scheduled for hearing on 1/23/17 and final action on 1/26/2017
Allows pharmacists to administer any vaccine to children 6 years or older
KY
SB 101
WATCH
Introduced on 1/5/17, referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee on 1/7/17
Expands current law allowing pharmacist to administer vaccines to children to include 9 to 17 years
KY
HB 147
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/5/2017
Vaccine mandates for college students
ME
LD 161/HP 119
WATCH
Introduced and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services 1/19/17
Removes the Secretary of State from the Maine Vaccine Board
MN
HF 96/SF 143
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to House Health & Human Services Reform & Senate Health and Human Services
Changes conscientious belief exemption to personal belief exemption, requires physician statement
MO
SB 117
OPPOSE
Referred to Senate Health and Pensions Committee on 1/10/17, Hearing scheduled on 1/18/17
Mandates flu vaccines for employees and volunteers of health services facilities
MO
HB 332
WATCH
Introduced 1/4/2017
Restricts the use of vaccines containing foreign human DNA
MO
HB 331
WATCH
Introduced 1/4/2017
Restricts use of vaccines containing metal preservatives
MS
HB 1068
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/16/2017 and referred to the Public Health and Human Services Committee
Eliminates the requirement that hospitals administer hepatitis b vaccine to newborns
MS
SB 2636
SUPPORT
Introduced 01/16/17 and referred to the Senate Education and Public Health and Welfare Committees
Provides for religious and philosophical belief exemptions to vaccination
MS
HB 88
SUPPORT
Introduced 1/3/2017 and referred to House Public Health and Human Services Committee
Establishes the right of adults to determine whether to receive any vaccine, provides protections
MT
HB 293
OPPOSE
Referred to the House Human Services Committee, hearing scheduled on 2/1/2017
Changes vaccine registry/tracking system from opt-in to opt-out
MT
HB 177
OPPOSE
Passed the House Committee on Human Services as amended on 1/23/17
Adds pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the list of vaccines pharmacists can administer
NE
LB267
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/11/17, Referred to Health and Human Services Committee on 1/13/17
Requires nursing facilities to offer employees and residents flu vaccines unless contraindicated
NH
HB 362
SUPPORT
Referred to the House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee, Hearing on 1/24/17
Prohibits school vaccine requirements for diseases noncommunicable in schools including hepatitis b
NH
HB 361
SUPPORT
Referred to the House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee, Hearing on 1/24/17
Removes the authority of the health dept. commissioner to adopt rules on child vaccines
NJ
A2647
OPPOSE
Introduced and sent to the Health and Human Services Committee
Mandates HPV Vaccines for students in grades six through 12
NJ
A169
WATCH
Introduced on 1/27/2016 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee, not moving
Makes changes to exemptions to vaccination
NJ
A520
SUPPORT
Introduced 1/27/2016 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee
Exempts children under 6 from hepatitis b vaccine requirement if the mother tests negative
NY
S3546
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Senate Health Committee on 1/24/2017
Requires a physician signature for a religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY
S2955
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Senate Education Committee 1/18/17
Requires school districts to report vaccine exemptions to the health dept. every year
NY
S52, A1810
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Senate and Assembly Health Committee
Eliminates the religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY
A680
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Detention of individuals and groups posing a public health threat
NY
A1230
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/11/17 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Mandate flu vaccine for children attending daycare
NY
A439
OPPOSE
Introduced 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Expands forced detainment and treatment to include vaccine preventable diseases
NY
A933
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Mandate HPV Vaccine
NY
A738
OPPOSE
Introduced 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Mandate vaccines for employees working in children's camps
NY
S1043
WATCH
Introduced on 1/6/2017 and referred to the Senate Higher Education Committee
Allows pharmacy interns to administer vaccines
NY
S163
SUPPORT
Introduced 1/4/2017 and referred to Senate Health Committee
Strengthens and expands existing medical exemptions to vaccination
NY
S601
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/4/2017 and referred to Senate Health Committee
Requires a mandatory protocol be established for all children's religious belief exemptions
NY
S570
OPPOSE
Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee on 1/4/2017
Allows pharmacist to administer flu vaccines to children 9 years and older
NY
S132
OPPOSE
Prefiled and referred to Senate Health 1/4/2017
Mandates HPV Vaccine
NY
S44
OPPOSE
Prefiled and referred to the Senate Health Committee 1/4/2017
Makes changes to existing law concerning reporting of adult vaccines
OK
SB 725
OPPOSE
Scheduled for first reading on 2/6/17
Requires schools districts to report exemptions, gives Health and Ed Dept. rule making authority
OK
HB 1386/SB 808
SUPPORT
Scheduled for first reading on 2/6/2017
Enacts the Parental Rights Vaccine Act
OK
SB 632
OPPOSE
First reading scheduled for 2/6/2017
Requires students in state care to be vaccinated with no exemptions
OK
SB 177
SUPPORT
First reading scheduled for 2/6/2017
Requires notification of exemptions to parents by school boards
OK
SB 83
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/4/2017, first reading 2/6/2017
Eliminates conscientious and religious belief exemptions to vaccination
OR
SB 274
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/9/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Education on 1/17/17
New mandates for colleges concerning vaccines
OR
SB 579
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/9/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/17/17
New informed consent requirements for health care providers administering vaccines to children
OR
SB 580
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/9/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/17/17
Require vaccine providers to inform parents of vaccines required for school and of exemptions
PA
SB 696 new draft pending
OPPOSE
Co-Sponsorship Memo issued 1/9/2017
Eliminate exemptions for strong moral and ethical convictions
RI
SB 47
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/18/2017
Adds a personal belief exemption to vaccination
SD
HB 1043
OPPOSE
Tabled in Committee on Health and Human Services, died
Allows Pharmacists to administer vaccines, sets up new board to adopt rules pertaining to vaccines
TX
HB 1124
SUPPORT
Filed on 1/18/2017
Requires the health dept. to make exemption affidavits available on their website and in schools
TX
HB 1070
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/17/17
Prohibits health care providers from refusing to treat patients who refuse vaccination
TX
HB 1029
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/13/2017
Adds additional informed consent requirements for health care providers administering vaccines
TX
SB 431
WATCH
Introduced 1/6/2017
Allows advanced practice registered nurses to sign medical exemptions
TX
SB 54
OPPOSE
Introduced on 11/14/16; referred to Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on 1/24/17
REMOVES current protection in law for consent before any information is put into the registry
TX
HB 243
OPPOSE
Introduced on 11/14/2016
...
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Dear NVIC Advocacy Team Members,
We are edging closer towards the end of the first month of the 2017 legislative session, and we have been busy because your state legislators have been busy. Many new bills have been filed since our last national email update. If you live in one of the following states, there are already vaccine bills filed that can affect your rights (states listed in Red are new since our last update):
AR, AZ, CT, HI, IA, IN, KS, KY, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, and VA.
The following states are priority opposition alert state as they now have bills to restrict or eliminate vaccine exemptions: AR(withdrawn), CT, IA, MN, NY, OK, PA, TX.
The following states are priority support alert states as they now have bills to add or expand vaccine exemptions: HI, IA, MS, NY, NJ, RI, TX.
If you are in any of the following states, beware that there are bills filed to expand vaccine tracking or eliminate OPT-IN Consent for vaccine tracking and that these need to be opposed: CT, KS, MT, NY, TX.
There are dozens of other bills filed that need your support or opposition! PLEASE LOG IN TO http://NVICAdvocacy.org for more detailed information including links to the bills themselves. Please understand that we are analyzing bills and updating the NVIC Advocacy Portal multiple times a day and this information changes daily so log in often. Use this resource to find out what is going on in your state and what you can do to help.
Please forward this email to friends and family.
Here is a list of the bills filed that we are tracking as of 1/25/17 (note you must be registered and logged in to see the specific information about the bills in your state):
State
Bill
Number
Position
Status
Title
AR
HB 1043
OPPOSE
Withdrawn by the sponsor on 1/11/2017
Eliminates religious and philosophical belief exemptions to vaccination
AZ
SB 1268
OPPOSE
Introduced 1/24/2017
Requires parents to have their natural born children vaccinated in order to be a foster parent
CT
HB 6971
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Health 1/26/2017
Requires state mandated education in order to use a religious belief exemption to vaccination
CT
HB 6700
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health 1/24/2017
Mandates annual flu vaccines for child care providers
CT
HB 6485
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/23/2017 and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Expand the current vaccine registry/tracking system to include all children up to age 18
CT
HB 6016
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/19/17 and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
Provides local health directors with real-time access to the immunization registry/tracking system
CT
SB 439
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Health 1/19/17
Expands the vaccine registry/tracking system to include up to age 18, require reports
HI
HB 676
OPPOSE
First reading on 1/23/2017
Allows pharmacists to administer HPV Vaccine to children
HI
HB 779
SUPPORT
First reading on 1/23/2017
Establishes a philosophical belief exemption to vaccination, allows for in house quarantine
IA
SF 116
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/24/17 and referred to the Senate Human Resources Committee
Requires the signature of a religious leader for a religious belief exemption to vaccination
IA
HF 7
SUPPORT
Introduced and referred to the House Human Resources Committee 1/17/2017
Adds a personal conviction exemption to vaccination
IN
SB 51
OPPOSE
Passed the Committee on Health and Provider Services on 1/23
Adds new vaccines that pharmacists can administer to children without consent in an emergency
IN
HB 1069
OPPOSE
Referred to the House Committee on Public Health, Committee report: amend do pass on 1/23/17
Mandates meningitis vaccines for college students
IN
SB 339
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services
Mandates meningitis vaccine for college students
IN
SB 133
OPPOSE
Referred to Committee on Health & Provider Services, first reading on 1/4
Vaccine mandates for hospital workers
KS
HB 2121
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/20/17; referred to House Committee on Health & Human Services
Requires all vaccines administered to be reported to the vaccine registry/tracking system
KS
HB 2030
OPPOSE
Scheduled for hearing on 1/23/17 and final action on 1/26/2017
Allows pharmacists to administer any vaccine to children 6 years or older
KY
SB 101
WATCH
Introduced on 1/5/17, referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee on 1/7/17
Expands current law allowing pharmacist to administer vaccines to children to include 9 to 17 years
KY
HB 147
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/5/2017
Vaccine mandates for college students
ME
LD 161/HP 119
WATCH
Introduced and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services 1/19/17
Removes the Secretary of State from the Maine Vaccine Board
MN
HF 96/SF 143
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to House Health & Human Services Reform & Senate Health and Human Services
Changes conscientious belief exemption to personal belief exemption, requires physician statement
MO
SB 117
OPPOSE
Referred to Senate Health and Pensions Committee on 1/10/17, Hearing scheduled on 1/18/17
Mandates flu vaccines for employees and volunteers of health services facilities
MO
HB 332
WATCH
Introduced 1/4/2017
Restricts the use of vaccines containing foreign human DNA
MO
HB 331
WATCH
Introduced 1/4/2017
Restricts use of vaccines containing metal preservatives
MS
HB 1068
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/16/2017 and referred to the Public Health and Human Services Committee
Eliminates the requirement that hospitals administer hepatitis b vaccine to newborns
MS
SB 2636
SUPPORT
Introduced 01/16/17 and referred to the Senate Education and Public Health and Welfare Committees
Provides for religious and philosophical belief exemptions to vaccination
MS
HB 88
SUPPORT
Introduced 1/3/2017 and referred to House Public Health and Human Services Committee
Establishes the right of adults to determine whether to receive any vaccine, provides protections
MT
HB 293
OPPOSE
Referred to the House Human Services Committee, hearing scheduled on 2/1/2017
Changes vaccine registry/tracking system from opt-in to opt-out
MT
HB 177
OPPOSE
Passed the House Committee on Human Services as amended on 1/23/17
Adds pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the list of vaccines pharmacists can administer
NE
LB267
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/11/17, Referred to Health and Human Services Committee on 1/13/17
Requires nursing facilities to offer employees and residents flu vaccines unless contraindicated
NH
HB 362
SUPPORT
Referred to the House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee, Hearing on 1/24/17
Prohibits school vaccine requirements for diseases noncommunicable in schools including hepatitis b
NH
HB 361
SUPPORT
Referred to the House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee, Hearing on 1/24/17
Removes the authority of the health dept. commissioner to adopt rules on child vaccines
NJ
A2647
OPPOSE
Introduced and sent to the Health and Human Services Committee
Mandates HPV Vaccines for students in grades six through 12
NJ
A169
WATCH
Introduced on 1/27/2016 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee, not moving
Makes changes to exemptions to vaccination
NJ
A520
SUPPORT
Introduced 1/27/2016 and referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee
Exempts children under 6 from hepatitis b vaccine requirement if the mother tests negative
NY
S3546
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Senate Health Committee on 1/24/2017
Requires a physician signature for a religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY
S2955
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Senate Education Committee 1/18/17
Requires school districts to report vaccine exemptions to the health dept. every year
NY
S52, A1810
OPPOSE
Introduced and referred to the Senate and Assembly Health Committee
Eliminates the religious belief exemption to vaccination
NY
A680
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Detention of individuals and groups posing a public health threat
NY
A1230
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/11/17 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Mandate flu vaccine for children attending daycare
NY
A439
OPPOSE
Introduced 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Expands forced detainment and treatment to include vaccine preventable diseases
NY
A933
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Mandate HPV Vaccine
NY
A738
OPPOSE
Introduced 1/9/2017 and referred to the Assembly Committee on Health
Mandate vaccines for employees working in children's camps
NY
S1043
WATCH
Introduced on 1/6/2017 and referred to the Senate Higher Education Committee
Allows pharmacy interns to administer vaccines
NY
S163
SUPPORT
Introduced 1/4/2017 and referred to Senate Health Committee
Strengthens and expands existing medical exemptions to vaccination
NY
S601
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/4/2017 and referred to Senate Health Committee
Requires a mandatory protocol be established for all children's religious belief exemptions
NY
S570
OPPOSE
Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee on 1/4/2017
Allows pharmacist to administer flu vaccines to children 9 years and older
NY
S132
OPPOSE
Prefiled and referred to Senate Health 1/4/2017
Mandates HPV Vaccine
NY
S44
OPPOSE
Prefiled and referred to the Senate Health Committee 1/4/2017
Makes changes to existing law concerning reporting of adult vaccines
OK
SB 725
OPPOSE
Scheduled for first reading on 2/6/17
Requires schools districts to report exemptions, gives Health and Ed Dept. rule making authority
OK
HB 1386/SB 808
SUPPORT
Scheduled for first reading on 2/6/2017
Enacts the Parental Rights Vaccine Act
OK
SB 632
OPPOSE
First reading scheduled for 2/6/2017
Requires students in state care to be vaccinated with no exemptions
OK
SB 177
SUPPORT
First reading scheduled for 2/6/2017
Requires notification of exemptions to parents by school boards
OK
SB 83
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/4/2017, first reading 2/6/2017
Eliminates conscientious and religious belief exemptions to vaccination
OR
SB 274
OPPOSE
Introduced on 1/9/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Education on 1/17/17
New mandates for colleges concerning vaccines
OR
SB 579
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/9/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/17/17
New informed consent requirements for health care providers administering vaccines to children
OR
SB 580
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/9/17; Referred to Senate Committee on Health Care on 1/17/17
Require vaccine providers to inform parents of vaccines required for school and of exemptions
PA
SB 696 new draft pending
OPPOSE
Co-Sponsorship Memo issued 1/9/2017
Eliminate exemptions for strong moral and ethical convictions
RI
SB 47
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/18/2017
Adds a personal belief exemption to vaccination
SD
HB 1043
OPPOSE
Tabled in Committee on Health and Human Services, died
Allows Pharmacists to administer vaccines, sets up new board to adopt rules pertaining to vaccines
TX
HB 1124
SUPPORT
Filed on 1/18/2017
Requires the health dept. to make exemption affidavits available on their website and in schools
TX
HB 1070
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/17/17
Prohibits health care providers from refusing to treat patients who refuse vaccination
TX
HB 1029
SUPPORT
Introduced on 1/13/2017
Adds additional informed consent requirements for health care providers administering vaccines
TX
SB 431
WATCH
Introduced 1/6/2017
Allows advanced practice registered nurses to sign medical exemptions
TX
SB 54
OPPOSE
Introduced on 11/14/16; referred to Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on 1/24/17
REMOVES current protection in law for consent before any information is put into the registry
TX
HB 243
OPPOSE
Introduced on 11/14/2016
...
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