SB156 would prohibit a state agency or political subdivision from requiring an individual to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and protect an individual against unlawful discrimination by a person, employer, or government entity based on their COVID-19 vaccination status.
The House failed to discharge SB156 from committee on May 15, 2022, by a vote of 14 to 21. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because vaccine mandates should be opposed, as an individual’s non-injurious activities, including personal health care decisions, are not the legitimate object of government, nor should be under federal, state, or local jurisdiction in the United States. To compel American citizens to receive medical treatment would be to violate their fundamental rights protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.