HB399 would apply exemptions to student immunization requirements not only to students seeking to enter school but also to students attending school.
The Senate passed HB399 on June 5, 2023, by a vote of 28 to 11, prior to it being vetoed by the Governor. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because vaccine mandates ought to be rejected, as an individual’s non-injurious activities, including personal health care decisions, are private matters that should not 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.