HB244 prohibits public schools and universities from requiring vaccines that were authorized for emergency use by the FDA. This legislation also prohibits schools from discriminating against individuals who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Ohio State Senate passed HB244 on June 28, 2021 by a vote of 25 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because an individual’s personal health care decisions should not be the object of government, nor be under its federal, state, or local jurisdictions in the United States. Forcing an individual to receive a vaccination or partake in any medical procedure would be a violation of their fundamental rights, freedoms, privileges, or immunities protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.