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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 26, 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB647

AN ACT relating to immunization policy.

Create a new of section KRS Chapter 164 to allow a student, staff, or faculty member to opt out of a postsecondary school's immunization policy for specified reasons; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a public entity from creating standardized documentation with the purpose of certifying vaccination status; create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to require written notice of vaccination exemptions for a sincerely held religious belief or medical…

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This bill would expand the ways students, faculty, and staff at Kentucky colleges and universities can opt out of vaccination requirements, adding religious and medical exemption options. It would also restrict public schools from starting new vaccination mandates mid-school year and limit how the state health department shares personal immunization records. Additionally, it would ban public agencies from creating official documents used to certify a person's vaccination status and give people the right to sue…

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