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COVID-19 VACCINE AMENDMENTS

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Robert M. Spendlove

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Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill prohibits a governmental entity from requiring that an individual receive a
10     vaccine for COVID-19.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms;
14          ▸     prohibits a governmental entity from requiring that an individual receive a vaccine
15     for COVID-19; and
16          ▸     provides a sunset date.
17     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18          None
19     Other Special Clauses:
20          None
21     Utah Code Sections Affected:
22     AMENDS:
23          63I-1-226, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 19, 154, 172, 181, 221,
24     232, 303, 347, and 429
25     ENACTS:
26          26-68-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
27          26-68-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953

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29     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30          Section 1. Section 26-68-101 is enacted to read:
31     
CHAPTER 68. COVID-19 VACCINE RESTRICTIONS ACT

32          26-68-101. Title.
33          This chapter is known as the "COVID-19 Vaccine Restrictions Act."
34          Section 2. Section 26-68-102 is enacted to read:
35          26-68-102. Governmental entities prohibited from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine.
36          (1) As used in this section:
37          (a) "Governmental entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section
38     63D-2-102.
39          (b) "Emergency COVID-19 vaccine" means a substance that is:
40          (i) authorized for use by the United States Food and Drug Administration under an
41     emergency use authorization under 21 U.S.C. Sec. 360bbb-3;
42          (ii) injected into or otherwise administered to an individual; and
43          (iii) intended to immunize an individual against COVID-19 as defined in Section
44     78B-4-517.
45          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a governmental entity may not require,
46     directly or indirectly, that an individual receive an emergency COVID-19 vaccine.
47          (3) The prohibited activities under Subsection (2) include:
48          (a) making rules that require, directly or indirectly, that an individual receive an
49     emergency COVID-19 vaccine;
50          (b) requiring that an individual receive an emergency COVID-19 vaccine as a
51     condition of:
52          (i) employment;
53          (ii) participation in an activity of the governmental entity, including outside or
54     extracurricular activities; or
55          (iii) attendance at events that are hosted or sponsored by the governmental entity; and
56          (c) any action that a reasonable person would not be able to deny without significant
57     harm to the individual.
58          (4) Subsection (2) does not include:

59          (a) facilitating the distribution, dispensing, administration, coordination, or provision
60     of an emergency COVID-19 vaccine; or
61          (b) enforcement by a governmental entity of a non-discretionary requirement under
62     federal law.
63          (5) This section may not be suspended or modified by the governor or any other chief
64     executive officer under Title 53, Chapter 2a, Emergency Management Act.
65          Section 3. Section 63I-1-226 is amended to read:
66          63I-1-226. Repeal dates, Title 26.
67          (1) Subsection 26-1-7(1)(f), related to the Residential Child Care Licensing Advisory
68     Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
69          (2) Subsection 26-1-7(1)(h), related to the Primary Care Grant Committee, is repealed
70     July 1, 2025.
71          (3) Section 26-1-7.5, which creates the Utah Health Advisory Council, is repealed July
72     1, 2025.
73          (4) Section 26-1-40 is repealed July 1, 2022.
74          (5) Section 26-1-41 is repealed July 1, 2026.
75          (6) Section 26-7-10 is repealed July 1, 2025.
76          (7) Subsection 26-7-11(5), regarding reports to the Legislature, is repealed July 1,
77     2028.
78          (8) Section 26-7-14 is repealed December 31, 2027.
79          (9) Title 26, Chapter 9f, Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act, is repealed July
80     1, 2025.
81          (10) Subsection 26-10-6(5), which creates the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee,
82     is repealed July 1, 2026.
83          (11) Section 26-10-11 is repealed July 1, 2025.
84          (12) Section 26-10b-106, which creates the Primary Care Grant Committee, is repealed
85     July 1, 2025.
86          (13) Title 26, Chapter 18, Part 2, Drug Utilization Review Board, is repealed July 1,
87     2027.
88          (14) Subsection 26-18-417(3) relating to a report to the Health and Human services
89     Interim Committee is repealed July 1, 2020.

90          (15) Subsection 26-18-418(2), the language that states "and the Behavioral Health
91     Crisis Response Commission created in Section 63C-18-202" is repealed July 1, 2023.
92          (16) Title 26, Chapter 18a, Kurt Oscarson Children's Organ Transplant Coordinating
93     Committee, is repealed July 1, 2021.
94          (17) Section 26-33a-117 is repealed on December 31, 2023.
95          (18) Title 26, Chapter 33a, Utah Health Data Authority Act, is repealed July 1, 2024.
96          (19) Title 26, Chapter 36b, Inpatient Hospital Assessment Act, is repealed July 1,
97     2024.
98          (20) Title 26, Chapter 36c, Medicaid Expansion Hospital Assessment Act, is repealed
99     July 1, 2024.
100          (21) Title 26, Chapter 36d, Hospital Provider Assessment Act, is repealed July 1, 2024.
101          (22) Section 26-39-201, which creates the Residential Child Care Licensing Advisory
102     Committee, is repealed July 1, 2024.
103          (23) Section 26-40-104, which creates the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program
104     Advisory Council, is repealed July 1, 2025.
105          (24) Section 26-50-202, which creates the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory
106     Committee, is repealed July 1, 2025.
107          (25) Title 26, Chapter 54, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund and
108     Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund, is repealed January 1, 2025.
109          (26) Title 26, Chapter 63, Nurse Home Visiting Pay-for-Success Program, is repealed
110     July 1, 2026.
111          (27) Title 26, Chapter 66, Early Childhood Utah Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
112     2026.
113          (28) Title 26, Chapter 68, COVID-19 Vaccine Restrictions, is repealed July 1, 2024.