Senate Engrossed religious exemption; vaccine; violation; classification State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 SENATE BILL 1053 An Act amending section 23-206, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to employment practices. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Senate Engrossed religious exemption; vaccine; violation; classification
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
SENATE BILL 1053
Senate Engrossed
religious exemption; vaccine; violation; classification
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2022
SENATE BILL 1053
An Act
amending section 23-206, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to employment practices.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 23-206, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE23-206. Employers; COVID-19 vaccination; accommodations required; violation; classification A. If an employer receives notice from an employee that the employee's sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances prevent the employee from taking the COVID-19 vaccination, the employer shall provide a reasonable accommodation unless the accommodation would pose an undue hardship and more than a de minimus cost to the operation of the employer's business. B. A person who knowingly violates subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 23-206, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE23-206. Employers; COVID-19 vaccination; accommodations required; violation; classification
A. If an employer receives notice from an employee that the employee's sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances prevent the employee from taking the COVID-19 vaccination, the employer shall provide a reasonable accommodation unless the accommodation would pose an undue hardship and more than a de minimus cost to the operation of the employer's business.
B. A person who knowingly violates subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE