REFERENCE TITLE: federal government; mandatory vaccinations; prohibition State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 HB 2316 Introduced by Representatives Jones: Harris, McGarr, Senators Diaz, Wadsack An Act amending section 36-685, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to vaccinations. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: federal government; mandatory vaccinations; prohibition
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
HB 2316
Introduced by Representatives Jones: Harris, McGarr, Senators Diaz, Wadsack
REFERENCE TITLE: federal government; mandatory vaccinations; prohibition
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
2023
HB 2316
Introduced by
Representatives Jones: Harris, McGarr, Senators Diaz, Wadsack
An Act
amending section 36-685, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to vaccinations.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 36-685, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE36-685. Vaccinations; prohibition; exception; definition A. Any government entity may not require a resident of this state to receive a vaccination for COVID-19 or any variant of COVID-19. B. Except as otherwise required by federal law, subsection A of this section does not apply applies to a health care institution that is owned or operated by a government entity in this state. C. For the purposes of this section, "government entity" means the federal government, this state and any political subdivision of this state that receives and uses tax revenues. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 36-685, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-685. Vaccinations; prohibition; exception; definition
A. Any government entity may not require a resident of this state to receive a vaccination for COVID-19 or any variant of COVID-19.
B. Except as otherwise required by federal law, subsection A of this section does not apply applies to a health care institution that is owned or operated by a government entity in this state.
C. For the purposes of this section, "government entity" means the federal government, this state and any political subdivision of this state that receives and uses tax revenues. END_STATUTE