HLS 20RS-701 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 642
BY REPRESENTATIVE AMEDEE
EMPLOYMENT: Provides relative to immunization waivers for employees
1 AN ACT
2To enact Part III of Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be
3 comprised of R.S. 23:271, relative to employment conditioned upon vaccinations;
4 to prohibit the requirement for vaccinations for employment; to provide for written
5 documentation against immunizations; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Part III of Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
8comprised of R.S. 23:271, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 PART III. VACCINATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE
10 ยง271. Immunizations of employees
11 As a condition of employment, no employee shall be required to present
12 evidence of immunity to or immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases if the
13 employee submits a written statement from a physician stating that the vaccine or
14 immunization is contraindicated for medical reasons or the employee submits a
15 written dissent objecting to the procedure.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 20RS-701 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 642
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 642 Original 2020 Regular Session Amedee
Abstract: Allows employees to provide written documentation in order from being required
to produce evidence of immunity or immunization against vaccine-preventable
diseases.
Proposed law provides that as a condition of employment, no employee shall be required to
present evidence of immunity to or immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases, if
the employee submits a written statement from a physician stating that the vaccine or
immunization is contraindicated for medical reasons or the employee submits a written
dissent objecting to the procedure.
(Adds R.S. 23:271)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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