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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 635 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2431
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John R. Gaskey
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act prohibiting the requirement of a COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering
procedure.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John R. Gaskey2nd Plymouth1/10/2025Daniel Seitz31 Pleasant Street, Great Barrington,
MA 01230
1/10/2025Justin Thurber5th Bristol1/14/2025Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth2/11/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 635 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2431
By Representative Gaskey of Carver, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2431) of John
R. Gaskey and others relative to prohibiting the requirement of certain vaccines. Public Health.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act prohibiting the requirement of a COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering
procedure.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
3 Section 245. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
4commonwealth shall not require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, mRNA vaccine, or
5gene-altering procedure as a condition of entry to the Commonwealth.
6 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth and all of
7its agencies, authorities and political subdivisions shall not require proof of vaccination against
8COVID-19, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering procedure as a condition of entry to a public
9building.
10 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no public or private
11elementary school, secondary school, high school, charter school, college, university or other
12post-secondary institution of higher education shall require proof of vaccination against COVID- 2 of 2
1319, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering procedure as a condition of enrollment, access to campus or
14attendance in in-person classes.
15 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth shall not
16require any private business to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, mRNA vaccine,
17or gene-altering procedure as a condition of entry to the business, or access to employment by
18such business.
19 SECTION 2. The first paragraph of section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as
20appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
21 No owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or employee of any place of
22public accommodation, resort or amusement shall, directly or indirectly, by themselves or
23another, require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering
24procedure as a condition of entry to a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement.