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