HF 902 - Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine - Iowa Key Vote
Kristin Sunde voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Nov. 1, 2021
- Senate Bill Passed
- Oct. 28, 2021
- House Bill Passed
- Oct. 28, 2021
- Introduced
- Oct. 28, 2021
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Title: Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine
Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds
Title: Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine
Title: Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes employees medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and also guarantees unemployment benefits to those who are fired for refusing a vaccine.
Highlights:
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Specifies this bill provides that an employer that requires an employee, including an applicant for employment, to receive a COVID-19 vaccine must waive the requirement if the employee, or, if the employee is a minor, the employee’s parent or legal guardian, requests a waiver and makes either of two submissions to the employer (Sec. 4).
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Establishes that individuals who are discharged from employment for refusing to receive a vaccination against COVID-19 will not be disqualified for unemployment benefits on account of such discharge (Sec. 4).
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Establishes that this bill will take effect immediately (Sec. 5).
Title: Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine
Committee Sponsors
- State Government Committee (Sponsor)