Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the Department of Health and Human Services immunization requirements.

Highlights:

• Requires that all parents and legal guardians of the state have their children immunized against (Sec. 1):

• Diphtheria;

• Mumps;

• Pertussis;

• Poliomyelitis;

• Rubella

• Rubeola

• Tetanus; and

• Varicella.

• Specifies that immunizations against hepatitis B and hemphilus influenzae shall be requires until June 30, 2026, unless otherwise authorized by statute (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the commissioner of public health to amend the immunization requirement for 20 months with three-fifths approval of the legislative oversight committee on health and human services (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage (Sec. 2).

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