House
File
889
-
Enrolled
House
File
889
AN
ACT
PROHIBITING
THE
MANDATORY
DISCLOSURE
OF
WHETHER
A
PERSON
HAS
RECEIVED
A
VACCINATION
FOR
COVID-19,
DISQUALIFYING
CERTAIN
ENTITIES
FROM
RECEIVING
STATE
GRANTS
OR
CONTRACTS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
27B.1
Vaccine
information
on
identification
cards
——
prohibited.
The
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state
shall
not
include
on
an
identification
card
issued
by
the
state
or
political
subdivision
information
regarding
whether
the
holder
of
the
identification
card
has
received
a
vaccination
for
COVID-19,
as
defined
in
section
686D.2.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
27B.2
Proof
of
vaccination
——
denial
of
state
grants
or
contracts.
1.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
a
business
or
governmental
entity
shall
not
require
a
customer,
patron,
client,
patient,
or
other
person
who
is
invited
onto
the
premises
of
the
business
or
governmental
entity
to
furnish
proof
of
having
received
a
vaccination
for
COVID-19,
as
defined
in
section
686D.2,
prior
to
entering
onto
the
premises
of
the
business
or
governmental
entity.
This
section
does
not
prohibit
a
business
or
governmental
entity
from
implementing
a
COVID-19
screening
protocol
that
does
not
require
proof
of
vaccination
for
COVID-19.
House
File
889,
p.
2
2.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
grants
or
contracts
funded
by
state
revenue
shall
not
be
awarded
to
or
renewed
with
respect
to
a
business
or
governmental
entity
that
violates
subsection
1
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
a.
“Business”
means
a
retailer
required
to
obtain
a
sales
tax
permit
pursuant
to
chapter
423,
a
nonprofit
or
not-for-profit
organization,
or
an
establishment
which
is
open
to
the
public
at
large
or
where
entrance
is
limited
by
a
cover
charge
or
membership
requirement,
but
does
not
include
a
health
care
facility
as
defined
in
section
686D.2.
b.
“Governmental
entity”
means
the
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state
that
owns,
leases,
or
operates
buildings
under
the
control
of
the
state
or
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
but
does
not
include
a
health
care
facility
as
defined
in
section
686D.2.
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
889,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2021
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor