Senate
File
555
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
555
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
193)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
requirements
and
prohibitions
relating
to
1
vaccines
and
immunizations,
and
providing
civil
remedies.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
PROHIBITION
OF
COVID-19
VACCINE
MANDATES
BY
EMPLOYERS
2
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
94.1
Definitions.
3
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
4
requires:
5
1.
“Applicant”
means
a
natural
person
who
applies
to
be
an
6
employee.
7
2.
“COVID-19”
means
the
novel
coronavirus
identified
8
as
SARS-CoV-2,
the
disease
caused
by
the
novel
coronavirus
9
SARS-CoV-2
or
a
virus
mutating
therefrom,
and
conditions
10
associated
with
the
disease
caused
by
the
novel
coronavirus
11
SARS-CoV-2
or
a
virus
mutating
therefrom.
12
3.
“Employee”
means
a
natural
person
who
is
employed
in
this
13
state
for
wages
by
an
employer.
14
4.
“Employer”
means
a
person,
as
defined
in
chapter
4,
who
15
in
this
state
employs
for
wages,
natural
persons.
16
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
94.2
COVID-19
Vaccination
requirements
17
or
history
——
prohibited
acts
by
employer.
18
An
employer
shall
not
fail
or
refuse
to
hire,
discharge,
19
penalize,
or
otherwise
discriminate
against
an
employee
with
20
respect
to
compensation
or
the
terms,
conditions,
or
privileges
21
of
employment
based
on
either
of
the
following:
22
1.
The
employee’s
COVID-19
vaccination
history.
23
2.
The
refusal
of
the
employee
to
receive
a
COVID-19
vaccine
24
or
provide
proof
of
immunity.
25
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
94.3
Civil
remedies.
26
An
employee
whose
rights
are
violated
under
this
chapter
may
27
bring
an
action
against
an
employer
in
the
district
court
in
28
the
county
where
the
employer
is
located
for
injunctive
relief,
29
actual
damages,
admission
or
reinstatement
of
the
employee
with
30
back
pay
plus
ten
percent
interest,
or
any
other
appropriate
31
relief
necessary
to
ensure
compliance
with
this
chapter.
32
DIVISION
II
33
PROHIBITING
THE
CONNECTION
OF
VACCINATION
OR
IMMUNITY
STATUS
TO
34
A
STATE-ISSUED
DRIVER’S
LICENSE
OR
NONOPERATOR’S
IDENTIFICATION
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CARD
1
Sec.
4.
Section
321.189,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
2
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
3
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
A
driver’s
license
shall
not
include
the
4
vaccination
or
immunization
status,
immunity
status,
or
test
5
results
relating
to
a
communicable
disease
of
the
holder
of
any
6
class
of
driver’s
license.
7
Sec.
5.
Section
321.190,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
8
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
a.
The
department
shall,
upon
application
and
payment
10
of
the
required
fee,
issue
to
an
applicant
a
nonoperator’s
11
identification
card.
To
be
valid
the
card
shall
bear
a
12
distinguishing
number
other
than
a
social
security
number
13
assigned
to
the
cardholder,
the
full
name,
date
of
birth,
14
sex,
residence
address,
a
physical
description
and
a
color
15
photograph
of
the
cardholder,
the
usual
signature
of
the
16
cardholder,
and
such
other
information
as
the
department
17
may
require
by
rule.
An
applicant
for
a
nonoperator’s
18
identification
card
shall
apply
for
the
card
in
the
manner
19
provided
in
section
321.182,
subsections
1
through
3
.
The
card
20
shall
be
issued
to
the
applicant
at
the
time
of
application
21
pursuant
to
procedures
established
by
rule.
An
applicant
for
a
22
nonoperator’s
identification
card
who
is
required
by
50
U.S.C.
23
app.
§451
et
seq.
to
register
with
the
United
States
selective
24
service
system
shall
be
registered
by
the
department
with
the
25
selective
service
system
as
provided
in
section
321.183
.
An
26
applicant
for
a
nonoperator’s
identification
card
shall
not
27
be
required
to
receive
the
SARS-CoV-2
vaccine
in
order
to
be
28
issued
a
card
and
the
card
shall
not
include
the
vaccination
or
29
immunization
status,
immunity
status,
or
test
results
relating
30
to
a
communicable
disease
of
the
holder
of
the
card.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
vaccinations
and
immunizations.
The
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bill
is
drafted
in
divisions.
1
DIVISION
I.
Division
I
relates
to
prohibitions
against
2
COVID-19
vaccine
mandates
by
employers.
Division
I
prohibits
3
an
employer
from
failing
or
refusing
to
hire,
discharge,
4
penalize,
or
otherwise
discriminate
against
an
employee
with
5
respect
to
compensation
or
the
terms,
conditions,
or
privileges
6
of
employment
based
on
the
employee’s
COVID-19
vaccination
7
history
or
the
refusal
of
the
employee
to
receive
a
COVID-19
8
vaccine
or
provide
proof
of
immunity.
An
employee
whose
rights
9
are
violated
under
the
division
may
bring
an
action
against
an
10
employer
in
the
district
court
in
the
county
where
the
employer
11
is
located
for
injunctive
relief,
actual
damages,
admission
or
12
reinstatement
of
the
employee
with
back
pay
plus
10
percent
13
interest,
or
any
other
appropriate
relief
necessary
to
ensure
14
compliance
with
the
division
of
the
bill.
15
DIVISION
II.
Division
II
relates
to
prohibiting
the
16
connection
of
a
person’s
vaccination
or
immunity
status
17
to
a
state-issued
driver’s
license
or
nonoperator’s
18
identification
card.
Division
II
prohibits
a
driver’s
license
19
or
a
nonoperator’s
identification
card
from
including
the
20
vaccination
or
immunization
status,
immunity
status,
or
test
21
results
relating
to
a
communicable
disease
of
the
holder
of
any
22
class
of
driver’s
license
or
a
nonoperator’s
identification
23
card
and
provides
that
an
applicant
for
a
nonoperator’s
24
identification
card
shall
not
be
required
to
receive
the
25
SARS-CoV-2
vaccine
to
be
issued
a
card.
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