HF 2047 (LSB 5245YH (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2047

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to vaccination status and disability for purposes of the state civil rights law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 216.2, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  “Disability” means the physical or mental condition of a person which constitutes a substantial disability, the condition of whether or not a person is vaccinated against a particular disease, and the condition of a person with a positive human immunodeficiency virus test result, a diagnosis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a diagnosis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related complex, or any other condition related to acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The inclusion of a condition related to a positive human immunodeficiency virus test result in the meaning of “disability” under the provisions of this chapter does not preclude the application of the provisions of this chapter to conditions resulting from other contagious or infectious diseases.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that the definition of “disability” for purposes of Code chapter 216, the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, includes the condition of whether or not a person is vaccinated against a particular disease.