HF 262 (LSB 1936YH (4) 90)

HOUSE FILE 262

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to a person’s immunization exemption status.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 139A.8, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  The exemptions under this subsection do not shall apply in at all times of emergency, pandemic, or epidemic as determined by the state board of health and as declared by the director of public health and human services.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to a person’s vaccine exemption status under Code section 139A.8 (immunization of children).
   The bill provides that the exemptions provided under Code section 139A.8 shall apply at all times including in times of emergency, pandemic, or epidemic.