SF 360 (LSB 2637XS (2) 91)

SENATE FILE 360

BY  CAMPBELL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the administration of gene-based vaccines, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  727.13  Administration of gene-based vaccines.
   1.  A person shall not provide or administer a gene-based vaccine to another person in this state.
   2.  A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of five hundred dollars per incident.
   3.  The appropriate licensing board within the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall review the license of a person licensed under chapter 147 who violates this section.
   4.  For purposes of this section, “gene-based vaccine” means a vaccine developed using messenger ribonucleic acid technology, modified messenger ribonucleic acid technology, self-amplifying messenger ribonucleic acid technology, or deoxyribonucleic acid technology.
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 the administration of gene-based vaccines.
   The bill provides that a person shall not provide or administer a gene-based vaccine to another person in this state. A person who violates the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of $500 per incident.
   The bill directs the appropriate licensing board within the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to review the license of a person licensed under Code chapter 147 (health-related professions) who violates the bill. The bill defines gene-based vaccine as a vaccine developed using messenger ribonucleic acid technology, modified messenger ribonucleic acid technology, self-amplifying messenger ribonucleic acid technology, or deoxyribonucleic acid technology.