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SB 1451 Department of General Services; equal access to state and local public property. Introduced by: Amanda F. Chase | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Department of General Services; equal access to state and local public property by persons who choose not to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Prohibits state agencies and localities from denying the use of certain public facilities to any person based on such person’s vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine.

By |2021-01-21T12:26:49-05:00January 21st, 2021|emergency powers, Vaccines|Comments Off on SB 1451 Department of General Services; equal access to state and local public property. Introduced by: Amanda F. Chase | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Department of General Services; equal access to state and local public property by persons who choose not to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Prohibits state agencies and localities from denying the use of certain public facilities to any person based on such person’s vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine.
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SB 1450 COVID-19 vaccination; discrimination in employment prohibited. Introduced by: Amanda F. Chase | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: COVID-19 vaccination; discrimination in employment prohibited. Prohibits discrimination in employment based on a person’s vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine.

By |2021-01-21T12:25:08-05:00January 21st, 2021|anti-discrimination/LGBT/hate crime, emergency powers, Vaccines|Comments Off on SB 1450 COVID-19 vaccination; discrimination in employment prohibited. Introduced by: Amanda F. Chase | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: COVID-19 vaccination; discrimination in employment prohibited. Prohibits discrimination in employment based on a person’s vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine.
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SB 1449 COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; employment discrimination prohibited. Introduced by: Amanda F. Chase | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; employment discrimination prohibited. Prohibits discrimination based on a person’s vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine in numerous employment contexts.

By |2021-01-21T12:18:07-05:00January 21st, 2021|emergency powers, Vaccines|Comments Off on SB 1449 COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; employment discrimination prohibited. Introduced by: Amanda F. Chase | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; employment discrimination prohibited. Prohibits discrimination based on a person’s vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine in numerous employment contexts.
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SB 1445 COVID-19; vaccine administration; emergency. Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: COVID-19; vaccine administration; emergency. Facilitates the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill requires the Department of Health (the Department) to establish a process whereby any health care provider in the Commonwealth who is qualified and available to administer the COVID-19 vaccine may volunteer to administer the vaccine to citizens of the Commonwealth and sets out which health care providers are eligible to volunteer. The bill also requires the Department to establish a process on its website whereby medical care facilities, hospitals, hospital systems, corporations, businesses, pharmacies, public and private institutions of higher education, and any other professional or community entities operating in the Commonwealth may register such entity’s facilities as sites that the Commissi

By |2021-01-21T12:16:58-05:00January 21st, 2021|emergency powers, Vaccines|Comments Off on SB 1445 COVID-19; vaccine administration; emergency. Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: COVID-19; vaccine administration; emergency. Facilitates the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill requires the Department of Health (the Department) to establish a process whereby any health care provider in the Commonwealth who is qualified and available to administer the COVID-19 vaccine may volunteer to administer the vaccine to citizens of the Commonwealth and sets out which health care providers are eligible to volunteer. The bill also requires the Department to establish a process on its website whereby medical care facilities, hospitals, hospital systems, corporations, businesses, pharmacies, public and private institutions of higher education, and any other professional or community entities operating in the Commonwealth may register such entity’s facilities as sites that the Commissi
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HB 2302 Farmers market food and beverage sales considered essential during state of emergency. Introduced by: Scott Wyatt | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Farmers market food and beverage sales considered essential during state of emergency. Provides that any Commonwealth-based seller at a farmers market of food or beverage products, and the farmers market in which it is located, shall be considered an essential business to the same ext

By |2021-01-21T12:07:03-05:00January 21st, 2021|emergency powers, Farm / Agriculture|Comments Off on HB 2302 Farmers market food and beverage sales considered essential during state of emergency. Introduced by: Scott Wyatt | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Farmers market food and beverage sales considered essential during state of emergency. Provides that any Commonwealth-based seller at a farmers market of food or beverage products, and the farmers market in which it is located, shall be considered an essential business to the same ext
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SB 1403 Sales tax; exemption for personal protective equipment; emergency. Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Sales tax; exemption for personal protective equipment; emergency. Establishes a retail sales and use tax exemption for personal protective equipment, defined in the bill. The exemption would be available to any business that has in place a COVID-19 safety protocol that complies with the Emergency Temp

By |2021-01-14T13:09:22-05:00January 14th, 2021|emergency powers, Tax Credits|Comments Off on SB 1403 Sales tax; exemption for personal protective equipment; emergency. Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Sales tax; exemption for personal protective equipment; emergency. Establishes a retail sales and use tax exemption for personal protective equipment, defined in the bill. The exemption would be available to any business that has in place a COVID-19 safety protocol that complies with the Emergency Temp
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SB 1378 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the Emergency Services and Disaster Law to no more than 30 days from the date of issuance. The bill provides that if the General A

By |2021-01-15T09:26:34-05:00January 14th, 2021|emergency powers, Tier #1 SUPPORT|Comments Off on SB 1378 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the Emergency Services and Disaster Law to no more than 30 days from the date of issuance. The bill provides that if the General A
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SB 1362 Employers; reporting outbreaks of COVID-19; emergency. Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Employers; reporting outbreaks of COVID-19; emergency. Requires employers to report for each worksite with 30 or more employees, or for any multi-employer worksite with 30 or more combined employees, to the local health department when the worksite has had three or more confirmed case

By |2021-01-14T09:50:25-05:00January 14th, 2021|emergency powers|Comments Off on SB 1362 Employers; reporting outbreaks of COVID-19; emergency. Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Employers; reporting outbreaks of COVID-19; emergency. Requires employers to report for each worksite with 30 or more employees, or for any multi-employer worksite with 30 or more combined employees, to the local health department when the worksite has had three or more confirmed case
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HB 2251 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; Commissioner of Health; emergency orders and regulations. Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; Commissioner of Health; emergency orders and regulations; limitations; civil penalty. Provides that neither the Board of Health nor the Commissioner of Health shall make any emergency order or regulation unless, on the basis of the evidence available to the Board, (i) suc

By |2021-01-15T09:20:33-05:00January 13th, 2021|emergency powers, Health Care, Tier #1 SUPPORT|Comments Off on HB 2251 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; Commissioner of Health; emergency orders and regulations. Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; Commissioner of Health; emergency orders and regulations; limitations; civil penalty. Provides that neither the Board of Health nor the Commissioner of Health shall make any emergency order or regulation unless, on the basis of the evidence available to the Board, (i) suc
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HB 2242 COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; discrimination prohibited. Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; discrimination prohibited. Prohibits the State Health Commissioner and the Board of Health, the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department of Health Professions and any regulatory board therein, and the Department of Social Services from requiring any person to undergo vaccination for COVID-19 and prohibits discrimination based on a person’s vaccination status

By |2021-01-14T15:56:40-05:00January 13th, 2021|emergency powers, Tier #1 SUPPORT, Vaccines|Comments Off on HB 2242 COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; discrimination prohibited. Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; discrimination prohibited. Prohibits the State Health Commissioner and the Board of Health, the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department of Health Professions and any regulatory board therein, and the Department of Social Services from requiring any person to undergo vaccination for COVID-19 and prohibits discrimination based on a person’s vaccination status
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