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AL HB324
Bill
Status
4/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Ernie Yarbrough
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employers and prospective employers from discriminating against qualified individuals based on immunization status in hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation, job training, or other employment terms.
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Prohibits places of public accommodation (including schools, hospitals, restaurants, retail stores, entertainment venues, and other facilities affecting commerce) from denying equal access or services based on immunization status.
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Prohibits occupational licensing boards from denying, suspending, revoking, or refusing to issue or renew licenses based on immunization status.
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Allows individuals to bring civil actions for damages including injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and punitive damages, with prevailing plaintiffs entitled to reasonable attorney fees and expert costs; Attorney General may also bring civil actions.
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Declares as state public policy that all federal vaccine requirements violate the Tenth Amendment and are invalid, unrecognized, rejected, and void in Alabama.
Legislative Description
Relating to vaccinations; to prohibit an employer, a place of public accommodation, and an occupational licensing board from discriminating based on immunization status.
Vaccinations, discrimination based on immunization status by certain public entities, prohibited
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to House Health
4/13/2023