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AL HB519

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ernie Yarbrough

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits hospitals, transplant hospitals, procurement organizations, health insurance providers, physicians, and other health care providers from conditioning organ donation or receipt on the donor's or recipient's vaccine status.

  • Defines "vaccine" broadly to include biologics, DNA-based products, immunizations, gene editing technology, mRNA-based products, or injectable drugs used to prevent or treat infectious or communicable diseases.

  • Authorizes the Attorney General to enforce violations by seeking injunctive relief and levying fines of $50,000 against any person or entity that violates the prohibition.

  • Becomes effective on October 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Organ donation; condition of donation or receipt on vaccine status prohibited, Attorney General authorized to enforce

Health

Last Action

Pending House Health

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Health4/3/2025

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