AR SB740

Prohibits the state, state agencies, political subdivisions, private employers, and public accommodations from mandating or requiring COVID-19 vaccines or immunizations that have been tested for less than five years or on the market for less than three years.

Prohibits discrimination against individuals who refuse COVID-19 vaccination, including withholding employment benefits, career advancement, salary increases, or insurance; also prohibits exclusion or differential service based on vaccination status.

Prohibits all entities from requiring or discriminating based on vaccine passports, defined as documentation of COVID-19 vaccination, for entry, travel, education, or services.

Allows healthcare facilities to ask employees to voluntarily disclose vaccination status for implementing reasonable safety accommodations and may exempt healthcare facilities from compliance when it would violate Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regulations.

Declares an emergency and makes the act immediately effective; the statute expires two years from the date the FDA approves a COVID-19 vaccine or immunization.