HB 2623 Summary

• Adds "vaccination status" and "immunity passport" as prohibited bases of discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations under Arizona civil rights law.

• Defines "vaccination status" as any indication of whether a person has received one or more doses of a vaccine and "immunity passport" as a document, digital record, or software application indicating immunity to disease through vaccination or infection recovery.

• Expands existing antidiscrimination protections in sections 41-1402, 41-1441, 41-1442, 41-1463, 41-1464, 41-1481, and 41-1491 series to include these new protected categories alongside race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, familial status, and national origin.

• Makes it unlawful for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, places of public accommodation, housing providers, and real estate professionals to discriminate based on vaccination status or immunity passport status.

• Designates the act as an emergency measure effective immediately upon enactment.