Loading chat...

AZ SB1053

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/24/2022

Primary Sponsor

Kelly Townsend

Click for details

Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with sincerely held religious beliefs preventing COVID-19 vaccination unless accommodation poses undue hardship and more than de minimus cost to business operations
  • Accommodation requirement applies when employer receives notice from employee of religious objection to COVID-19 vaccination
  • Knowingly violating the accommodation requirement constitutes a class 2 misdemeanor
  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 23-206 regarding employer employment practices

Legislative Description

Religious exemption; vaccine; violation; classification

Employment Practices

Last Action

Introduced in House and read first time

6/23/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/10/2022
Commerce1/10/2022

Full Bill Text

No bill text available