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CT HB05191

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/11/2023

Primary Sponsor

Mark DeCaprio

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Restores the religious exemption from mandatory immunization requirements for children attending school in Connecticut
  • Amends general statutes to allow parents to cite religious beliefs as grounds for opting out of school vaccination requirements
  • Reverses Connecticut's 2021 elimination of the religious exemption, which made it one of six states without such an exemption
  • Referred to the Committee on Public Health for consideration during the January 2023 legislative session

Legislative Description

An Act Allowing Children To Assert A Religious Exemption From The Immunization Requirements For Attending School.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health

1/11/2023

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/11/2023

Full Bill Text

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