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ID SCR113
Concurrent Resolution
Status
11/15/2021
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Idaho Senate President Pro Tempore and House Speaker to use funds from the Federal Overreach Legal Defense Fund to engage legal counsel to sue the federal government over COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
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Targets the OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard issued November 5, 2021, which requires employers with 100+ employees to ensure workforce vaccination or mandate weekly testing for unvaccinated workers.
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Asserts that Idaho constitutional and legislative officers oppose the mandates because vaccination policy authority belongs to the state, the Department of Labor lacks legal authority to issue the mandates, and cooperative federalism principles are violated.
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Seeks a federal court declaration that the federal vaccine mandates are unlawful and an injunction to prevent them from affecting Idaho employers and employees.
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to use moneys from the Federal Overreach Legal Defense Fund to engage counsel to sue the federal government over the Biden Administration vaccine mandates.
LITIGATION
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to 10th order; held one legislative day
11/15/2021