Fri Jan 14, 2022 – 10:59 am EST
INDIANAPOLIS (LifeSiteNews) — Republicans in the Indiana House of Representatives have advanced legislation to prevent coercive vaccine mandates.
The Hoosier State Republicans placed HB 1001 at the top of their 2022 legislative agenda and have moved the legislation to a full vote in the Indiana House. An amended version passed 65-23 on Thursday. Another vote is expected for Tuesday, January 18.
The legislation is similar to a Florida bill that makes it harder for private businesses to mandate COVID jabs, by carving out exemptions for natural immunity, religious and medical reasons. It would also require that employers offer weekly COVID testing as an alternative for individuals who do not want to get jabbed.
“[A]n employer may not impose a requirement that employees receive an immunization against COVID-19 unless the employer provides individual exemptions that allow an employee to opt out of the requirement on the basis of medical reasons, religious reasons, an agreement to submit to testing for the presence of COVID-19, or immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19,” a summary of the legislation says.
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb has previously said private employers
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