Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
House Bill 1450
Vaccinations; require employers that mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees to provide exemption process.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS THAT REQUIRE OR ARE MANDATED TO REQUIRE VACCINATION OR IMMUNIZATION FOR COVID-19 OR ITS VARIANTS FOR ITS EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC EXEMPTION PROCESS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIFIC EXEMPTION PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE OPTIONS THAT ALLOW THE EMPLOYEE TO PRODUCE EITHER A NEGATIVE TEST RESULT SHOWING THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, OR PROOF OF IMMUNITY FOR THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19 OR ITS VARIANTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF THE TESTING SHALL BE COVERED BY ANY STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE IF THE EMPLOYEE'S HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN DOES NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE TESTING; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN EMPLOYEE COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFIC EXEMPTION PROCESS RELATED TO COVID-19 AS REQUIRED BY THIS ACT, THE EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT BE TERMINATED FOR MANDATES RELATED TO COVID-19; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN EMPLOYEE IS TERMINATED DUE TO THE EMPLOYER'S VIOLATION OF THIS ACT, THE EMPLOYEE MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDY AVAILABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE; TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-511, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 17 to February 1, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 1
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives