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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 316

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Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.

Discrimination Municipality State agencies Vaccination

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill forbids the state and any governmental entity from discriminating

against any person based on whether the person has received a vaccine against the

SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, or is able to show proof of

having received such a vaccine.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Krug (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

9 cosponsors

Allen and Thiesfeldt , Behnke (R) , Bernier (R) , Edming (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Nov 15, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a), by Committee on Health, Ayes 2, Noes 2

Failed 2–2 Feb 11, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 4, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Krug, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ramthun, Rozar, Schraa, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Bernier, Jacque, Stroebel, Wanggaard and Jagler

  2. May 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics

  3. May 24, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Behnke added as a coauthor

  4. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Allen and Thiesfeldt added as coauthors

  6. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Edming added as a coauthor

  7. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  9. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules

  11. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health

  18. Feb 10, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Report concurrence without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a), by Committee on Health, Ayes 2, Noes 2

  20. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-10-2022

  30. Apr 13, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-13-2022

  31. Apr 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-15-2022

  32. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82