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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 675

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Relating to: natural immunity to COVID-19 in lieu of proof of vaccination or test.

Discrimination in employment Discrimination in housing Disease Employment Nurses Physician Physician assistant 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 provides that if an employer requires an employee to provide proof of

having received a vaccine against COVID-19, or to be regularly tested for COVID-19

as a condition of continued employment or an offer of employment, the employer is

required to accept, in lieu of proof of such vaccination or regular testing,

documentation demonstrating natural immunity against the SARS-CoV-2

coronavirus—either documentation showing that the individual tested positive for

COVID-19 or documentation of a serology test that shows the presence of naturally

occurring antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the individual's blood. Under the bill,

the documentation must be dated after March 1, 2020, and be signed by a health care

provider licensed in the United States or a territory of the United States.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Penterman (R) , Ramthun (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Summerfield (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

14 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Behnke (R) , Bernier (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jagler (R) , Knodl (R) , Marklein (R) , Murphy (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Jan 20, 2022 official source full page

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

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

Passed 6–3 Jan 20, 2022 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 59–34 Jan 25, 2022 official source full page

Aye · 59

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 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: CONCURRENCE

Passed 20–12 Feb 15, 2022 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 60–36 Feb 23, 2022 official source full page

Aye · 60

Not voting · 3

Full history

  1. Oct 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Cabral-Guevara, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kuglitsch, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Penterman, Schraa, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spiros, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Wichgers and Ramthun; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Bernier, Jagler, Marklein, Stafsholt and Stroebel

  2. Oct 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics

  3. Nov 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Tusler added as a coauthor

  4. Nov 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Murphy added as a coauthor

  5. Nov 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Rozar added as a coauthor

  6. Dec 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

  7. Dec 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  8. Jan 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  9. Jan 5, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  10. Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Behnke added as a coauthor

  11. Jan 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Wichgers

  12. Jan 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Horlacher

  13. Jan 11, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Plumer added as a coauthor

  14. Jan 13, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  15. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  16. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

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

  17. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  18. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

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

  19. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  21. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 34

  24. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  26. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  27. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  29. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Feb 14, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski

  31. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  32. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  33. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  34. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  35. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  36. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  37. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)

  38. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  39. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:40 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  40. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Vining, Spreitzer, Riemer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Snodgrass, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Vruwink

  41. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  42. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  43. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 60, Noes 36

  44. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  45. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  46. Feb 28, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2022

  47. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  48. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  49. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

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

  50. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

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