Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session
Relating to: natural immunity to COVID-19 in lieu of proof of vaccination or test.
Disease Employment Nurses Physician Physician assistant Vaccination
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- 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: Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jagler (R) , Marklein (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Stroebel (R)
30 cosponsors
Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Summerfield (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)
Votes
Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Passed 3–2 Jan 20, 2022 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Passed 3–2 Jan 20, 2022 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Nov 2, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Bernier, Jagler, Marklein, Stafsholt and Stroebel; cosponsored 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 and Wichgers
- Nov 2, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform
- Nov 4, 2021 · Senate
Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor
- Nov 5, 2021 · Senate
Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor
- Nov 17, 2021 · Senate
Representative Rozar added as a cosponsor
- Dec 13, 2021 · Senate
Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
- Jan 4, 2022 · Senate
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- Jan 6, 2022 · Senate
Representative Behnke added as a cosponsor
- Jan 11, 2022 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski
- Jan 11, 2022 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 10, 2022 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1