HB4012 S JUD AMT #1 3-9

Smith  7883

The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4012—A Bill to amend and reenact §16-3-4b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-3-4b, all relating to COVID-19 vaccination, generally prohibiting the showing of proof of a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition for entering upon the premises of any state or local governmental office, entity, department or agency, or as a condition for entering upon the premises of a hospital or state institution of higher education, unless such proof is required by federal law or regulation; and providing for a person harmed to seek injunctive relief, upon prevailing, may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs; clarifying that a covered employer does not include any Medicare or Medicaid-certified facilities which are subject to federal regulations contrary to the section; clarifying that employees of otherwise covered employers who are required to work in Medicare or Medicaid-certified facilities are not subject to the prohibition; defining terms; and providing that religious beliefs are sincerely held.

Adopted

Rejected