HB4012 SFAT  Trump #1 3-11

Smith  7883

Senator Trump moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill 4012—A Bill to amend and reenact §16-3-4b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and 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;; clarifying that a covered employer does not include any Medicare or Medicaid-certified facilities which are subject to federal regulations; clarifying that employees of otherwise covered employers who are required to work in Medicare or Medicaid-certified facilities are not subject to the prohibition; exempting from proof of vaccination prohibition students whose academic program requires vaccination against COVID-19; defining terms; and providing that religious beliefs are to be sincerely held.

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