NVIC Tracking 103 Vaccine Bills in 30 States

We are in the second month of 2017 and NVIC has been busy because your state legislators have been busy. More than 100 new bills have been filed and that can affect your rights if you live in one of the following 30 states: Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (withdrawn) and Washington.

Bills to Eliminate or Expand Vaccine Exemptions

The NVIC Advocacy Portal has issued priority OPPOSITION statements for eight states where legislators have introduced bills to restrict or eliminate vaccine exemptions: Arkansas (withdrawn), Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. We have issued priority SUPPORT statements for states where legislators have introduced bills to add or expand vaccine exemptions: Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi (died), New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Texas.

Bills to Electronically Track Vaccination Status, Add Vaccine Mandates

NVIC is also tracking bills that will eliminate opt-in consent mechanisms or expand electronic vaccine tracking systems monitoring the vaccination status of all citizens, which need to be opposed, in Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, New York and Texas.

There are dozens of other bills filed that need your immediate action, such as proposed new meningococcal vaccine mandates in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine and Oregon, and other vaccine mandates for adults and children, as well bills that would publicly post the numbers of vaccine exemptions in schools.

Use NVIC Advocacy Portal to Take Action in Your State

You can log into www.NVICAdvocacy.org for more detailed information about bills pending in your state, including links to the bills so you can read them yourself. We are analyzing bills and updating them daily to the NVIC Advocacy Portal so please log in often to check for the latest updates.

By becoming a registered user of the NVIC Advocacy Portal, you can take advantage of this unique state legislation information resource to stay up to date on what is happening in your state. You will also be put into direct electronic contact with your own state (and federal) legislators.

We can make a difference and protect vaccine exemptions and informed consent rights if we provide legislators with accurate information and take effective action. If you are not already, please sign up to become a registered user of the free online Advocacy Portal today and join with thousands of others in your state who are working to protect vaccine freedom of choice.