The “Vaccine Work Group” introduced a package of the most radical bills in the country. We have defeated the worst bills, but three others have passed committees and moved forward this week: SB 1479, SB 1018, and AB 1797.
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| Bill | Summary | Status |
| SB 871 | would mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all kids for school or child care | Referred to the Senate Health and Senate Education Committees; no hearing date yet; UPDATE April 14: The author “held” the bill, meaning he will not advance it. |
| SB 866 | would eliminate parental consent for kids 12 to 17 to get the COVID-19 vaccine | Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee; no hearing date yet. Similar law ruled unconstitutional in Washington, D.C. on March 22. This bill is non-fiscal and is the only one with a later deadline to pass out of committee – May 6. Hearing set for May 5 in Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB 1479 | would require schools to continue COVID-19 testing and create new testing plans | Referred to the Senate Health and Senate Education Committees. Hearing set for March 30; amended on March 23. Passed the Assembly Health Committee on March 30 on a 9-2 vote; referred to the Education Committee; amendments adopted April 4; passed education Committee on April 27 on a 5-2 vote; now in Assembly Appropriations |
| SB 1018 | would require online platforms to disclose how health information is distributed to users | Referred to Senate Governmental Organization and Senate Judiciary Committee on March 23; passed Senate Judiciary Committee on 9-2 vote April 26; currently in Senate Appropriations Committee |
| SB 1464 | would require police to enforce mask mandates and other “public health” orders | Referred to the Senate Health and Senate Public Safety Committees. Hearing set for March 30th; hearing moved to April 6; hearing again moved to April 20; bill pulled for the author a third time – likely dead; author will not move it forward |
| AB 1993 | would require all employers to mandate the COVID vaccine for employees and independent contractors | Referred to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee; hearing set for March 30th. UPDATE March 29: The author “held” the bill, meaning she will not advance it. |
| AB 1797 | would provide greater access and less privacy for the California Immunization Record Database | Referred to Senate Health and Senate Education Committees on March 24; passed Assembly Health Committee on April 26 on 10-3 vote; set for hearing in Senate Education Committee at 1:30 on April 27; passed Education Committee April 27; now in Assembly Appropriations Committee |
| AB 2098 | would subject doctors to disciplinary conduct for sharing COVID “misinformation.” | Referred to the Assembly Business and Professions Committee; hearing set for April 19; amended version passed committee on April 20; now in Appropriations Committee |