SB5: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Senate BILL 5

January 15, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Testin, Wimberger, Stroebel, Bernier and Nass, cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher and Schraa. Referred to Committee on Human Services, Children and Families.

SB5,1,2 An Act to create 103.375 of the statutes; relating to: prohibiting mandatory vaccination for employment.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Prohibiting vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 as condition of employment

This bill prohibits an employer from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus or show evidence of having received such a vaccine.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB5,1 Section 1. 103.375 of the statutes is created to read:

SB5,1,8 103.375 Mandatory vaccination for employment prohibited. No employer may require an employee or prospective employee to receive a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, or show proof of having received such a vaccine, as a condition of an offer of employment or continued employment with the employer.

SB5,1,9 (End)