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SB 246 — Vaccines; religious exemption for K-12 students, further provided for; religious exemption for students at public institutions of higher education, provided
Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Health
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Pending Committee Action in Second House
Sponsors
- Arthur Orr · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 14% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Not Voting |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Robert Stewart | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Not Voting |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Not Voting |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 14% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Robert Stewart | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Not Voting |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Not Voting |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 246 do?
- Health
- Who sponsors SB 246?
- SB 246 is sponsored by Arthur Orr (R).
- What is the current status of SB 246?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 246?
- Track SB 246 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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