Indiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 43 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1001 — Administrative authority; COVID-19 immunizations.

Last action — House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 339: yeas 78, nays 10

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 04, 2022. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 61 sponsors

    3 primary, 58 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (43 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Allows the secretary of family and social services (secretary) to issue a waiver of human services statutory provisions and administrative rules if the secretary determines that the waiver is necessary to claim certain enhanced federal matching funds available to the Medicaid program. Allows the secretary to issue an emergency declaration for purposes of participating in specified authorized federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments. Requires the secretary to prepare and submit any waivers or emergency declarations to the budget committee. Allows the state health commissioner of the state department of health or the commissioner's designated public health authority to issue standing orders, prescriptions, or protocols to administer or dispense certain immunizations for individuals who are at least five years old (current law limits the age for the commissioner's issuance of standing orders, prescriptions, and protocols for individuals who are at least 11 years old). Defines "Indiana governmental entity" and specifies that an Indiana governmental entity (current law refers to a state or local unit) may not issue or require an immunization passport. Provides that an individual is not disqualified from unemployment benefits if the individual has complied with the requirements for seeking an exemption from an employer's COVID-19 immunization requirements and was discharged from employment for failing or refusing to receive an immunization against COVID-19. Provides that an employer may not impose a requirement that employees receive an immunization against COVID-19 unless the employer provides individual exemptions that allow an employee to opt out of the requirement on the basis of medical reasons, religious reasons, or immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19.

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Action History

  1. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 339: yeas 78, nays 10

  2. Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau, Taylor G, Melton and Doriot

  3. Senate conferees appointed: Messmer and Yoder

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. Signed by the Governor

  6. Public Law 1

  7. Signed by the Speaker

  8. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  9. Motion to concur filed

  10. House advisors appointed: Goodrich, Jeter, Slager, Austin and DeLaney

  11. House conferees appointed: Lehman and Hatfield

  12. House dissented from Senate amendments

  13. Motion to dissent filed

  14. Returned to the House with amendments

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 276: yeas 32, nays 18

  16. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  17. Senator Doriot removed as cosponsor

  18. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  19. Amendment #6 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote

  20. Amendment #5 (Taylor G) failed; Roll Call 250: yeas 20, nays 28

  21. Senator Doriot added as cosponsor

  22. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  23. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  24. Referred to the Senate

  25. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 23: yeas 58, nays 35

  26. Senate sponsors: Senators Messmer and Charbonneau

  27. Amendment #23 (Jacob) ruled out of order

  28. Amendment #29 (Goodrich) prevailed; Roll Call 14: yeas 65, nays 23

  29. Amendment #14 (Nisly) failed; Roll Call 13: yeas 5, nays 83

  30. Amendment #4 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 12: yeas 26, nays 61

  31. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  32. Amendment #19 (Leonard) prevailed; voice vote

  33. Representatives Eberhart and Ledbetter C added as coauthors

  34. Rule 105.2 suspended

  35. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  36. First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

  37. Authored by Representative Lehman

  38. Coauthored by Representatives Barrett, Jeter, Huston, Steuerwald, Abbott, Baird, Bartels, Behning, Borders, Carbaugh, Cherry, Cook, Davis, DeVon, Ellington, Engleman, Frye R, Goodrich, Gutwein, Heaton, Heine, Jordan, Judy, Karickhoff, King, Lauer, Leonard, Lindauer, Lyness, Manning, May, McNamara, Miller D, Morris, Morrison, Negele, O'Brien, Olthoff, Prescott, Pressel, Rowray, Schaibley, Slager, Smaltz, Snow, Soliday, Speedy, Teshka, Thompson, Torr, VanNatter, Wesco, Zent, Young J, Mayfield

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 58 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (58)

Not signed on (89)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1001 do?
Allows the secretary of family and social services (secretary) to issue a waiver of human services statutory provisions and administrative rules if the secretary determines that the waiver is necessary to claim certain enhanced federal matching funds available to the Medicaid program. Allows the secretary to issue an emergency declaration for purposes of participating in specified authorized federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments. Requires the secretary to prepare and submit any waivers or emergency declarations to the budget committee. Allows the state health commissioner of the state department of health or the commissioner's designated public health authority to issue standing orders, prescriptions, or protocols to administer or dispense certain immunizations for individuals who are at least five years old (current law limits the age for the commissioner's issuance of standing orders, prescriptions, and protocols for individuals who are at least 11 years old). Defines "Indiana governmental entity" and specifies that an Indiana governmental entity (current law refers to a state or local unit) may not issue or require an immunization passport. Provides that an individual is not disqualified from unemployment benefits if the individual has complied with the requirements for seeking an exemption from an employer's COVID-19 immunization requirements and was discharged from employment for failing or refusing to receive an immunization against COVID-19. Provides that an employer may not impose a requirement that employees receive an immunization against COVID-19 unless the employer provides individual exemptions that allow an employee to opt out of the requirement on the basis of medical reasons, religious reasons, or immunity from COVID-19 acquired from a prior infection with COVID-19.
Who sponsors HB 1001?
HB 1001 is sponsored by Robert Heaton (Republican), Dave Heine (Republican), Jack Jordan (Republican), Chris Judy (Republican), Michael Karickhoff (Republican), Joanna King (Republican), Ryan Lauer (Republican), Daniel Leonard, Shane Lindauer (Republican), Randy Lyness, Ethan Manning (Republican), Chris May (Republican), Wendy McNamara (Republican), Doug Miller (Republican), Robert Morris (Republican), Alan Morrison, Sharon Negele, Timothy O'Brien (Republican), Julie Olthoff (Republican), J.D. Prescott (Republican), Jim Pressel (Republican), Elizabeth Rowray (Republican), Donna Schaibley, Harold Slager (Republican), Ben Smaltz (Republican), Craig Snow (Republican), Edmond Soliday (Republican), Mike Speedy, Matt Lehman (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), Chris Jeter (Republican), Todd Huston (Republican), Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), David Abbott (Republican), Beau Baird (Republican), Steve Bartels (Republican), Robert Behning (Republican), Bruce Borders (Republican), Martin Carbaugh (Republican), Robert Cherry, Anthony Cook, Michelle Davis (Republican), Dale DeVon (Republican), Jeff Ellington, Karen Engleman (Republican), Randall Frye, Chuck Goodrich, Doug Gutwein, Jake Teshka (Republican), Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Jerry Torr, Heath VanNatter (Republican), Timothy Wesco (Republican), Dennis Zent, Peggy Mayfield (Republican), Sean Eberhart, Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), Mark Messmer, Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), and Young, J.
What is the current status of HB 1001?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 04, 2022. Enacted.
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