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Louisiana lawmakers back bill striking at COVID-19 vaccine
April 26, 2021
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana lawmakers Monday started advancing a proposal taking aim at the concept of mandatory coronavirus vaccines or a “vaccine passport” proving immunization, though state officials have indicated no plans to try to enact such requirements.
Without objection, the House transportation committee backed a proposal to ban the state Office of Motor Vehicles from requiring someone to be vaccinated to get a driver s license or to put immunization information on that license.
The proposal heads to the full House for debate.
The bill by Republican Rep. Kathy Edmonston, of Gonzales, also would apply to state-issued identification cards overseen by the agency. It would cover all vaccinations, not just the coronavirus vaccine.