Idaho Bills

Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Speaker and the Pro Tempore to engage legal counsel to sue the Biden Administration in federal court to have the vaccine mandates invalidated.

This concurrent resolution authorizes the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to engagecounseltosuethefederalgovernment,tohaveafederalcourtdeclarefederalvaccinemandatesunlawful, and to enjoin the mandates and prevent them from having any effect on Idaho employers and employees.

Adds to and amends existing law to prohibit discrimination against persons based on their immunization status and to establish provisions regarding the Sovereign Legal Defense Fund.

Adds to existing law to provide that an employer requiring an employee to be vaccinated against COVID-19 must allow medical, religious, and natural immunity exemptions.

Adds to existing law to provide that an employer who requires an employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must allow a personal belief exemption.

Adds to and amends existing law to restrict an employer from requiring certain employee vaccinations.

This legislation prevents an employer from mandating that current employees receive a vaccination as a condition of continued employment. However, this legislation does allow employers to require vaccinations for new employees if required vaccinations are identified at time of hire.

Adds to and amends existing law to prohibit discrimination against persons based on their immunization status and to establish provisions regarding the Federal Overreach Legal Defense Fund.

This is a civil rights bill with funds provided for a Federal Overreach Legal Defense Fund in the amount of $2,000,000 transferred from the general fund. This bill amends Idaho Code Chapter 59, Title 67 by the addition of a new section which will prohibit certain acts of discrimination based on immunization status or the possession of an immunity passport. The bill makes it unlawful for state and local governments to withhold or deny any person local or state government services, goods, facilities, advantages, privileges, licensing, education, health care access, or employment opportunities. It also makes it unlawful for any employer to refuse employment or discriminate in any way based on immunity passport or vaccination status. Public accommodations may not exclude or refuse to serve a person based on vaccination status. A health care facility is allowed to make reasonable accommodation measures for an unvaccinated employee for health and safety reasons, but not to deny employment. The bill exempts schools and day-cares pursuant to existing Idaho statutes. Licensed nursing homes are exempt only if compliance would violate regulations from Medicare and Medicaid services.