People who might object to receiving vaccinations will still be allowed to opt out of them in the State of Kentucky — even during a pandemic — under the terms of a new law passed by the state’s legislature. Senate Bill 8, created and sponsored by Senator Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green), passed with bi-partisan support and without the signature of Democrat Governor Andy Beshear.
In Kentucky, a bill can become law without the governor’s signature providing there is a veto-proof majority of the final draft of the bill in both the House and the Senate. In the Senate, the bill passed by a 33-1 vote and in the House it passed by a 77-20 vote.
While Kentucky — and no other state, as of this writing — has not yet mandated the COVID-19 or any other vaccine, a pre-existing section of the law would have allowed such a mandate. Senate Bill 8, however, codifes the right to refuse a vaccination “based on religious grounds or conscientiously held beliefs” or if a physician deems it unsafe to a person’s health.
People who might object to receiving vaccinations will still be allowed to opt out of them in the State of Kentucky — even during a pandemic — under the terms of a new law passed by the state’s legislature. Senate Bill 8, created and sponsored by Senator Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green), passed with bi-partisan support and without the signature of Democrat Governor Andy Beshear.
In Kentucky, a bill can become law without the governor’s signature providing there is a veto-proof majority of the final draft of the bill in both the House and the Senate. In the Senate, the bill passed by a 33-1 vote and in the House it passed by a 77-20 vote.
While Kentucky — and no other state, as of this writing — has not yet mandated the COVID-19 or any other vaccine, a pre-existing section of the law would have allowed such a mandate. Senate Bill 8, however, codifes the right to refuse a vaccination “based on religious grounds or conscientiously held beliefs” or if a physician deems it unsafe to a person’s health.
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