Special session recap: State completes redistricting, passes anti-vaccine mandate bills
Here’s a look back at how the special session developed in both the House and Senate.
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Vaccine exemption bill passes after day full of negotiations, changes
The bill was substituted, prematurely clotured and amended by conference committee before finally reaching its final form.
House committee passes bill requiring businesses to honor exemptions to vaccine mandates
The bill's opponents include the Business Council of Alabama, Health Freedom Alabama and the Alabama Department of Labor.
Committee passes bill that would narrow vaccine passport ban to COVID-19
Two dissenters brought concerns that narrowing the language would allow pediatricians to deny services to children based on vaccination status.
Protestors rally for consideration of anti-vaccine mandate legislation
The protestors got their wish Friday when the bills were introduced for committee reviews.