But proponents of the new limits say they are a necessary check on executive powers and give lawmakers a voice in prolonged emergencies. Arkansas state Sen. After initially signing the bill, Republican Gov.
Asa Hutchinson expressed regret, calling a special legislative session in early August to ask lawmakers to carve out an exception for schools. They declined. The law is currently blocked by an Arkansas judge, who deemed it unconstitutional.
Legal battles continue in other states as well. In Ohio, legislators gave themselves the power to overturn health orders and weakened school vaccine mandates. In Utah and Iowa , schools cannot require masks. In Alabama, state and local governments cannot issue vaccine passports and schools cannot require COVID vaccinations.
Who will follow L. Unified puts itself out there for emulation, adulation, scorn and litigation. Why a fast-spreading coronavirus and a half-vaccinated public can be a recipe for disaster. Unleashing a fast-spreading coronavirus variant on a half-vaccinated population can lead to a vaccine-resistant strain. While some public health officials tried to fight the national wave of legislation, the underfunded public health workforce was consumed by trying to implement the largest vaccination campaign in U.
The draft legislation appears to have inspired dozens of state-level bills, according to the KHN review. At least 15 states passed laws limiting emergency powers. In some states, governors can no longer institute mask mandates or close businesses, and their executive orders can be overturned by legislators. Fighting the bills not only took time but also seemed dangerous, said Renae Moch , public health director for Bismarck, who testified against a measure prohibiting mask mandates.
She then received an onslaught of hate mail and demands for her to be fired. David Welsh , the public health officer in rural Ripley County. The bill exempts healthcare organizations from the ban. Oklahoma: On May 28, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an order prohibiting state agencies from requiring that people show proof of vaccination to enter public buildings. The order doesn't apply to employees working in patient-facing settings. Tennessee: On May 25, Republican Gov.
Bill Lee signed a bill that prohibits a state agency, department or political subdivision from mandating COVID vaccines. Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Oct. The order states that "no entity in Texas" can enforce vaccination against anyone, including an employee or consumer, who objects "for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID Utah: On March 16, Republican Gov.
Spencer Cox signed a bill that prohibits state agencies from requiring people to get a COVID vaccine as a condition of employment. However, the bill does not apply to employees who work in a medical setting and are required to receive vaccinations to perform the assigned duties and responsibilities of the job. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Cookie Policy. Also joining the lawsuit was the office of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, the only Democratic attorney general to take part in the legal challenges to the mandate.
In a statement, Miller said he was filing at the behest of Gov. Among them are a conservative media company, two Wisconsin manufacturers, companies in Michigan and Ohio, the owner of 15 grocery stores in Louisiana and Mississippi, and a group of remote workers in Texas. All are represented by conservative law firms. The Daily Wire media company objected on several fronts, including the idea that employers will have to track which workers have been vaccinated and treat those who have received shots differently from those who have not.
So far, courts have allowed businesses on their own to require employees to be vaccinated. Benjamin Noren, a New York-based labor lawyer, said he thought the rule is likely to be struck down because OSHA was intended to deal with workplace hazards such as chemicals, not a virus. He said OSHA has made 10 emergency rules in the last five decades. Of the six that were challenged, only one survived intact. I have doubts.
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