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HB1022 Relative to religious exemption from immunization requirements.

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Relative to religious exemption from immunization requirements.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
💰

Your Wallet

Outbreaks of preventable diseases are costly for families and the healthcare system. Lower vaccination rates increase the risk of expensive medical treatments.

3
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Your Community

Broader immunization exemptions could weaken herd immunity, putting immunocompromised individuals and young children at greater risk of preventable diseases.

7
⚖️

Your Freedom

Expands religious freedom by making it easier for families to claim exemptions from vaccination requirements based on their beliefs.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 05/14/2026; Senate Journal 12

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Matt Drew (R)

The Short Version

Modifies the religious exemption from immunization requirements. This could broaden exemptions from childhood vaccination mandates, potentially reducing vaccination rates in schools and communities.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Families seeking religious exemptions from vaccination
  • ▲ Religious liberty advocates

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Immunocompromised individuals
  • ▼ Children too young to be vaccinated
  • ▼ Public health infrastructure

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 179 for , 2 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 148 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-11
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

179R
Voted to Pass (179)
2R + 148D
Voted Against (150)
37
Absent
26
Not voting
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Voted Yea (179)

Republicans (179)

Voted Nay (150)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (148)
Absent (37)

Brian Seaworth (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Karel Crawford (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tom Dolan (R) , Wayne Hemingway (R)

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