Michigan House bill would ban COVID vaccine mandates, but never got a vote
With Democrats taking the gavels in January, it’s unlikely House Bill 4736 will ever pass.
Awaiting a vote in the Michigan House Health Policy Committee: House Bill 4736, which would ban the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services from mandating the experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
MichiganVotes.org reports that House Bill 4736 was introduced by State Rep. Luke Meerman, R-Coopersville, in April 2021.
The bill runs a single page, and instructs that:
“[T]he department shall not promulgate or enforce a rule requiring an individual to be immunized against COVID-19. As used in this section, "COVID-19" means coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).”
Despite Meerman’s post as majority vice-chair of the health policy committee, the bill hasn’t seen any further action. Meerman will continue in the legislature in January, but in 2023-24, Democrats will hold the majority in both the Michigan House and Senate.
To become law, a bill must be passed by both houses of the legislature, then signed by the governor. If the governor vetoes a bill, lawmakers can override the veto with a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
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