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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
October 31, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Goeben, Rozar,
Allen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming,
Magnafici, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Sapik, Schraa
and Schutt, cosponsored by Senators Nass and Cabral-Guevara. Referred to
Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment.
AB612,1,2
1An Act to create 252.045 of the statutes;
relating to: waivers from workplace
2immunization requirements.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires any employer that requires any employee or prospective
employee to receive an immunization as a condition of employment to waive the
immunization requirement for the employee or prospective employee if the employee
or prospective employee objects to the immunization for reasons of health, religion,
or personal conviction. Under the bill, no employer may require that an employee
or prospective employee provide any explanation or justification of the employee's or
prospective employee's objection to an immunization. Further, the bill requires an
employer to inform an employee or prospective employee of the employee's or
prospective employee's right to a waiver from the employer's immunization
requirements in writing at any time the employer informs the employee or
prospective employee of the employer's immunization requirements.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB612,1
3Section
1. 252.045 of the statutes is created to read:
AB612,1,5
4252.045 Waiver from workplace immunization requirements. (1) In
5this section:
AB612,2,1
1(a) “Employee” has the meaning given in s. 103.001 (5).
AB612,2,22
(b) “Employer” has the meaning given in s. 103.001 (6).
AB612,2,9
3(2) If any employer requires any employee or prospective employee to receive
4an immunization as a condition of employment, the employer shall waive the
5immunization requirement if the employee or prospective employee objects to the
6immunization for reasons of health, religion, or personal conviction. No employer
7may require that an employee or prospective employee provide any explanation or
8justification of the employee's or prospective employee's objection to an
9immunization under this subsection.
AB612,2,13
10(3) At any time an employer informs an employee or prospective employee of
11any immunization requirements of the employer, the employer shall inform the
12employee or prospective employee in writing of the employee's or prospective
13employee's right to a waiver under this section.
