Articles tagged as: HB 1001
March 7, 2022
Coronavirus: Holcomb ends public health emergency, Indiana eclipses 22,000 dead
Indiana surpasses 22,000 dead, as the rate of new deaths slows. Gov. Eric Holcomb signs the General Assembly’s less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill. And he ended the state’s public health emergency, which had been in place since March 2020.
Read MoreMarch 1, 2022
Senate approves less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine employer mandate bill
The biggest change the Senate made to HB 1001 involves religious exemptions to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022
Coronavirus: Senate scales back vaccine mandate bill, IDOH issues new school guidance
A Senate committee dramatically scales back the House’s vaccine mandate bill. The Indiana Department of Health releases new school COVID-19 guidance. And COVID-19 data continues to improve.
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2022
Coronavirus: Winter storm shuts down testing sites, IDOE launches pandemic relief dashboard
The Indiana Department of Education launches a database to track schools’ spending of pandemic relief funding. The state health department shuts down vaccine and testing sites during the winter storm. And statewide COVID-19 cases are down.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2022
Coronavirus: House passes vaccine mandate bill, Indiana eclipses 1.5 million COVID-19 cases
The Indiana House votes to effectively ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates, sending it to the Senate. Indiana hits one year since it fully vaccinated its first resident. And Indiana surpassed 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, with some early signs of slowing.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2022
'Why are you telling me how to run my business?' HB 1001 frustrates, confuses some employers
Under the bill, which is set for a House vote Tuesday, businesses are allowed to require employees to be vaccinated. But if they do so, they'd have to accept four exemptions.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2022
Indiana House passes effective ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
The Indiana House voted Tuesday to effectively block private companies from enforcing COVID-19 mandates.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Employer penalty removed as Indiana vaccine mandate bill moves ahead in the House
The Indiana House scrapped a proposal to raise unemployment insurance taxes as a penalty to employers unwilling to grant vaccine exemptions.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2022
Coronavirus: State reports 15,000+ cases in one day, vaccine mandate ban bill moves forward
Indiana reports more than 15,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. State health officials open booster shots to Hoosiers 12 to 15 years old. And the Indiana House GOP’s bill to effectively ban private companies from enforcing vaccine mandates passes its first legislative hurdle.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2022
COVID-19 vaccine mandate ban legislation clears first hurdle, adds unemployment benefits
A bill to effectively ban private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates cleared its first hurdle at the Statehouse Thursday.
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