Legislative activity in early 2023 related to vaccination requirements in schools was largely unsuccessful

• In 27 states, legislators introduced 63 bills to expand scope of practice for providers to allow them to administer vaccines. Eight of those bills were ultimately enacted in Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Montana (two bills), North Carolina, and West Virginia (two bills).
• Nearly one-third of the bills included in the dataset—72 bills across 25 states and the District of Columbia—sought to prohibit school entry vaccination requirements. Three of those 72 bills were enacted: Florida Senate Bill 252 and Tennessee companion bills House Bill 252 and Senate Bill 644, which became Public Law 296.

• Expand non-medical exemptions in 19 states, 0/47 bills passed;
• Limit non-medical exemptions in two states, 0/3 bills passed;
• Add school entry requirements for vaccination in five states, 0/10 bills passed.

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