Georgia’s governor has signed a bill that bans state and county agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
After signing the bill on May 3, Gov. Brian Kemp said that “we will always stand up for the rights of our people against government overreach.”
The legislation, Senate Bill 345, prohibits state and local governments from mandating “vaccine passports,” or requiring proof that a person has gotten the COVID vaccine.
The bill “simply bans the ability of the state of Georgia to mandate the COVID-19 vaccination—that’s it,” state Sen. Jeff Mullis, a Republican and the bill’s sponsor, told a state Senate panel earlier this year.
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