Revision: May 28, 2021, 2:40 p.m.
Rep. Hough, Belk. 3
May 28, 2021
2021-1800h
10/05
Floor Amendment to SB 123
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to employee payment of medical testing and employment requirements for COVID-19.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Payment for Medical Testing. Amend RSA 275:3 to read as follows:
275:3 Payment for Medical Examination, Test, or Records Furnished. It shall be unlawful for any employer, as defined in RSA 275:4, to require any employee or applicant for employment to pay the cost of a medical examination, test, or the cost of furnishing any records required by the employer as a condition of employment.
2 New Subdivision; COVID-19 Employment Requirements. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 77 the following new subdivision:
COVID-19 Employment Requirements
275:78 COVID-19 Employment Requirements.
I. It shall be unlawful for any employer, as defined in RSA 275:4, to require any employee or applicant for employment to have received a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, unless the vaccination has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
II. Paragraph I shall not apply to health care providers.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits an employer from requiring that an employee or applicant for employment pay the cost of any medical test as a condition of employment. This bill also prohibits certain employers from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination that has not received final FDA approval as a condition of employment.