Proposed H.B. No. 6174
Session Year 2025

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST THE STATE FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS CAUSED TO A STUDENT AS A RESULT OF VACCINATION OR MEDICINAL TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS.

To create a cause of action allowing a student to recover actual and punitive damages for injuries or illness caused by a vaccination or medicinal treatment program if the state required the student to receive the vaccine or medicinal treatment as a condition of school admission.

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