Michigan House OKs bill that would ban state ‘vaccine passports’

Lansing — The Michigan House voted 62-47 Wednesday on legislation that would ban state and local agencies from developing a vaccine passport or vaccine requirement to receive state services.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office has said no COVID-19 vaccine passport has been proposed in Michigan, but House lawmakers have couched it as a preemptive measure against such a policy.

Many of the appropriations bills passed by the House include boilerplate language preventing state agencies from requiring proof of vaccination for service. A separate House bill that has not yet had a hearing would prohibit employers from requiring a vaccine or forcing an employee to disclose whether he or she had a vaccination. ..

(Excerpts from the Detroit News)