Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2189: Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious tenets or practices, exception.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2189 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious tenets or practices, exception. Primary sponsor: Nicholas J. Freitas. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Health and Human Services.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health; religious exception. Exempts a person, including a parent or guardian on behalf of a child, who objects to administration of a vaccine on religious grounds from mandatory immunization requirements issued by the State Health Commissioner during an epidemic. Currently, exemption from mandatory immunization requirements during an epidemic is available only to those persons to whose health the administration of a vaccine would be detrimental, as certified in writing by a licensed physician.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas J. Freitas | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Health and Human Services
- Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)
- Assigned sub: Health
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2189)
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100793D