The Pennsylvania Senate Health & Human Services Committee approved SB-618 on Monday (May 24).
The bill prohibits any “government entity” from requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19. It should be noted that so far no government entity has required proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
The proposed Pennsylvania legislation is not nearly as comprehensive as one signed earlier this month by Governor Ron DeSantis, which also prohibits privately held businesses from requiring proof of vaccination.
According to CityandState.com, “some Democratic-led states have welcomed the idea of vaccine passports, other, more conservative states have rebuked the idea entirely. Republican governors in Florida, Texas and Montana, among others, have unilaterally banned the use of vaccine passports in their respective states. “