Trends and Characteristics of Proposed and Enacted State Legislation on Childhood Vaccination Exemption, 2011–2017
2019
This article in the American Journal of Public Health examines the content of proposed bills in state legislatures from 2011 to 2017 that would affect immunization exemption laws. 92 bills expanded access to exemptions, while 83 bills limited the ability to exempt. Of the 13 bills actually signed into law, 12 limited the ability to exempt—a promising sign for public health. Proposed bills that were likely to increase access to exemptions usually came from Republican legislators and Northeastern and Southern states.
Source:
Goldstein ND et al. Trends and Characteristics of Proposed and Enacted State Legislation on Childhood Vaccination Exemption, 2011–2017. American Journal of Public Health 2019; 109(10): 102-107. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304765.