{"id":"AR-033","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Arkansas","state":"AR","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Arkansas General Assembly; approved by the Governor","authority":"Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-142 (as enacted by Act 977)","instrument":"Act 977 of 2021 (HB 1547)","title":"An Act to Prohibit the State from Mandating a Vaccine or Immunization for Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); to Govern Requirements for a Vaccine or Immunization for Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Except in Certain Conditions; to Declare an Emergency","dateIssued":"2021-04-28","effective":"2021-04-28 (title declares an emergency; approved Apr. 28, 2021)","end":"Sunsets two years after FDA approval of a COVID-19 vaccine","startDate":"2021-04-28","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["VAX"],"addressees":["the State, State agencies and entities, political subdivisions, State and local officials","State-owned or State-controlled medical facilities"],"clause":"(b)(1) The state, a state agency or entity, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or local official shall not mandate or require an individual to receive a vaccine or immunization for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).... (c) Receiving a vaccine or immunization for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) shall not be a condition of education, employment, entry, or services from the state or a state agency or entity or for obtaining a licensure, certificate, or permit from a state agency or entity.","enforcement":"Statute; State-owned medical facilities may mandate only with Legislative Council approval","functions":["HR (public employers barred from mandating)","IC (State-owned hospitals)","WF"],"notes":"Q3 2021 instrument constraining public employers and State licensing; private employers unaffected until Act 1115 (Oct. 13, 2021, post-period).","sourceUrl":"https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2021R%2FPublic%2F\u0026file=977.pdf\u0026ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":269572,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AR","url":"/library/AR-033","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AR-033","citation":"Arkansas General Assembly; approved by the Governor, Act 977 of 2021 (HB 1547) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. AR-033)","stateName":"Arkansas","related":["AR-032"]}