{"id":"SEC-01-083","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Arkansas","state":"AR","metro":"","industry":"01","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Arkansas General Assembly (Act 977 of 2021)","authority":"Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-142 (as enacted)","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)","dateIssued":"2021-04-28","effective":"2021-07-28 (90 days after adjournment)","end":"","startDate":"2021-07-28","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX"],"addressees":["the State and its agencies and political subdivisions (including public hospitals)"],"clause":"20-7-142. Prohibition on requirement for vaccine or immunization for [COVID-19]... [the state, a state agency or entity, a political subdivision, or a state or local official shall not mandate or require an individual to receive a vaccine or immunization for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, education, entry or services]","enforcement":"Statutory prohibition","functions":["HR (public hospitals)","VS","CB"],"notes":"Act 1002 (Apr. 2021) separately barred State and local mask mandates (enjoined Aug. 6, 2021).","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":"SEC-01","url":"/library/SEC-01-083","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-01-083","citation":"Arkansas General Assembly (Act 977 of 2021), Act 977 of 2021 (HB 1547) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-083)","stateName":"Arkansas","related":[]}