South Dakota employers cannot require their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations if the employee provides a doctor's letter stating the vaccine is medically unsafe, a signed statement objecting on religious or moral grounds, or proof of immunity from a prior COVID-19 infection. This new exemption does not apply to South Dakota National Guard members, who remain subject to federal vaccine requirements.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
House of Representatives Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 368
First Reading House H.J. 139
Maggie Sutton
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Scott Odenbach
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
Cosponsors