Georgia Senate Approves Permanent Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Passport

Georgia Senate Approves Permanent Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Passport
A health care worker displays a COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 11, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
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Georgia state senators have voted to make permanent a soon-to-expire law that bans government agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or “vaccine passports,” as a condition of service.

In May 2022, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure that made it illegal for state and local governments—including public school districts—to demand proof of COVID-19 vaccination from their staff members or the public with whom they do business.