Senate bill would punish Kansas employers for requiring COVID-19 vaccinations

Debate features conflicting insight from doctors in Senate and House, business attorneys and Kansas Chamber, herbal entrepreneur and meningitis survivor

Senate bill would punish Kansas employers for requiring COVID-19 vaccinations
Senate bill would punish Kansas employers for requiring COVID-19 vaccinations

TOPEKA — Sen. Mark Steffen pushed colleagues Thursday to support his legislation banning employers from requiring workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying lawmakers should reject the idea that society is more important than the individual.

Senate Bill 213 would prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, and would impose a $1,000 fine fo…