The Iowa Legislature recently passed a bill that prohibits the use of issuing an identification form including information on whether the holder has received a vaccination for COVID-19, for state, county, or city organizations, as well as prohibits most businesses or governmental entities from requiring a customer, patron, client, patient, or other person who is invited onto the premises of the businesses or governmental entities, to furnish proof of having received a COVID-19 vaccination. State Senator Julian Garrett tells KNIA News he and members of the legislature felt it was a necessary measure to weigh the freedom of the individual compared to the business owner.

“We just came down with this kind of compromise that individual freedoms trumps the freedom of the particular business. It’s certainly an arguable point and we had those kind of discussions and this is just where we came down. We felt like the public I think is behind this particular idea that they should not be forced to have these vaccination ID’s and so on.”

The bill does not include healthcare facilities. To listen to the full interview, click below.
https://www.kniakrls.com/2021/05/10/lets-talk-indianola-state-senator-julian-garrett-32/