1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2900, the third engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 5, insert:

1.3    "Section 1. [145.661] VACCINE REQUIREMENT FOR COVID-19 OR INFLUENZA
1.4PROHIBITED.
1.5    Subdivision 1. Prohibited acts. (a) The state, a state agency or entity, a political
1.6subdivision, a state or local official, a business, an educational institution, or a medical
1.7facility shall not:
1.8(1) require an individual to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or influenza; or
1.9(2) discriminate against or coerce an individual for refusing to receive a vaccine for
1.10COVID-19 or influenza, including:
1.11(i) coercing an employee into consenting to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or influenza;
1.12(ii) withholding the opportunity for career advancement from an employee who does
1.13not consent to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or influenza; or
1.14(iii) withholding a salary, wage increase, insurance coverage, or insurance discounts
1.15from an employee who does not consent to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or influenza.
1.16(b) Receiving a vaccine for COVID-19 or influenza shall not be a condition of receiving
1.17education, employment, entry into a business or facility, receiving services from the state
1.18or a state agency or entity, or obtaining a license, certificate, or permit from a state agency
1.19or entity.
1.20    Subd. 2. Required notice with vaccine recommendation. If the state, a state agency
1.21or entity, a political subdivision, a state or local official, a business, an educational institution,
1.22or a medical facility recommends that an individual in this state receive a vaccine for
2.1COVID-19 or influenza, the individual or entity recommending the vaccine for COVID-19
2.2or influenza must also provide a notice that this vaccine is not mandatory.

2.3    Sec. 2. [145.662] PROHIBITION ON VACCINE PASSPORTS, VACCINE PASSES,
2.4AND VACCINE CREDENTIALS FOR IMMUNIZATION STATUS.
2.5    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of sections 145.662 to 145.664, the following
2.6terms have the meanings given.
2.7(b) "Local unit of government" has the meaning given in section 4A.07, subdivision 1.
2.8(c) "Vaccine passport," "vaccine pass," or "vaccine credential" means proof that an
2.9individual has tested negative for a contagious disease, received a vaccine against a
2.10contagious disease, or is in post-transmission recovery from a contagious disease.
2.11    Subd. 2. Government-issued vaccine passport, vaccine pass, or vaccine credential. (a)
2.12In order to protect the fundamental rights and privacies of Minnesotans and because
2.13vaccination status is protected health information, no government entity or its subdivisions,
2.14agents, designees, or assigns are permitted to issue or require use of vaccine passports,
2.15vaccine passes, or vaccine credentials in any format, including in electronic format, digital
2.16format such as a cell phone application, or physical format such as a paper card.
2.17(b) Funds from the state treasury, federal funds, funds from a local political subdivision,
2.18or funds from their agents, designees, or assigns shall not be used to fund a database,
2.19infrastructure, or any supporting technology pertaining to vaccine passports, vaccine passes,
2.20or vaccine credentials.
2.21    Subd. 3. Businesses. In order to protect the fundamental rights and privacies of
2.22Minnesotans and because vaccination status is protected health information, no entity doing
2.23business in Minnesota, including a nonprofit organization, shall require patrons, customers,
2.24employees, contractors, or staff to provide a vaccine passport, vaccine pass, or vaccine
2.25credential to gain access to, entry upon, or service from the business. This includes but is
2.26not limited to travel by air, train, water, or rental car.
2.27    Subd. 4. Study of vaccine passports, vaccine passes, or vaccine credentials. The
2.28governor, state agencies, local units of government, local political subdivisions, and their
2.29agents, designees, and assigns are prohibited from taking any action to study, plan for, or
2.30implement vaccine passports, vaccine passes, or vaccine credentials.
2.31    Subd. 5. Penalties; damages. (a) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. A business
2.32that violates this section shall be subject to a penalty of $10,000 for each violation.
3.1(b) An individual injured by a violation of this section may bring an action for damages
3.2against the individual or entity who violated this section, and may recover compensatory
3.3damages; costs and disbursements, including the cost of investigation and attorney fees;
3.4and equitable relief as determined by the court, in addition to any other remedy otherwise
3.5available under law.

3.6    Sec. 3. [145.663] DUTY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS.
3.7It shall be the duty of the courts of this state to protect the rights of individuals to be free
3.8from enforcement in this state of vaccine passports, vaccine passes, or vaccine credentials,
3.9and to protect these rights from being infringed.

3.10    Sec. 4. [145.664] BAR TO ENFORCEMENT OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL
3.11DIRECTIVES.
3.12(a) No person, including a public officer or employee of this state or of a political
3.13subdivision, shall enforce or attempt to enforce any federal acts, laws, executive orders,
3.14administrative orders, court orders, rules, regulations, statutes, or ordinances that require
3.15the use of vaccine passports, vaccine passes, or vaccine credentials in this state, or that
3.16require an individual to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
3.17(b) An individual injured by a violation of this section may bring an action for damages
3.18against an entity or individual who knowingly violated this section or otherwise knowingly
3.19deprived an individual in this state of rights or freedoms by enforcing a vaccine passport,
3.20vaccine pass, or vaccine credential requirement, or by enforcing a requirement that an
3.21individual is vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. In such an action,
3.22a court may award the prevailing party, other than the state or a political subdivision, costs
3.23and reasonable attorney fees. Sovereign, official, or qualified immunity shall not be an
3.24affirmative defense to an action brought under this paragraph."
3.25Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.26Amend the title accordingly