New Hampshire is not developing or requiring “vaccine passports, documents that show you were vaccinated against COVID-19, but a proposed legislative measure would prohibit state government from requiring people to receive the vaccine.
The measure also would prohibit the state from entering into any contract or distributing taxpayer money to any business that would require a so-called passport, or would in any way discriminate against someone who refuses to receive the vaccine.
“Vaccine passports could discriminate against people flying, traveling, trying to get a job, or even something as simple as going to the supermarket, Rep. Tim Baxter, R-Seabrook, its sponsor, testified before the House Committee on Executive Departments and Administration on Tuesday.
By KATHY McCORMACKApril 27, 2021 GMT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire is not developing or requiring “vaccine passports,” documents that show you were vaccinated against COVID-19, but a proposed legislative measure would prohibit state government from requiring people to receive the vaccine or possess the passport.
The measure also would prohibit the state from entering into any contract or distributing taxpayer money to any business that would require the passport, or would in any way discriminate against someone who refuses to receive the vaccine.
“Vaccine passports could discriminate against people flying, traveling, trying to get a job, or even something as simple as going to the supermarket,” Rep. Tim Baxter, R-Seabrook, its sponsor, testified before the House Committee on Executive Departments and Administration on Tuesday.