Vaccine exemptions would be granted to college students under bill headed to governor HB233 also would allow in-person classes for higher-education students not immunized under religious, personal or medical exemption. (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Nathan Hagen administers a COVID-19 vaccination to Wyn Chao during a news conference on Monday, March 1, 2021. On Thursday, the state Senate passed a bill that extends vaccine exemptions to higher education students and allows those who are not immunized to learn in-person. Â Â | March 5, 2021, 12:04 a.m. A bill headed to the governorâs desk extends vaccine exemptions to higher education students and allows those who are not immunized to learn in-person.