HB 263: "An Act relating to state requirements concerning federal laws, regulations, and orders requiring COVID-19 vaccination; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 263 01 "An Act relating to state requirements concerning federal laws, regulations, and orders 02 requiring COVID-19 vaccination; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 44.99 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: 05 Sec. 44.99.050. State requirements concerning certain federal health laws, 06 regulations, and orders requiring COVID-19 vaccination. (a) An official, agent, or 07 employee of the state, a municipality, or the federal government may not enforce a 08 federal law, regulation, or order that violates the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution 09 of the United States by imposing or threatening to impose a fine or other penalty on 10 (1) an individual who does not receive a novel coronavirus disease 11 (COVID-19) vaccine; or 12 (2) a person who does not require an individual to receive a COVID-19 13 vaccine. 14 (b) The attorney general may defend a resident of the state who is prosecuted
01 by the government of the United States for violation of a federal law, regulation, or 02 order requiring acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine. 03 (c) The attorney general shall file legal action necessary to prevent the 04 implementation of a federal law, regulation, or order that violates the rights of a 05 resident of the state under (a) of this section. 06 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).