GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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HOUSE BILL 89

 

 

Short Title:      University Vaccination Freedom Act.

(Public)

Sponsors:

Representatives Gable, Almond, Kidwell, and Tyson (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Referred to:

Health, if favorable, Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

February 11, 2025

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT repealing immunization requirements for persons who attend a college or university in north carolina.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  This act shall be known as "The University Vaccination Freedom Act."

SECTION 2.  G.S. 130A‑154(b) reads as rewritten:

"(b)      Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person who received immunizations in a state other than North Carolina shall present an official certificate or record of immunization to the child care facility, school (K‑12), or college or university. facility or school (K‑12) of attendance. This certificate or record shall state the person's name, address, date of birth, and sex; the type and number of doses of administered vaccine; the dates of the first MMR and the last DTP and polio; the name and address of the physician or local health department administering the required immunization; and other relevant information required by the Commission."

SECTION 3.  G.S. 130A‑157 reads as rewritten:

"§ 130A‑157.  Religious exemption.

If the bona fide religious beliefs of an adult or the parent, guardian or person in loco parentis of a child are contrary to the immunization requirements contained in this Chapter, the adult or the child shall be exempt from the requirements. Upon submission of a written statement of the bona fide religious beliefs and opposition to the immunization requirements, the person may attend the college, university, school or facility without presenting a certificate of immunization."

SECTION 4.  G.S. 130A‑155.1 is repealed.

SECTION 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2026‑2027 academic year.