PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 233
PRINTER'S NO. 1819
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
262
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, GLEIM, HAMM, KAUFFMAN, METCALFE, MOUL,
ROWE, RYAN, SMITH, ZIMMERMAN, E. NELSON, MALONEY, RADER,
JONES, COOK, DAVANZO, BOROWICZ, PENNYCUICK, GILLEN, GREINER,
LEWIS, HELM, ROTHMAN, ROAE, SILVIS AND BERNSTINE,
JANUARY 26, 2021
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 15, 2021
AN ACT
Providing for the right of an employee or prospective employee
to refuse to participate in an invasive medical test or
vaccination INJECTION required by an employer.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Right to
Refuse Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Employee." Includes an individual employed by an employer.
"Employer." Includes an individual, partnership,
association, corporation or business trust, the Commonwealth, a
political subdivision of the Commonwealth or an authority or
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