“This is America. Individuals and parents have God-given rights that no one can take away,” said Steven Andrew, the pastor calling the USA to stand up for freedom and revival. As of October 29, 2022, 21 GOP states ban school vaccine mandates, the National Academy for State Health Policy reported.
Arizona, Alabama, Texas, Florida, West Virginia and 16 more states below ban the mandates.
The states that are not banning mandates are in violation of God’s laws and the Constitution. God’s known will is to pray and demand that a person who will keep God’s commandments replace tyrants immediately, Psalm 2, Mark 12:30-31, Exodus 18:21.
The 21 Republican states obeying the Constitution and standing up for God-given rights are:
| Alabama | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. May 24, 2021: Gov. Kay Ivey signed SB 267. This measure prohibits institutions of education from requiring additional vaccines as a condition of attendance; institutions of education may continue to require a student to prove vaccination status as a condition of attendance only for the specific vaccines that were already required by the institution as of January 1, 2021, provided that the institutions give an exemption for students with a medical condition or religious belief that is contrary to vaccination. November 4, 2021: Gov. Kay Ivey signed SB 15. This measure prohibits institutions of education from inquiring into the COVID-19 vaccination status of a minor without the written consent of the minor’s parents. |
| Arizona | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but portions of this ban are temporarily suspended, specifically a section prohibiting vaccine mandates at institutions of higher education. June 30, 2021: Gov. Doug Ducey signed HB 2898. This measure prohibits school districts or charter schools from requiring students to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 to participate in in-person instruction. June 30, 2021: Gov. Doug Ducey signed SB 1824. This measure makes immunizations which have been issued US Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization not required for school attendance. June 30, 2021: Gov. Doug Ducey signed SB 1825. This measure prohibits the Arizona Board of Regents, a public university, or a community college from requiring a student to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine or show proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination or place any conditions on attendance or participation in classes or academic activities, including mandatory testing or face coverings, if the person chooses to not obtain the COVID-19 vaccine or disclose their vaccination status. However, a health care institution may require a student who participates in a clinical setting at the health care institution to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination and be subject to regular health screenings and testings. September 27, 2021: A state judge declared sections of HB 2898, SB 1824, and SB 1825 unconstitutional. While rules prohibiting K-12 schools from implementing vaccine mandates appear to remain in effect, the ban preventing institutions of higher education from doing so has been suspended. An appeals process is ongoing. May 20, 2022: Gov. Doug Ducey signed HB 2086. This measure modifies the Arizona statutes related to school immunizations, adding that the COVID-19 vaccine is not required for school attendance. |
| Arkansas | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. April 28, 2021: Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed HB1547. This measure prohibits the state, state agencies and entities, political subdivisions of the state, and state and local officials from requiring an individual to receive an immunization or vaccine against COVID-19. Such agencies or entities cannot mandate vaccination as a condition of education. April 30, 2021: Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed SB 615. This measure prohibits the use of a vaccine passport for any purpose including as a condition for education. |
| Florida | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. May 3, 2021: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 2006. This measure codifies the prohibition of COVID-19 vaccine passports that the governor previously put in place via an executive order on April 2. This bill prohibits educational institutions from requiring students or residents to provide documentation certifying vaccination against or recovery from COVID-19. November 19, 2021: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 1B. This measure prohibits an educational institution or local officials from imposing a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for any student. |
| Georgia | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. May 25, 2021: Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order that prohibits a state agency, provider of state services, or state property from requiring an individual to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition to enter facilities or receive state services. This measure applies to public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. May 3, 2022: Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 345. This measure prohibits a state or local agency or any of their political subdivisions, including school districts, from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition to access facilities or receive services. |
| Idaho | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. This measure only applies to public institutions of higher education. April 7, 2021: Gov. Brad Little issued an executive order that prohibits any executive branch entity, including the public higher education system, from requiring an individual to provide proof of vaccination as a condition of accessing state services. |
| Indiana | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. April 29, 2021: Gov. Eric Holcomb signed HB 1405, which prohibits the state or a local unit of government from requiring anyone, including employees, to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. March 3, 2022: Gov. Eric Holcomb signed HB 1001, which amends HB 1405 to specifically include a state educational institution and a public school corporation as the government entities restricted from requiring individuals to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. |
| Iowa | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. June 14, 2022: Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2298, which prohibits any licensed child care center, elementary or secondary school, or postsecondary school from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination for enrollment or attendance until July 1, 2029. |
| Kansas | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. This measure only applies to state agencies receiving state funds for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, including public institutions of higher education. May 26, 2021: Gov. Laura Kelly signed SB 159. This measure prohibits state agencies receiving funding from the fiscal year 2021 and 2022 omnibus budget from using this funding to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for any purpose. Additionally, this measure prevents these state agencies from refusing access or separating individuals from a place accessible to the public, including in educational settings. |
| Michigan | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. September 28, 2022: Michigan state legislature passed MI HB 5783, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 20, 2022. This budget appropriation measure prohibits any department, agency, or board that receive funds from the state budget, including from the Department of Education, from requiring an individual to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to receive services or access a facility. |
| Mississippi | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. April 21, 2022: Gov. Tate Reeves signed HB 1509. This measure prohibits children attending any school, public or private, from being required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of attendance. Additionally, the measure prohibits any state agency, public official, state institution of higher education, community or junior college, county, municipality, or subdivision of the state from denying services, opportunities, or employment based on COVID-19 vaccination status. |
| Montana | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but aspects of this measure only apply to vaccines approved under emergency use authorization. May 7, 2021: Gov. Greg Gianforte signed HB 702. This measure prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status. This includes denying an individual educational opportunities, based on the person’s vaccination status or whether the person has an immunity passport. Additionally, an individual may not be required to receive any vaccine whose use is allowed under an emergency use authorization or any vaccine undergoing safety trials. |
| New Hampshire | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. July 23, 2021: Gov. Chris Sununu signed HB 220. This measure prohibits any government agency or political subdivision, including school districts and school administrative units, from compelling an individual to receive an immunization for COVID-19 or provide proof of vaccination to secure, receive, or access any public facility, any public benefit, or any public service from the state. This measure does still allow the state education commissioner to add vaccines to the register of immunizations required for school attendance, but schools and districts are explicitly prevented from doing so. |
| Ohio | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but this measure only applies to vaccines that do not have full FDA approval. July 14, 2021: Gov. Mike Dewine signed HB 244. This measure prohibits a public school or state institution of higher education from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine for which the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not granted full approval; or discriminating against an individual who has not received a vaccine for which the FDA has not granted full approval including requiring the individual to engage in or refrain from activities or precautions that differ from those of an individual who has received such a vaccine. |
| Oklahoma | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. May 28, 2021: Gov. Kevin Stitt signed SB 658. This measure prohibits a board of education of a public school district or a technology center school district, the board of regents of an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, the governing board of a private postsecondary educational institution, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the State Board of Education or the State Board of Career and Technology Education from requiring a vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of admittance to or attendance of the school or institution; requiring a vaccine passport as a condition of admittance to or attendance of the school or institution; or implementing a mask mandate for students who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. |
| South Carolina | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. June 30, 2021: Gov. Henry McMaster signed HB 4100. This budget appropriation includes a measure that restricts state-supported institutions of higher education that directly or indirectly receive funds appropriated or authorized through the general appropriations act from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for any student as a condition of enrollment, attendance at on-campus instruction, or residence on campus. April 25, 2022: Gov. Henry McMaster signed H 3162. This measure prohibits the state or any of its political subdivisions, including school districts, from enacting a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students as a condition of attendance. |
| South Dakota | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. April 20, 2021: Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order that prohibits any state entity, local government, or subdivision of local government, including public school districts and institutions of higher education, from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to receive government benefits or enter government premises. |
| Tennessee | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. May 25, 2021: Gov. Bill Lee signed HB 13. This measure prohibits a state agency, department, or political subdivision, including a public school district, from adopting or enforcing a requirement to receive an immunization, vaccination, or injection for COVID-19. November 12, 2021: Gov. Bill Lee signed SB 9014. This measure prohibits a governmental entity, school, or local education agency from mandating that a person receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, this measure prohibits public elementary and secondary schools from requiring proof of vaccination as a condition to enter their premises or receive benefits. |
| Texas | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. April 5, 2021: Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that prohibits any public or private entity that receives public funds through any means, including grants, contracts, loans, or other disbursements of taxpayer money, from requiring a consumer, as a condition of receiving a service or entering any place or facility, to provide documentation regarding vaccination status for any COVID-19 vaccine issued under emergency use authorization. July 29, 2021: Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that restated language from the April 5th executive order prohibiting publicly funded entities from requiring documentation regarding vaccination status as a condition of receiving a service or entering any place or facility. August 25, 2021: Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that restated language from the April 5th executive order but expanded the order to include COVID-19 vaccines with full FDA approval. This measure prohibits any public or private entity that receives public funds through any means from requiring a consumer to provide documentation of vaccination status for any COVID-19 vaccine. October 11, 2021: Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that prohibits any entity in the state from compelling receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine. |
| Utah | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but this measure only applies to vaccines authorized under emergency use. March 16, 2021: Gov. Spencer Cox signed HB 308. This measure prohibits a government entity, including the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, a public institution of higher education, and a school district, from directly or indirectly requiring an individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use as a condition of employment or participation in an activity of the governmental entity. |
| West Virginia | There is a ban on student COVID-19 vaccine mandates. March 30, 2022: Gov. Jim Justice signed HB 4012. This measure prohibits a state or local government entity, official, or department from requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of entering the state or local government premises or utilizing services provided by the state or local government. Additionally, state institutions of higher education are prohibited from requiring proof of vaccination as a condition of enrollment or entrance to their premises. |
PRAY: Lord, You are the USA’s lawgiver. We cry out for a 100% covenant Christian nation government now. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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