(Des Moines, IA) — The Iowa Senate is sending the governor a bill to ban state and local governments from issuing I-D cards that prove someone received the COVID-19 vaccine. Senate President Jake Chapman from Adel opposes the idea of so-called “vaccine passports.” Chapman said, “we will protect Iowans from being forced by tyrannical governments to inject their body with chemicals that they may or may not wish to have.” Governor Reynolds called on lawmakers to pass the measure. Iowa employers may still ask employees if they’ve been vaccinated, but the bill forbids businesses, non-profits and other institutions from requiring customers and visitors to provide proof they’ve been vaccinated. Health care providers can ask patients and visitors whether they’ve been vaccinated.
