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GOP Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

GOP Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

GOP Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

From the Associated Press

Republican lawmakers in Kansas have passed proposals to ban COVID-19 vaccine passports, limit efforts to track down the close contacts of people with the coronavirus and provide up to $500 million to businesses that closed or faced pandemic restrictions.

The GOP-controlled Legislature approved budget legislation Friday night that included a ban on state agencies from issuing vaccine passports and limits on COVID-19 contact tracing. It went to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

Lawmakers early Saturday approved a separate bill that would set aside federal COVID-19 relief funds headed to the state, cities and counties to compensate small businesses harmed financially by pandemic rules.

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