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A
Well,
hence
I'm
here,
so
thank
you
very
much.
I
I
did
hear
from
his
nurse
a
little
while
ago
that
he
is
watching
and
I
just
want
to
say
you
know,
I'm
glad
that
you're
doing
so
well,
but
I
did
hear
from
your
nurse
that
you
need
to
use
your
spirometer
a
little
more
often
so,
as
the
chair
of
health
and
family
services
for
the
house
general
assembly,
I
order
you
to
use
your
spirometer
and
keep
getting
well
honey.
A
E
A
Am
here
wonderful,
we
have
a
quorum
and
are
duly
established
to
do
business.
I
will
be
presenting
house
bill
2.,
we
do
have
a
committee
sub,
so
we
need
to
adopt
that
first
and
then
we'll
hear
from
senator
alvarado
on
senate
bill
two
motion
on
the
second
okay.
Thank
you.
I
think
I'll
make
my
way
to
the
table
just
to
yes.
Oh
I'm,
sorry,
all
those
in
favor.
E
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
committee
for
the
opportunity
to
present
house
bill
2
to
you
house,
bill
2
is
a
bill
related
to
health
care
actions
to
increase
and
improve
protections
of
kentucky
citizens
during
the
state
of
emergency.
In
response
to
the
kevin
19
pandemic,
we
adopted
the
committee
sub.
Thank
you
very
much
with
me.
I
have
a
guest
who
I
will
allow
to
introduce
himself
and
help
explain
the
changes
that
we
made.
It's.
G
Last
year
we
passed
senate
bill
8
to
amend
keras
214036,
which
has
been
on
the
book
since
at
least
1968
to
provide
protections
for
citizens,
so
they
won't
have
against
mandated
vaccines
that
violate
their
religious
beliefs
or
their
conscience.
We
did
not
include
local
health
departments,
and
so
this
amendment
cures
that,
and
I
would
note
that
the
bill
passed
in
the
senate,
I
think
33
to
one
and
in
the
house,
every
member
of
the
majority
voted
for
it.
We
had
777
votes.
D
F
G
Representative,
since
1968
kentucky
law
has
allowed
individuals
with
religious
beliefs
that
oppose
immunizations
to
opt
out,
and
so
what
we
did
last
year
was
we
expanded
that
to
include
conscientiously
held
beliefs,
and
so,
if
you're,
a
child
and
your
guardian
or
a
doctor
submits
a
written.
I
think
it's
a
sworn
statement
that
it's
it
qualifies.
Then
you
will
not
be
subject
to
immunization.
G
F
But
you
know
you
understand
what
I'm
saying
we
exempt
these
people
and
the
reason
I
tried
to
change.
It
was
the
fact
that
you
exempt
them,
but
you
don't
exempt
them
from
passing
it
on
to
us
who
are
vaccinated
and
it
doesn't
keep
us
keep
them
from
getting
it
because
they
aren't
vaccinated,
and
I
appreciate
their
religious
beliefs,
but
when
their
religious
beliefs
cause
me
problems
with
my
health
that
I
I
think
my
my
health
takes
precedence
over
their
religious
beliefs
and
that's
that's
all.
I
have
to
say
thank
you
anyway.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
and
actually
my
question
is
really
a
holdover
from
from
yesterday's
meeting
and
it's
sections.
They
were
sections
9
and
10,
and
now
they're
sections
10
and
11.
the
finding
those
regulations
deficient,
and
I
I
was
just
wanting
some
clarification
about
why
those
rights
were
found
deficient.
A
A
We
we
know
this,
so
I
think
it's
a
carryover
from
that,
and
that
was
really
why
we
decided
to
add
the
conscientious
objection
as
well,
because
you
know,
as
we
know,
there
are
folks
who
feel
strongly
about
this
and
they
were
using
the
religious
exemption
when
it
was
really
probably
more
accurate
to
use
a
conscientious
objection,
and
they,
you
know,
can
at
least
be
honest
now
right.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam.
G
Chairman,
if
I
could,
I
think
both
of
us
up
here
are
vaccinated
and
we
strongly
support
vaccines.
One
can
support
vaccines
and
I
encourage
all
kentuckians
if
they've
not
had
the
virus
and
they've
not
had
the
vaccine
to
go,
get
vaccinated.
That's
that's
my
encouragement,
but
one
can
support
and
and
encourage
the
vaccine
while
at
the
same
time
recognizing
individual
right
to
their
own
religious
beliefs
and
conscientious
beliefs
on
whether
or
not
they
should
get
the
copa
vaccine.
C
I've
got
more
of
a
comment
and
kind
of
to
answer
the
lady
from
jefferson's
question.
I
believe
some
jehovah's
witness
don't
believe
in
vaccination.
I
believe
some
sex
of
the
amish
and
mennonite
don't
believe
in
vaccinations
and
I'm
personally
one
of
the
opinion
that
I
don't
judge
others
based
on
their
religious
beliefs,
and
I
don't
think
it's
our
place
to
do
that
here.
Government
should
stay
out
of
religion
and
thank
you
for
bringing
this
floor.
Amendment
or
committee
sub.
C
C
F
F
I
surveyed
my
district.
It
was
85
percent
for
the
mask
and
then
85
support
the
governor's
position
on
this
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
against
my
constituents
and
I
believe
what
the
gentleman
just
said.
He
thinks
that
governments
should
stay
out
of
religion
and
I
think
religion
should
stay
out
of
government.
F
E
C
C
D
A
H
Sure
ralph
alvarado
state
senator
28th
district.
I
want
to
say,
if
I
could,
madam
chair
hello,
to
neil,
if
you're,
watching,
congratulations
on
your
installation
as
kma
president
and
I'm
hoping
for
a
quick
recovery
for
you,
man.
Well,
thank
you
very
much
and
it's
an
honor
to
be
before
obviously,
health,
health
and
family
services.
H
H
A
H
H
Was
one
question
earlier
regarding
section
12
and
the
why
it
was
found
deficient
in
administrative
regulations,
one
of
the
issues
that
was
there
according
to
krs-214.020,
it
does
require
that
a
due
process
be
established
for
someone
who
violates
any
aspects
of
the
law
and
in
the
regulation.
It
was
arbitrary
capricious
as
far
as
the
committee
was
concerned,
and
it
had
no
promulgative
due
process
for
people
who
violated
that.
H
So
that
was
part
of
the
problem
is,
when
you
put
in
say
this
is
going
to
be
illegal
and
you
don't
have
any
due
process
people
to
appeal
that
that
was
one
of
the
reasons
why
it
was
found
deficient
and
part
of
the
reason
why
it's
till
june,
I
believe,
is
if
you
find
something
deficient,
that
it
goes
beyond
the
second
term.
So
it's
going
to
last
about
two
years
and
that's
why
the
date
that's
put
in
there
is
part
of
the
regulatory
process
as
well.