Statehouse roundup, 2.20.25: New bill would give Legislature say over immunization guidelines

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Statehouse roundup, 2.20.25: New bill would give Legislature say over immunization guidelines

A new bill would give the Legislature direct say over childhood immunization guidelines. Sponsored by Rep. Dori Healey, R-Boise, the bill would move all of the state’s immunization language out of agency rules and into state statute. The bill makes no changes to the guidelines, but it changes governance. “This statute streamlines and clarifies existing regulations by transferring decisionmaking authority from the Department of Health and Welfare…