Newsom's demand for additional changes, after saying he supported the bill earlier this summer, surprised many involved in the vaccine debate.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to change legislation that would tighten immunization rules for California schoolchildren could prompt a rush for new vaccine exemptions, revisions that go far beyond what his advisors have insisted would be nothing more than a “technical” tweaking of the proposal.
“I am concerned [the proposed revisions] will lead to a temporary rise in exemptions and will mean schools and children will remain vulnerable for several more years,” she said. “It’s all just very strange. He said he would sign it, and it’s not clear what the goal is with these changes. It doesn’t even address the concerns of opponents.”So far, the governor has yet to make public key details about the revisions he is seeking.
“We continue to work with the Legislature on the issues that our office has laid out,” Newsom spokesman Nathan Click said in a statement Wednesday. “Any amendments will be shared once final.”Making changes to SB 276 in a separate piece of legislation could be difficult at this late date, due to legislative procedure and the political implications of reigniting the debate over the contentious topic of vaccines.
The leader of the state Senate said legislators in her house were also surprised to hear of the requested amendments so late in the process. Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins said it’s up to Pan to decide whether to bring the governor’s changes up for a vote. With the bill’s fate now in question, opponents of the bill have flooded the Capitol hallways this week.
“I feel she has a soft heart for us,” said Jenny Hensley, a mother from El Dorado Hills who opposes the bill and was at that meeting. “She does documentaries, and she’s used to listening to the underdog. She has been receptive to people who don’t have voices.”California has some of the nation’s tightest childhood immunization laws, requiring vaccinations to attend public or private schools or day care.
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