Bill targeting COVID vaccine mandates clears Louisiana House

The state House agreed Wednesday to prevent businesses that don’t mandate COVID-19 and other emergency-use vaccines from getting sued if their employees get sick, one of multiple bills aimed at vaccines that lawmakers will consider this session. The bill, House Bill 25, passed the chamber in a 79-24 vote, and now heads to a Senate committee. It must pass both chambers and be signed by the governor before it can become law. Its sponsor, Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, said the proposal aims to protect businesses from “frivolous lawsuits,” while...