Pulse of GOP Shot Mandate Pushback Weaker as Virus Risk Recedes

Efforts to restrict workplace vaccine mandates have arguably less momentum among state lawmakers after courts largely blocked federal shot requirements, but a few GOP-led legislatures are still moving toward limiting the workplace rules.

A new Indiana law, which Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed March 3, requires employers that mandate a Covid-19 vaccine to grant workers exemptions that are potentially broader than those required by federal law. Similar bills have passed one chamber each in Arizona and South Carolina and are awaiting votes in the second chamber.

The bills follow the pattern of new laws enacted last year by roughly ...