Vaccine Passport Bans and Apps by State

Are Vaccine
Is there a state-wide
Passports
State Laws or Executive Orders Implementing the Ban digital vaccine passport
Banned in the
app or record database?
State?

SB 267 prohibits state and local governments from

issuing vaccine passports, passes, or any other
standardized documentation for the purpose of
certifying the immunization status of an individual. It
also prohibits institutions of education from requiring
Alabama Banned additional vaccines (COVID-19) as a condition of No
attendance. It also prohibits individuals or entities
doing business from refusing to provide goods or
services, or refusing admission into a place of
business, if a customer does not have
documentation to prove they have been vaccinated.

Governor's Administrative Order prohibits all

executive branch departments, agencies, officials, MyIR - provides printed
Alaska Banned and state entities from requiring a person to produce and mobile vaccination
a vaccine passport in order to travel to or around records
Alaska

Executive Order prohibits state and local

governments from requiring individuals to provide
their COVID-19 vaccination status to receive service
or enter an area. Also prohibits businesses receiving MyIR - provides printed
Arizona Banned public funds from Arizona from requiring customers and mobile vaccination
to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. records

SB 1824 prohibits the establishment of a COVID-19

passport, among other things

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SB 615 prohibits state and local agencies, entities,
Arkansas Banned and officials from requiring an individual to use a No
vaccine passport as a condition for entry, travel,
education or services

Digital COVID-19 Vaccine

Record Portal - California
Department of Public
Health and Technology
launched the Digital
In San Francisco, all restaurants, bars, clubs, gyms COVID-19 Vaccine
and large indoor events will be required to obtain Record portal, which
California Not banned
proof of vaccination from patrons and employees. allows residents to upload
Individuals can show proof of negative COVID test a digital copy of their
vaccination records

Healthvana - digital
vaccine record for
residents of LA county

myColorado app - allows

residents to create a
Colorado Not banned
digital version of their
COVID-19 vaccine cards

No, but it is being

Connecticut Not banned
considered

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DelVAX - digital vaccine
Delaware Not banned
record

MyIR - provides printed

District of
Not banned and mobile vaccination
Columbia
records

Executive Order prohibits businesses or government

entities from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccine
Florida Banned passport No

SB 2006 codified this order into law.

Executive Order prohibits state agencies, state

Georgia Banned service providers, and state properties from No
requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports.

Hawaii SMART Health

Vaccination card or negative test required to enter
Card - allows individuals
Hawaii Not banned state facilities. Some islands have unique vaccine
to access digital versions
passport requirements for certain establishments.
of their vaccine passports

Executive Order banning any State of Idaho

Idaho Banned governmental entity from requiring vaccine No
passports

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Vax Verify - online portal
Illinois Not banned to access digital records
of COVID-19 vaccine card

HB 1405 prohibits the state or a local unit of

Indiana Banned government from issuing or requiring immunization No
passports

HF 889 prevents state and local governments from

including a person’s vaccination status on a
government-issued identification card. The bill also
Iowa Banned No
withholds state grants and contracts from local
governments or businesses that require customers
to prove they have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

SB 159 prohibits state agencies from issuing a

COVID-19 vaccination passport to any individual
Kansas Banned without such individual's consent or requiring an No
individual to use a COVID-19 vaccination passport
within the state for any purpose.

Kentucky Not banned No

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LA Wallet app - digital
vaccine card
Louisiana Not banned
MyIR - provides printed
and mobile vaccination
records

Maine Not banned No

MyIR - provides printed

and mobile vaccination
records
Maryland Not banned
Several counties use
VaccineCheck - provides
free digital COVID-19
vaccination cards

No, but it is being

Massachusetts Not banned
considered

Michigan Immunization
Portal - allows individuals
Michigan Not banned
to download their
vaccination records

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Docket - digital record of
Minnesota Not banned COVID-19 vaccination
card

MyIR - provides printed

Mississippi Not banned and mobile vaccination
records

SB 271 prohibits any county, city, town, or village

receiving public funds from requiring documentation
of an individual having received a vaccination
Missouri Banned No
against COVID-19 in order for the individual to
access transportation system or services or any
other public accommodations.

Executive Order prohibits the state-sponsored

development and required use of vaccine passports.
The order also prohibits businesses from requiring
customers to provide proof of vaccination to enter or
Montana Banned receive services from a business. No

HB 702 prohibits discrimination based on

vaccination status or whether the person has an
immunity passport.

Nebraska Not banned No

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Nevada WebIZ - allows
individuals to print a
Nevada Not banned
record of their
vaccinations

HB 220 prohibits the state from denying individuals

New
Not banned access to public spaces, public services, and public No
Hampshire
benefits if they are not vaccinated

Docket - allows individuals

to view digital record of
New Jersey Not banned
COVID-19 vaccination
card

VaxViewNM - allows
individuals to view and
New Mexico Not banned
print digital records of
vaccinations

Excelsior Pass - app that

"Key to NYC" plan requires individuals 12 and older produces a pass with a
to show proof of vaccination to enter indoor dining QR code with vaccination
New York Not banned
places, indoor fitness places, and indoor records that people can
entertainment venues. store in their phone
wallets

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North Carolina COVID-19
Vaccine Portal - if you
received your COVID-19
vaccine from a North
Carolina doctor’s office,
independent pharmacy,
North Carolina Not banned
your local health
department or community
event, and you provided
your email address, you
may be able to access
your vaccination record.

HB 1465 prohibits a state government entity or any

of its subdivisions, agents, or assigns from requiring
documentation, whether physical or electronic, for
the purpose of certifying or otherwise
communicating an individual's vaccination status;
the presence of pathogens, antigens, or antibodies;
or an individual's post-transmission recovery status MyIR - provides printed
North Dakota Banned before providing access to state property, funds, or and mobile vaccination
services. Also prohibits private business from records
requiring a patron or customer to provide any
documentation certifying vaccination or post
transmission recovery to gain access to, entry upon,
or services from the business. This does not apply
to health care providers, including a long-term care
provider.

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Ohio Not banned No

SB 658 prohibits a board of education of a public

school district or a technology center school district,
the board of regents of an institution within The
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, the
governing board of a private postsecondary
educational institution, the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education, the State Board of Education
OSIIS - provides viewable
or the State Board of Career and Technology
vaccination records that
Oklahoma Banned Education from requiring a vaccine passport as a
individuals can download
condition of admittance to or attendance of the
and print
school or institution.

Executive Order prohibits state agencies from

requiring that people show proof of vaccination to
enter public buildings. The order doesn't apply to
employees and buildings of state agencies that are
primarily involved in medical patient-facing activities.

No, but it is being

Oregon Not banned
considered

Pennsylvania Not banned No

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Rhode Island COVID-19
Vaccine Portal - website
Rhode Island Not banned to view and print a
COVID-19 vaccination
record

Executive Order prohibits state and local

government agencies from requiring proof of
South Carolina Banned vaccination or vaccine passports to receive No
government services or gain access to a building,
facility, or location.

Executive Order prohibits state and local

governments from requiring proof of a COVID-19
vaccine passport to receive government services or
South Dakota Banned benefits or to enter a government facility. Also No
prohibits such state and local governments from
requiring private businesses to mandate COVID-19
vaccine passports

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SB 858 prohibits state or local governmental
officials, entities, departments, or agencies from
requiring, or mandating that private businesses
require, physical documentation or digital storage of
protected health information related to an
Tennessee Banned No
individual's immunization or vaccination against
COVID-19 as a condition of entering upon the
premises of a state or local government entity or
private business, or utilizing services provided by a
state or local government entity or private business.

Executive Order prohibits state agencies or political

subdivisions in Texas from creating a "vaccine
passport" requirement, or otherwise conditioning
receipt of services on an individual’s COVID-19
vaccination status. The order also prohibits
organizations receiving public funds from requiring
consumers to provide documentation of vaccine
status in order to receive any service or enter any
place.
Texas Banned No
SB 968 prohibits governmental entities from issuing
vaccine passports to certify an individual’s COVID-
19 vaccination status to a third party for a purpose
other than health care. Also prohibits businesses
from requiring customers to provide documentation
certifying the customer's COVID-19 vaccination on
entry to, to gain access to, or to receive service from
the business.

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HB 308 prohibits governmental entities (including Docket - digital record of
Utah Banned public institutions of higher education) from requiring COVID-19 vaccination
people to show proof of vaccination. card

Vermont Not banned No

Vaccinate Virginia - QR-

Virginia Not banned code based vaccination
record

MyIR - provides printed

Washington Not banned and mobile vaccination
records

MyIR - provides printed

West Virginia Not banned and mobile vaccination
records

Wisconsin Immunization
Registry - provides
Wisconsin Not banned
viewable/printable/savable
records online

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Governor's Directive prevents state agencies,
boards and commissions from requiring “vaccine
passports” to access state spaces and state
Wyoming Banned No
services. It also encourages private businesses to
provide full access to public spaces and services,
regardless of an individual’s vaccination status.

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