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State Lawmakers voiced their final arguments before passing legislation banning vaccine mandates and setting in motion a plan to create a state version of OSHA.<\/p>\n

While Democrats didn\u2019t have the votes to overcome the Republican majority, they made their opposition clear.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The day started with a debate on legislation that would set in motion a plan to create a state version of OSHA.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats argued it gives to much flexibility to the Governor, who would be in charge of developing the plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe’ve not provided any framework. We’ve not provided any guardrails,\u201d said Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Then the discussion moved to a bill stripping the Surgeon General\u2019s authority to force vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe federal government still provided us all these vaccines without ever using this power,\u201d said bill sponsor Representative Alexander Andrade.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-72218 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/11\/17\/house-wraps-work-in-vaccine-mandate-special-session\/session-wrap00000001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/11\/17\/house-wraps-work-in-vaccine-mandate-special-session\/session-wrap\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/11\/17\/house-wraps-work-in-vaccine-mandate-special-session\/session-wrap00000007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000007-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Democrats again stood in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust because we have never used it does not mean it should not be available,\u201d said Representative Tracie Davis.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of debate fixated on the feature legislation of the special session, which bans public employer vaccine mandates, limits private employer vaccine mandates and prohibits school mask mandates.<\/p>\n<p>“This bill is about keeping peoples\u2019 jobs,\u201d said Representative Ralph Massullo, one of the bill\u2019s sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats criticized the $10,000-$50,000 fines businesses would face 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src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000005-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/11\/17\/house-wraps-work-in-vaccine-mandate-special-session\/session-wrap00000007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Session-Wrap00000008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Despite Democrats\u2019 best efforts every bill proposed this special session sailed through unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>In a post session press conference Democrats called the past three days a waste of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the damage to public health will last for generations,\u201d said Representative Evan Jenne.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div 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