Sen. T.J. Shope/ Howard Fischer / Capitol Media Services
Arizona won’t be shutting down businesses that refuse to serve people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 — at least not yet.
A measure to make that a law faltered Thursday as Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, sided with all the Senate Democrats to quash HB 2190. It would have made it a crime to turn away those who do not provide proof they are protected and even allowed them to be shut down for 30 days.
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But Thursday’s vote may not be the last word.
Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa, who has championed the plan, said he is looking for some way to resurrect the proposal and get the necessary votes. He said no one should be denied the right to shop because they refuse to disclose private medical information.
Roberts, however, is unlikely to get it from Shope whose family owns a grocery store in Coolidge.
