California vaccination bill likely to move ahead after amendment added

Contentious legislation that would require school children to be vaccinated against diseases including measles and polio heads to state senate committee

A contentious California bill that would require school children to be vaccinated against diseases such as polio and measles will likely clear another legislative hurdle on Wednesday after it was amended to address the concerns of some senators who feared the measure violated the state constitution.

Senate Bill 277, which ends the ability for parents to opt out of vaccinations with a personal belief exemption, returns for a second time to the education committee of the state senate on Wednesday morning in a slightly modified version that contains two amendments.

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