Another bill banning microchipping employees enters the legislative session

INDIANAPOLIS—After passing a law last year to prevent employers from microchipping their employees, some lawmakers are pushing this session to expand that protection to more areas. House Bill 1156, the prohibition of microchipping employees, was approved by the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee on Wednesday.

The bill passed with a 10-1 vote.

In 2020, Rep. Alan Morrison, R-Brazil, introduced HB 1143, now a law, prohibiting companies from requiring a current employee or candidate to have a device installed in their body as a condition of employment. This year, Morrison introduced HB 1156, which includes local and state governments in the prohibition.

Morrison first heard about microchipping from colleagues, spiking his interest and driving him to do research on his own, only to find out that implanting microchips had already started in other states and Europe.

“When I heard about it, it’s kind of startling, and it almost sounds almost fake, really, unless you start to dig into it,” Morrison said.

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