DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa is on a pace to quickly ban vaccine passports.
A bill introduced in the state legislature less than a week ago has already passed the House.
It now heads to the Senate in the closing days of this year's session.
Governor Kim Reynolds has come out strongly against vaccine passports and says she's still working with lawmakers on the wording of any new law.
The bill would block state and local governments from creating ID cards to verify people are vaccinated against COVID-19.
And businesses could not deny unvaccinated people from entering a building.
The bill passed the House by a 58-35 vote Wednesday night with mostly Republican support.
It includes an exception to allow hospitals and nursing homes to require visitors to be vaccinated. A move by some House members to do away with the exception was blocked by a bipartisan majority.
The bill also does not prohibit a business or governmental entity from implementing a COVID-19 screening protocol that does not require proof of vaccination.
Some businesses, including airlines and cruises lines have expressed an interest in requiring people to prove they've been vaccinated.
Lawmakers could work beyond the final scheduled day of their session Friday, and have yet to finalize a required state budget that will go into effect in July.