On Wednesday, a bill which if passed will make vaccines compulsory for schoolchildren in California has passed its toughest committee. Now, the bill has headed to a panel dominated by lawmakers, who already have shown support to the proposal.

According to reports, the bill, SB277, delayed just a week as it was not getting the support among lawmakers after a number of parents objected the passage of the bill. Now, after passing the toughest committee, the bill is closer to move to the full Senate for a vote. People, who have been opposing the bill, said that they will continue their battle against the bill to make sure that children without vaccination are not barred from schools.

The California Coalition for Health Choice is among the opponents. Spokeswoman of the California Coalition for Health Choice, Jean Keese, said, "We will continue to show our strength and continue to educate lawmakers and the public on why this is a bad bill".

If passed, SB277 will eliminate the option which allows California parents to skip the required school immunizations by signing a personal-belief exemption. The bill will allow parents in California to continue obtaining doctor- approved medical exemptions for their kids who cannot be safely vaccinated.

On Wednesday, the bill got support from the Senate Education Committee in a 7-2 vote. Last week, the same committee had delayed the bill as the legislation did not have enough votes to won support. The delay allowed lawmakers to make changes in the bill to allow exemptions for children who are home-schooled.

A number of senators stated that additional amendments will be required as the bill moves forward to make sure that children, who are not vaccinated, are not denied the education guaranteed to them by the California Constitution. According to the lawmakers, they would like to see more school options for the children who are not immunized.