- 2023, Government, Health
Permanently extends protections from COVID mandates and masking.
HB 2 / SB 11
Bill Description
Bill Sponsors
Rep. Jason Zachary
Sen. Jack Johnson
Bill Co-Sponsors
House: Grills, Capley, Rudd, Todd, Lamberth, McCalmon, Ragan, Eldridge, Moody, Vital, Doggett, Cochran, Leatherwood, Haston, Barrett, Littleton, White, Miller, Howell, Fritts
Senate: Haile, Reeves Bowling, Powers, Stevens, White
TLRC Statement on Bill
Removes the termination date on TCA Title 14, the COVID Protection Bill passed by the 112th General Assembly, making permanent the various provisions regarding COVID-19.
Otherwise, the current protections would expire on July 1, 2023.
The provisions in the current law generally concern anti-commandeering, remedies, exemptions from an employer’s requirement to provide proof of vaccination, vaccine mandates, restrictions on mask mandates in our public schools, unemployment benefits, healthcare standards of practice, liability, waiver of the burden of proof in COVID-19 liability actions.
