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2023 · Government · Health

Permanently extends protections from COVID mandates and masking.

HB 0002 / SB 0011


Bill description

Public Health - As enacted, makes permanent various provisions regarding COVID-19.

Public Health - As enacted, makes permanent various provisions regarding COVID-19.

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TLRC statement

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.

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HB 0002 / SB 0011

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