Bill Text: FL S0452 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Public Health

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-10-21 - Withdrawn prior to introduction [S0452 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-S0452-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 452
       
       
        
       By Senator Perry
       
       
       
       
       
       8-00621-22                                             2022452__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to public health; amending s.
    3         381.0016, F.S.; prohibiting counties and
    4         municipalities from requiring citizens of the United
    5         States to submit to any medical procedure or receive
    6         any medical treatment; prohibiting counties and
    7         municipalities from conditioning access to public
    8         property or services on whether a citizen has
    9         submitted to any medical procedure or received any
   10         medical treatment; providing construction; prohibiting
   11         counties and municipalities from requiring the wearing
   12         of a face covering; defining the term “face covering”;
   13         providing that any such requirement is void; creating
   14         s. 1001.4201, F.S.; prohibiting district school boards
   15         from adopting, implementing, or enforcing a policy, a
   16         rule, a code of conduct, or an order requiring the
   17         wearing of a face covering; defining the term “face
   18         covering”; providing that any such policy, rule, code
   19         of conduct, or order is void; creating s. 1001.5101,
   20         F.S.; prohibiting a district school superintendent
   21         from implementing or enforcing a policy, a rule, a
   22         code of conduct, or an order requiring the wearing of
   23         a face covering; defining the term “face covering”;
   24         providing that any such policy, rule, code of conduct,
   25         or order is void; creating s. 1001.55, F.S.;
   26         prohibiting a school principal from implementing or
   27         enforcing a policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an
   28         order requiring the wearing of a face covering;
   29         defining the term “face covering”; providing that any
   30         such policy, rule, code, or order is void; providing
   31         an effective date.
   32          
   33  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   34  
   35         Section 1. Section 381.0016, Florida Statutes, is amended
   36  to read:
   37         381.0016 County and municipal regulations and ordinances.
   38  Any county or municipality may enact, in a manner prescribed by
   39  law, health regulations and ordinances not inconsistent with
   40  state public health laws and rules adopted by the department,
   41  subject to the following limitations:
   42         (1) A county or municipality, directly or indirectly, may
   43  not require that any citizen of the United States submit to any
   44  medical procedure or receive any medical treatment. Counties and
   45  municipalities may not condition citizens’ access to public
   46  property or services based on whether a citizen has submitted to
   47  any medical procedure or received any medical treatment. This
   48  subsection does not prevent a county or municipality from
   49  conducting a public health information campaign.
   50         (2) A county or municipality may not require that any
   51  citizen of the United States wear a face covering. For purposes
   52  of this subsection, the term “face covering” means any item
   53  attached to a person’s face or head which is intended to slow or
   54  prevent the transmission of any illness or disease, including,
   55  but not limited to, personal protective equipment, respirators,
   56  face shields, or cloth masks. Any such requirement is void.
   57         Section 2. Section 1001.4201, Florida Statutes, is created
   58  to read:
   59         1001.4201 District school board; prohibited actions.—A
   60  district school board may not adopt, implement, or enforce a
   61  policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an order that requires any
   62  person to wear a face covering unless the policy is authorized
   63  by a specific enabling statute that references this section. For
   64  purposes of this section, the term “face covering” means any
   65  item attached to a person’s face or head which is intended to
   66  slow or prevent the transmission of any illness or disease,
   67  including, but not limited to, personal protective equipment,
   68  respirators, face shields, or cloth masks. Any such policy,
   69  rule, code of conduct, or order is void.
   70         Section 3. Section 1001.5101, Florida Statutes, is created
   71  to read:
   72         1001.5101 District school superintendent; prohibited
   73  actions.—A district school superintendent may not implement or
   74  enforce a policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an order that
   75  requires any person to wear a face covering unless the policy is
   76  authorized by a specific enabling statute that references this
   77  section. For purposes of this section, the term “face covering”
   78  means any item attached to a person’s face or head which is
   79  intended to slow or prevent the transmission of any illness or
   80  disease, including, but not limited to, personal protective
   81  equipment, respirators, face shields, or cloth masks. Any such
   82  policy, rule, code of conduct, or order is void.
   83         Section 4. Section 1001.55, Florida Statutes, is created to
   84  read:
   85         1001.55 School principals; prohibited actions.—A school
   86  principal may not implement or enforce a policy, a rule, a code
   87  of conduct, or an order that requires any person to wear a face
   88  covering unless the policy is authorized by a specific enabling
   89  statute that references this section. For purposes of this
   90  section, the term “face covering” means any item attached to a
   91  person’s face or head which is intended to slow or prevent the
   92  transmission of any illness or disease, including, but not
   93  limited to, personal protective equipment, respirators, face
   94  shields, or cloth masks. Any such policy, rule, code of conduct,
   95  or order is void.
   96         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

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