Bill Text: NY A09857 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the governor from establishing mask and face covering mandates and from issuing unilateral mandates affecting children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-04-19 - referred to governmental operations [A09857 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A09857-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9857

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     April 19, 2022
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        Introduced  by M. of A. SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to prohibit the governor from establishing mask and face covering
          mandates and from issuing unilateral mandates affecting children

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  governor shall not issue any new executive orders or
     2  direct the promulgation of any new rules, regulations, or  any  form  of
     3  guidance  requiring the wearing of a mask or face covering by any person
     4  in the state nor  shall  the  governor  issue  any  unilateral  mandates
     5  affecting  children.  For  the purposes of this section, "face covering"
     6  shall include, but not be limited to, cloth masks, surgical masks or N95
     7  respirators.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14914-01-2