Florida SB 592: Face Covering Mandates

Bill Text

Florida Senate - 2022 SB 592

By Senator Perry

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to face covering mandates; amending s. 2
381.0016, F.S.; prohibiting counties and 3
municipalities from requiring that a citizen of the 4
United States wear a face covering; defining the term 5
“face covering”; providing that any such requirement 6
is void; creating s. 1001.4201, F.S.; prohibiting 7
district school boards from adopting, implementing, or 8
enforcing a policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an 9
order requiring the wearing of a face covering; 10
defining the term “face covering”; providing that any 11
such policy, rule, code of conduct, or order is void; 12
creating s. 1001.5101, F.S.; prohibiting a district 13
school superintendent from implementing or enforcing a 14
policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an order 15
requiring the wearing of a face covering; defining the 16
term “face covering”; providing that any such policy, 17
rule, code of conduct, or order is void; creating s. 18
1001.55, F.S.; prohibiting a school principal from 19
implementing or enforcing a policy, a rule, a code of 20
conduct, or an order requiring the wearing of a face 21
covering; defining the term “face covering”; providing 22
that any such policy, rule, code of conduct, or order 23
is void; providing an effective date. 24
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26
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Section 1. Section 381.0016, Florida Statutes, is amended 28
to read: 29

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381.0016 County and municipal regulations and ordinances.—30
Any county or municipality may enact, in a manner prescribed by 31
law, health regulations and ordinances not inconsistent with 32
state public health laws and rules adopted by the department, 33
except that a county or municipality may not require that any 34
citizen of the United States wear a face covering. For purposes 35
of this section, the term “face covering” means any item 36
attached to a person’s face or head which is intended to slow or 37
prevent the transmission of any illness or disease, including, 38
but not limited to, personal protective equipment, respirators, 39
face shields, or cloth masks. Any such requirement is void. 40
Section 2. Section 1001.4201, Florida Statutes, is created 41
to read: 42
1001.4201 District school board; prohibited actions.—A 43
district school board may not adopt, implement, or enforce a 44
policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an order that requires any 45
person to wear a face covering unless the policy is authorized 46
by a specific enabling statute that references this section. For 47
purposes of this section, the term “face covering” means any 48
item attached to a person’s face or head which is intended to 49
slow or prevent the transmission of any illness or disease, 50
including, but not limited to, personal protective equipment, 51
respirators, face shields, or cloth masks. Any such policy, 52
rule, code of conduct, or order is void. 53
Section 3. Section 1001.5101, Florida Statutes, is created 54
to read: 55
1001.5101 District school superintendent; prohibited 56
actions.—A district school superintendent may not implement or 57
enforce a policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an order that 58

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requires any person to wear a face covering unless the policy is 59
authorized by a specific enabling statute that references this 60
section. For purposes of this section, the term “face covering” 61
means any item attached to a person’s face or head which is 62
intended to slow or prevent the transmission of any illness or 63
disease, including, but not limited to, personal protective 64
equipment, respirators, face shields, or cloth masks. Any such 65
policy, rule, code of conduct, or order is void. 66
Section 4. Section 1001.55, Florida Statutes, is created to 67
read: 68
1001.55 School principals; prohibited actions.—A school 69
principal may not implement or enforce a policy, a rule, a code 70
of conduct, or an order that requires any person to wear a face 71
covering unless the policy is authorized by a specific enabling 72
statute that references this section. For purposes of this 73
section, the term “face covering” means any item attached to a 74
person’s face or head which is intended to slow or prevent the 75
transmission of any illness or disease, including, but not 76
limited to, personal protective equipment, respirators, face 77
shields, or cloth masks. Any such policy, rule, code of conduct, 78
or order is void. 79
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 80