Bill Text: NY A04368 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits state agencies from promulgating rules, regulations or any form of guidance requiring individuals under the age of eighteen who are not exhibiting COVID-19 related symptoms, as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention, to wear a mask or face covering in a public place or while participating in any recreational or organized sporting activity.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A04368 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04368-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4368

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 14, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TAGUE, MANKTELOW, DURSO, PALMESANO, BRABENEC,
          HAWLEY, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, GALLAHAN, WOERNER, LEMONDES --  read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting certain
          COVID-19 mask and face covering mandates by state agencies

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

     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-g
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 170-g. COVID-19 mask and face covering mandate. 1. No  state  agency
     4  shall  promulgate  rules,  regulations or any form of guidance requiring
     5  individuals under the age of eighteen who are  not  exhibiting  COVID-19
     6  related  symptoms,  as  defined  by  the centers for disease control and
     7  prevention, to wear a mask or face covering in a public place  or  while
     8  participating in any recreational or organized sporting activity.
     9    2. For the purposes of this section:
    10    (a)  "state  agency"  shall  mean  any  executive  department, bureau,
    11  commission, agency, board or other agency, any public authority, and the
    12  judiciary and the legislature.
    13    (b) "face-covering" shall include, but not be limited to, cloth masks,
    14  surgical masks or N95 respirators.
    15    (c) "public place" shall not include facilities  established  pursuant
    16  to  article twenty-eight of the public health law or private health care
    17  facilities.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05644-01-3