Bill Text: NY S01225 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1225 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits a government entity, its political subdivisions, agents or assigns from issuing regulations or guidance related to the COVID-19 virus without first getting approval from the state legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S01225 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S01225-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1225

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 10, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. BORRELLO, OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investi-
          gations and Government Operations

        AN ACT in relation to prohibiting a  government  entity,  its  political
          subdivisions,  agents  or assigns from issuing regulations or guidance
          related to the COVID-19 virus without first getting approval from  the
          state legislature

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

     1    Section 1.  No  government  entity,  or  its  political  subdivisions,
     2  agents, or assigns, shall be permitted to issue a regulation or guidance
     3  that  includes criminal or civil penalties related to the COVID-19 virus
     4  without prior authorization from the state legislature. The  legislature
     5  may authorize a regulation or guidance by concurrent resolution.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03961-01-3