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KS SB34
KS SB34Substitute for SB 34 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Prohibiting governmental entities and public officials from taking certain actions related to a contagious or infectious disease, limiting powers of the governor and other governmental entities under the Kansas emergency management act to require face masks, requiring judicial review of certain emergency actions to occur without unreasonable delay and limiting powers of the secretary of health and environment related to enforcement
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Introduced
01/14/2021
01/14/2021
In Committee
03/17/2022
03/17/2022
Crossed Over
03/01/2022
03/01/2022
Passed
05/23/2022
05/23/2022
Dead
Vetoed
05/23/2022
05/23/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT concerning public health; prohibiting a governmental entity or public official from ordering or otherwise requiring any individual to wear a face mask as a response to a contagious or infectious disease; prohibiting a governmental entity or public official from issuing or requiring use of a COVID-19 vaccination passport or discriminating against any individual based upon COVID-19 vaccination status; limiting powers of the governor and other governmental entities under the Kansas emergency management act related to face masks; modifying judicial review provisions related to certain executive orders issued during a state of disaster emergency and certain actions taken by a local unit of government during a state of local disaster emergency; requiring court petitions challenging orders and similar actions by public officials relating to gathering limitations, business restrictions and religious gathering limitations to be ruled on without unreasonable delay; restricting the power of the secretary of health and environment and local health officers to order law enforcement to assist in execution or enforcement of orders related to isolation or quarantine; prohibiting the secretary of health and environment from requiring a test or inoculation for admission to and attendance at a school that has not received full approval by the federal food and drug administration for the student to whom the requirement applies; amending K.S.A. 65- 129b and 72-6262 and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 48-925, 48-932 and 65-201 and repealing the existing sections.
AI Summary
This bill prohibits governmental entities and public officials from ordering or requiring individuals to wear face masks as a response to a contagious or infectious disease, and limits the governor's and other governmental entities' powers under the Kansas Emergency Management Act to require face masks. The bill also prohibits governmental entities and public officials from issuing or requiring COVID-19 vaccination passports or discriminating against individuals based on their vaccination status. Additionally, the bill modifies judicial review provisions related to certain executive orders and local government actions during a state of disaster emergency, requiring courts to rule on petitions challenging such orders and actions without unreasonable delay. Furthermore, the bill restricts the power of the Secretary of Health and Environment and local health officers to order law enforcement to assist in the execution or enforcement of isolation or quarantine orders, and prohibits the Secretary from requiring a test or inoculation for school admission that has not received full approval from the FDA.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Federal and State Affairs (Senate)
Last Action
Senate No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (on 05/23/2022)
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