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PA HB452

PA HB452
Providing for amnesty for disciplinary actions regarding COVID-19 protocols.


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Introduced
02/03/2025
In Committee
02/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Amending the act of April 23, 1956 (1955 P.L.1510, No.500), entitled "An act providing for the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases including venereal diseases, fixing responsibility for disease prevention and control, requiring reports of diseases, and authorizing treatment of venereal diseases, and providing for premarital and prenatal blood tests; amending, revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and repealing certain acts," providing for amnesty for disciplinary actions regarding COVID-19 protocols.

AI Summary

This bill provides amnesty for disciplinary actions taken against retail food facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency period. Specifically, the bill requires that any disciplinary actions, penalties, or violation reports issued by local health boards, health departments, or the Department of Agriculture for non-compliance with COVID-19 related protocols be removed from official records. If any penalties were paid, they must be refunded. The amnesty covers violations related to various COVID-19 emergency orders and guidelines, including those issued by the Governor, the Secretary of Health, and state health departments between March 6, 2020, and the end of the disaster emergency proclamation. This includes non-compliance with disease control measures, isolation and quarantine orders, and guidance from health departments regarding the novel coronavirus. The bill aims to retroactively clear the records of businesses that were cited for failing to follow COVID-19 protocols during the height of the pandemic, effectively providing a clean slate for these establishments.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (16)

Last Action

Referred to Health (on 02/03/2025)

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