Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0075 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to limiting COVID -19 restrictions; 2
16	16	prohibiting the state or any political subdivision 3
17	17	from enacting a mask mandate; providing that any such 4
18	18	mandate is void and of no effect; prohibiting state 5
19	19	and local governments from requiring COVID -19 6
20	20	vaccinations, issuing vaccine passports or other 7
21	21	standardized documentation to third parties, or 8
22	22	otherwise publishing or sharing COVID -19 vaccination 9
23	23	records or similar health information; providing 10
24	24	construction; prohibiting businesses from requiring 11
25	25	patrons or customers to provide documentation 12
26	26	certifying COVID-19 vaccination or COVID -19 post-13
27	27	transmission recovery to gain access to, entry upon, 14
28	28	or service from the business; prohibiting businesses 15
29	29	from discriminating against patrons or customers on 16
30	30	the basis of, or the failure to provide information 17
31	31	concerning, their COVID -19 vaccination status or 18
32	32	COVID-19 post-transmission recovery status; creating 19
33	33	s. 760.101, F.S.; declaring that certain actions based 20
34	34	on vaccination status or having an immunity passport 21
35	35	are unlawful discriminatory practices; providing an 22
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38	38	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 25
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52	52	Section 1. (1) It is unlawful for this state, or any 27
53	53	political subdivision thereof, to adopt or enact any law, order, 28
54	54	rule, regulation, or plan of action that requires a person in 29
55	55	this state to wear a mask or other facial covering to minimize 30
56	56	the spread of COVID-19 or any other infectious disease. 31
57	57	(2) Any such unlawful mask mandate is invalid in this 32
58	58	state, may not be recognized in this state, and is null, void, 33
59	59	and of no effect. 34
60	60	Section 2. (1) A state governmental entity, a political 35
61	61	subdivision, or any agents or assigns of the entity or 36
62	62	subdivision may not require a COVID -19 vaccination; issue a 37
63	63	vaccine passport, vaccine pass, immunity passport, or other 38
64	64	standardized documentation for the purpose of certifying an 39
65	65	individual's COVID-19 vaccination status to a third party; or 40
66	66	otherwise publish or share any individual's COVID -19 vaccination 41
67	67	record or similar health information. This subsection does not 42
68	68	apply to the immunization and documentation requirements under 43
69	69	s. 1003.22, Florida Statutes, as they existed on July 1, 2021. 44
70	70	(2) A business in this state may not require patrons or 45
71	71	customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID -19 46
72	72	vaccination or COVID -19 post-transmission recovery to gain 47
73	73	access to, entry upon, or service from the business or 48
74	74	discriminate in any way against a patron or customer on the 49
75	75	basis of, or the failure to provide information concerning, his 50
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88	88	or her COVID-19 vaccination status or COVID -19 post-transmission 51
89	89	recovery status. 52
90	90	Section 3. Section 760.101, Florida Statutes, is created 53
91	91	to read: 54
92	92	760.101 Discrimination based on vaccination status or 55
93	93	immunity passport.—It is an unlawful discriminatory practice 56
94	94	for: 57
95	95	(1) A person or governmental entity to refuse, withhold 58
96	96	from, or deny a person any local or state services, goods, 59
97	97	facilities, advantag es, privileges, licensing, educational 60
98	98	opportunities, health care access, or employment opportunities 61
99	99	based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person 62
100	100	has an immunity passport; 63
101	101	(2) An employer to refuse employment to a person, bar a 64
102	102	person from employment, or discriminate against a person in 65
103	103	compensation or in a term, condition, or privilege of employment 66
104	104	based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person 67
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106	106	(3) A public accommodation to exclude, limit , segregate, 69
107	107	refuse to serve, or otherwise discriminate against a person 70
108	108	based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person 71
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110	110	Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 73