| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED S.81 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #380331 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | S.81 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Senators Vyhovsky, Baruth, Chittenden, Clarkson, Gulick, 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Hardy, Harrison, Lyons, Major, Norris, Perchlik, Plunkett, Ram 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Hinsdale, Watson and White 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Date: 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Subject: Municipal and county government; regulatory provisions; police 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | power of municipalities; miscellaneous regulatory powers; prohibition 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | of municipal regulation of the use of hygienic face masks 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit any 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | municipal corporation from adopting an ordinance, resolution, rule, or other 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | regulation that would limit or prohibit the use of hygienic face masks. 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | An act relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of the use of hygienic 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | face masks 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Sec. 1. 24 V.S.A. § 2295a is added to read: 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | § 2295a. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | TO REGULATE HYGIENIC FACE MASKS 18 BILL AS INTRODUCED S.81 |
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| 27 | 27 | | VT LEG #380331 v.1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Except as otherwise provided by law, no municipal corporation, by 1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | ordinance, resolution, rule, or other enactment, shall directly limit or prohibit 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | the use of hygienic face masks. 3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Sec. 2. MUNICIPAL CHARTERS; PROVISIONS SUPERSEDED 4 |
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| 32 | 32 | | The provisions of this act shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of a 5 |
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| 33 | 33 | | municipal charter. 6 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 7 |
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| 35 | 35 | | This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 8 |
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