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HB 75 2022
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to limiting COVID-19 restrictions;
3 prohibiting the state or any political subdivision
4 from enacting a mask mandate; providing that any such
5 mandate is void and of no effect; prohibiting state
6 and local governments from requiring COVID-19
7 vaccinations, issuing vaccine passports or other
8 standardized documentation to third parties, or
9 otherwise publishing or sharing COVID-19 vaccination
10 records or similar health information; providing
11 construction; prohibiting businesses from requiring
12 patrons or customers to provide documentation
13 certifying COVID-19 vaccination or COVID-19 post-
14 transmission recovery to gain access to, entry upon,
15 or service from the business; prohibiting businesses
16 from discriminating against patrons or customers on
17 the basis of, or the failure to provide information
18 concerning, their COVID-19 vaccination status or
19 COVID-19 post-transmission recovery status; creating
20 s. 760.101, F.S.; declaring that certain actions based
21 on vaccination status or having an immunity passport
22 are unlawful discriminatory practices; providing an
23 effective date.
24
25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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27 Section 1. (1) It is unlawful for this state, or any
28 political subdivision thereof, to adopt or enact any law, order,
29 rule, regulation, or plan of action that requires a person in
30 this state to wear a mask or other facial covering to minimize
31 the spread of COVID-19 or any other infectious disease.
32 (2) Any such unlawful mask mandate is invalid in this
33 state, may not be recognized in this state, and is null, void,
34 and of no effect.
35 Section 2. (1) A state governmental entity, a political
36 subdivision, or any agents or assigns of the entity or
37 subdivision may not require a COVID-19 vaccination; issue a
38 vaccine passport, vaccine pass, immunity passport, or other
39 standardized documentation for the purpose of certifying an
40 individual's COVID-19 vaccination status to a third party; or
41 otherwise publish or share any individual's COVID-19 vaccination
42 record or similar health information. This subsection does not
43 apply to the immunization and documentation requirements under
44 s. 1003.22, Florida Statutes, as they existed on July 1, 2021.
45 (2) A business in this state may not require patrons or
46 customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID -19
47 vaccination or COVID-19 post-transmission recovery to gain
48 access to, entry upon, or service from the business or
49 discriminate in any way against a patron or customer on the
50 basis of, or the failure to provide information concerning, his
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51 or her COVID-19 vaccination status or COVID-19 post-transmission
52 recovery status.
53 Section 3. Section 760.101, Florida Statutes, is created
54 to read:
55 760.101 Discrimination based on vaccination status or
56 immunity passport.—It is an unlawful discriminatory practice
57 for:
58 (1) A person or governmental entity to refuse, withhold
59 from, or deny a person any local or state services, goods,
60 facilities, advantages, privileges, licensing, educational
61 opportunities, health care access, or employment opportunities
62 based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person
63 has an immunity passport;
64 (2) An employer to refuse employment to a person, bar a
65 person from employment, or discriminate against a person in
66 compensation or in a term, condition, or privilege of employment
67 based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person
68 has an immunity passport; or
69 (3) A public accommodation to exclude, limit, segregate,
70 refuse to serve, or otherwise discriminate against a person
71 based on the person's vaccination status or whether the person
72 has an immunity passport.
73 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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