A09857 Summary:
| BILL NO | A09857 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | Schmitt |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Prohibits the governor from establishing mask and face covering mandates and from issuing unilateral mandates affecting children. | |
A09857 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9857 IN ASSEMBLY April 19, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to prohibit the governor from establishing mask and face covering mandates and from issuing unilateral mandates affecting children The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The governor shall not issue any new executive orders or 2 direct the promulgation of any new rules, regulations, or any form of 3 guidance requiring the wearing of a mask or face covering by any person 4 in the state nor shall the governor issue any unilateral mandates 5 affecting children. For the purposes of this section, "face covering" 6 shall include, but not be limited to, cloth masks, surgical masks or N95 7 respirators. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14914-01-2