Prohibits a government entity, its political subdivisions, agents or assigns from issuing regulations or guidance related to the COVID-19 virus without first getting approval from the state legislature.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7270--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 30, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT in relation to prohibiting a government entity, its political
subdivisions, agents or assigns from issuing regulations or guidance
related to the COVID-19 virus without first getting approval from the
state legislature
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. No government entity, or its political subdivisions,
2 agents, or assigns, shall be permitted to issue a regulation or guidance
3 that includes criminal or civil penalties related to the COVID-19 virus
4 without prior authorization from the state legislature. The legislature
5 may authorize a regulation or guidance by concurrent resolution.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11859-02-1
